Window woes get our attention: not only problems with old windows that need maintenance but also with new windows that fail too soon, featuring finger-joints that fall apart, nonhistoric proportions, and poor reveals. Some windows, however, actually fix design dilemmas. While new windows are often the bad actors of the remodeling industry—as when original, proportional, still-serviceable and ever-fixable wood windows are sacrificed for ill-fitting replacements with a projected life of eight to 20 years—the right new window may improve the aesthetics and solve functional issues.
Now, just two 1910 double-hungs need restoration; Window Woman Alison Hardy’s crew will do that soon. [] In the meantime, my nearby friend Nancy has called
