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To many times I run in to water infiltration issues due to poor window and door installations with incorrect flashing details or no flashing at all. Window Installations and Water Infiltration The days of throwing a window in a opening. Plumb, level, square are over. Rough opening window and door flashing has been ignored for…
The benefits of Installing Storm Windows Leaky windows are the cause twenty-five to forty percent higher heating and cooling costs each year. To me that’s an easy argument to upgrade your old leaking windows. When full replacement of a window is not an option, whether for budgetary or historical maintenance reasons, a storm windows is…
Photo source Visualization Software: Access to Real-Life Images Makes a Powerful Sales Tool Salespeople in a variety of industries are taking advantage of dramatic improvements in technology to make it easier to present complex product lines and quicken the process from the initial meeting to the completed sale. The most exciting of these advancements is…
Photo: Concord Carpenter installing a vinyl clad window. This window will l receive an ATW trim surround. PVC Trim Moldings When asked what I think is most important about choosing a new window for someone’s home I answer with some specific points: 1) Architectural detail and aesthetics 2) Energy efficiency 3) Durability As for the…
Convert Old Windows to Maintain Style, Save Money and Conserve Energy Older homes typically are in need of new windows, which can save significant amounts of energy. A home need not be that old to benefit from this upgrade. In just over the last decade, technology has made dramatic leaps. Homeowners, however, want to maintain…
Lead Flashing The pair of 17 year old, round window shown in this post were rotted and needed replacing. The homeowner, frustrated with the short life span of the previous windows asked me to research other options. We…
Applying Window or Door Trim In Confined Spaces Applying trim in confined spaces frustrates many people. In a perfect finish carpentry world all doors and windows would be installed with enough space to apply full width trim like in the picture below. The reality is that we sometimes we have to rip trim…
Replacing A Rotted Window The above and below pictures were taken 6 weeks ago. The painters discovered a rotted window sill in this picture window. Unfortunately the rot was too deep and involved to repair and replacement was the only viable option. Problem Solving To Prevent Recurrence As is the case on any job I’m…
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