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1929 English Tudor - East Lansing, MI

Dave, Many thanks for the tip! I actually found a welder, www.dmartinwelding.com . He can rebuild each window for $100. He is requesting that I pull the window, have it sand blasted, then hand over to him for the rebuild and finally have them powder coated. Im sourcing a window manufacturer now to s...
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Replacing old windows

Sash kits are great if they work with the age of the house and the windows are beyond repair. Heat loss from windows can be a big problem with old houses but not from the single pane of glass. Its from air leaking around the window frame and the windows being too loose in their channels. Sometimes I...
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Window seals shot

At this point I feel you only option may be to replace the windows or live with the broken window seals. I would contact a replacement window company and ask them their opinion.
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1929 English Tudor - East Lansing, MI

I have 14 Fenestra casement windows in my circa 1949 money pit and have had success finding parts help at HR Window Repair, 23461 John R, Hazel Park, MI (248) 544-8282. Nice people to deal with. If the metal is rusted through, there isnt much they can do for you though, you will probably have to dea...
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air vent placement

I just had a new HAC put in my house. Some of the air vent are blowing away from the window area and some are blowing at the window area. Should the vents be blowing inward toward the rooms or outwards towards the windows/doors area?
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Gravity Window Holder

Have seen the most wonderful window holders in Canada this summer in several homes. found out they are called Gravity Window Holders. They look like a swiveling doorstop--the ones with the white rubber ends. You push up the window, swivel down the end and it hold the window up. They also lock the wi...
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1843 PA Farm House

Write a number on a half sheet of typing paper and put a #1, #2, #3, etc along with the size of the window frame, example 2x3, with a heavy black magic marker so it stands out clear against the white paper background, then tape the half sheet of paper with the size and reference number to the glass ...
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Attic Spider window wood screens

I am in search of replacement for my attic window screens. They are spider type windows that have screens attached to a wooden frame. Please advise. Thank You, Dominic Deemer57@aol.com
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window sashes

Hi hoytio, Welcome to Renvoators.com! Can you describe your windows in a bit more detail. Are the window jambs and sashes original (wood) but the track that the sashes ride in is made of vinyl? Tom
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1929 English Tudor - East Lansing, MI

I too bought an old Tudor house in Boston and have the Fenestra Windows that are in need of restoration. How did you fix your windows? Did you use storm shutters in the winter or did you replace your windows with insulated glass? Please reply top my email @ dbaskin@ykbsuites.com. Thank you.
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