I am looking for sash weights to use in our restoration double hung windows. I am willing to pick up any unwanted window sash weights from building restoration.

How do you bend glass, anyway? A. “Everyone does it the same way—with heat,” says John Curran, owner of Curran Glass Studio (6507 Ogden Ave., Berwyn, 708-795-8620; www.curranglass.com). Heat softens ...

Consider the historic double-hung window: two sashes glide effortlessly up and down, counterbalanced by iron weights attached to ropes strung through pulleys –– all hidden within walls. “As the ...

Harwood's Lexan window kits are cut to stock window size, but they aren't formed with the stock windows' contours, so they must be screwed or riveted into place. As delivered, the windows were a good ...

If you are looking to get your windows replaced and you are researching prices from the best window installers, you will probably have noticed that sash windows are costlier than other styles. And if ...

Double glazing is often hyped in the drive to save energy but older-style windows, brought up to their maximum efficiency, can be just as effective in keeping draughts at bay. Simon Tuke and Anthony ...

Dear James: With my own and neighbor kids playing sports, there are some cracked window panes I have to replace. What's the proper way to replace glass in a wood window? — Sheryl K. Dear Sheryl: It ...

Increasing regulation on thermal efficiency means a radical change is on the way for the traditional sliding sash window, says Robert Adam The vertical sliding sash window is a wonderful thing. It ...