The aluminum windows on my house have an almost concrete-like substance (or very hard putty) on the exterior, which presumably holds the windows in place. This substance is cracking and whole chunks ...

Q: The aluminum windows on my house have an almost concrete-like substance — or very hard putty — on the exterior, which presumably holds the windows in place. This substance is cracking and whole ...

Have you looked at the glazing putty around your windows lately? If so, chances are you noticed some cracked, broken or entirely missing strips of putty. The fact is, all single-pane windows need ...

This commentary is by Alex Tolstoi, a preservation consultant and carpenter who founded Vermont Property Preservation Consultants. Snow is melting, the sap is running, and uncovered heads and hands ...

A few years after their installation, the putty used to hold the glass in the window (glazing) and door frames started cracking and falling away, leaving parts of the glass exposed. What could be the ...

Q–When I was repainting the windows on the outside of my 50-year-old house, I noticed that the wood sill on a couple of the windows seems to have rotted in several places. The wood feels soft and ...