To many a Bay Area homeowner, the term "windows" has nothing to do with software. Instead, it summons up images of broken ropes, missing hardware, cracked glass and rotten wood sashes that haven't ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Some celebrities aren't just pretty faces. A few of them are also touched with that Yankee prowess for tinkering and invention. In this weekly series, we introduce you to the Patents of the Rich and ...

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 ...

With a little effort, you can eliminate gaps, glaze panes and use caulk to make old wood windows more energy efficient and to help minimize the toll that time has ...