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Fixing window counter-balance cord
If the window is an Andersen window, the ballast will be under the vinyl cover at the top of the window. The edge of the cover is covered by the trim at the top, where the cover makes a corner to wrap ...
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Fixing window counter-balance cord
In the traditional wooden windows I've worked with, if you removed the trim and stops you could then remove the windows sashes, which gave you access to a panel at the bottom that could be removed to ...
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How to remove window screens?
typically push the screen frame up and to the side until one of the bottom corners comes loose. then pop that corner out and go the other direction.
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Installing door in a basement window to make a basement walkout
The problem is if that wall on top of part of the foundation is a support wall. This can happen if either the roof, or any of the floors above that point have joists/trusses that run perpendicular to ...
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Why don't American homes have blinds on the outside of their windows?
We have window screens in the US vs Shutters. Most shutters in the US are decorative unless they are those security or storm/hurricane type. There are interior shutters but are usually pretty ...
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Framing new window in detached garage load bearing wall - temporary wall necessary?
Your single king studs are good based on IRC R602.7.5. Assuming a 50 psf snow load, IRC Table R602.7 indicates that a double 2x6 header with single jack studs is adequate. If you install the double ...
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Repair or replace windows - 94 home
Moisture, whether droplets or "fog" inside the windows does indicate a failed seal, and the only repair for that is a new sealed pane unit. Depending on the state of the frame that can be ...
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Okay to screw into a vinyl sash?
You can. Depending on the screws you may not even need to pre-drill (some are self-drilling or simply small enough). If you do, keep it small--just under the screw shank diameter. Plastic deforms ...
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What to do about leaking windows in a recently constructed home?
To add to Ecnerwal's comments
There is a flashing at the top of the window but it is overlapping the trim at the top of the framed opening, not the window frame itself. I'm also concerned that the way ...
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Help With Decaying Window - How To Fix The Gap
Unless there's some rot in the actual wood that isn't obvious, all you need is window glazing compound. You can choose between latex and oil-based; latex is certainly going to be easier to use and ...
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What to do about leaking windows in a recently constructed home?
It's almost always poorly done flashing, which requires opening up the siding around the windows to correct. It won't show in your pictures, because it's hidden by the siding and trim. Water should be ...
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New Vinyl Windows: The Fit Isn't What I Expected
To facilitate installing and removing the window from the frame, the manufacturer oversizes the frame vertically. You install the window by pushing it up into the frame's top track and then rotating ...
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New window in old frame paint cracks
You're seeing what happens when substrates are not properly prepared. The wood in the first picture (exterior side) was not properly primed and the paint is flaking off.
You can try scraping the area ...
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