Q–I have a couple of very old double-hung wood windows with damaged sash cords, making opening and closing them very difficult. How do I replace them? A–Unless you live near water, I would suggest you ...

If your house has old, double-hung wood windows, chances are some of them don’t operate anymore. Or at least don’t operate well. Double sashes have a surprising number of parts, and when something ...

The Weekly Fix is a home maintenance column by Home Repair Resource Center, a Cleveland Heights nonprofit that helps homeowners buy, repair and retain their homes. Each week, the center offers a ...

This month, our attention turns to the repair and energy efficiency improvement of wood windows. When you learn the different parts of a vintage window and how they operate, you can repair them to ...

We often rush into replacing windows when the ones we have can be made more energy-efficient through proper maintenance. If all parts work properly and your windows open and close easily in all kinds ...

The first home repair manual I owned was issued by Reader's Digest back in the days when folks still were replacing washers in their kitchen faucets and bending the arms on the floats in their toilet ...