Archive for December 28th, 2006
No matter how you decide to repair holes in your screens, the patch will show. If your wife is a fussy homeowner like mine, continue to the next section. The patch, however, can keep out insects.
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Write a number on each window or door frame and write the same number on its screen. Put any screws or bolts in a bag and write the same number on it. This makes it easy to put each clean screen back where it belongs.
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Remove the weather strips from the two panels of the door. They just pull out of their kerfs. Lay these aside.
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You can’t fit a square peg into a round hole, but you can fit a window covering into a round window. . .or an oval, arched or angled window.
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The advantages of adding storm windows to your home are numerous. The first thing people notice about a home are the windows, and if yours look great, they can increase the beauty and value of your home.
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There are many storm door companies. Some storm door companies are national like Andersen, Emco, Gerkin and Larsen. Many storm door companies make over 20 models of storm doors.
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If you want to change your storm door hardware to something nicer, it may be easier than you think. Many times door and window parts are interchangeable with little or no modifications.
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Several weeks ago, we answered a question from a man who wanted to know if he could retrofit double-paned window sashes in the window openings of his older home.
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Q: I need to replace some older aluminum windows. Can they only be removed from the outside? I have a two-story house, and I’m not comfortable on a ladder at that height.
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Steel and Fiberglass doors normally use the slide on or snap in type. Benchmark steel doors use a L Shaped bottom. Peachtree are a heavy rubber that is fitted into the bottom of the door.
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If you’re not relishing the thought of shivering through another winter with your chilly old aluminum windows, installing some new vinyl or upgraded aluminum windows is probably not as difficult as you might imagine, and in many cases is well within the abilities of the do-it-yourselfer.
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Peachtree sliding glass doors have a tandem roller assembly. You can get to this assembly from inside your house and adjust it easily with a large flat head screwdriver.
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In years past, glass-making techniques were such that producing large, clear, structurally sound sheets of glass was difficult and expensive.
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Original Fuhr locks are no longer manufactured, but All About Doors & Windows stocks a large supply of Fuhr replacement hardware. Here are installation instructions for your Fuhr sliding patio door lever set.
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Q: We have a Storybook-style house built in 1929. It has beautiful interior mahogany window casings and sills, doors and door casings, and baseboards. The window muntins are also stained wood (although not mahogany).
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