Windows

Big News from the Remodeling Show :: Dap Products Debuts ‘The DAP Spec Line’

Products

One of the bigger announcements that came out of the Remodeling Show in Chicago last week was a new product line from DAP targeting professional contractors and remodelers. The DAP Spec Line...

by jb bartkowiak

Instant Curb Appeal: Upgrade a Door with a Lite Kit :: Crestview Doors Amazing! Door-o-Vision

Products

Doors Lite Kits are an affordable option for dressing up a blah exterior door. They are easy to Install and yield instant curb appeal. I look at designing a lite and updating...

by jb bartkowiak

Padlock With Word house and Bright Red Door image via Marie Owens

Securing Your Home Against Forced Entry :: Designing for Security at Doors and Windows

Creating a secure home is a matter of design philosophy, construction technique and the habits of the occupants. While it is possible to design and build a home that is extremely secure,...

by Marie Owens

mirror in dining room doubles the view from the window and reflects setting

Mirror Mirror On The Wall :: A Decorating Solution for Common Decorating Problems

Remodeling

Mirrors are your best friend. Mickey Rourke's best friend is a shroud over the mirror. But you, my friend, will find that mirrors are freaking awesome. Awesome like seeing Luke Perry naked...

by Alycia Wicker

Holiday Window Decorating Tips :: Do’s and Dont’s

Homeownership

Santa's not the only one with a naughty and nice list this year. The experts at Simonton Windows® have provided a list of do's and don'ts for decorating vinyl windows during the...

by jb bartkowiak

Restoring Wood Windows (A History Lesson & What Would Tom Silva Do?) :: WWTSD

Remodeling

The whole story here depicting the essence of mastery, maybe. I mean -- where the real skill comes in . . . with any, well . . . act. Like a writer...

by jb bartkowiak

Working a Wood Window Frame Repair

Make-Maintain-Fix

And I am not kooky . . . really . . . like a Jehovah's Witness or anything, but I do believe that *every* day should be celebrated like every other day...

by jb bartkowiak

Installing Window and Door Cap Flashing :: Sealing Out Water on Wood Siding

Remodeling

One of the biggest challenges with saving the original siding on an 1889 farmhouse (well, other than dealing with 13 decades of paint) is ensuring against water entry at the windows and...

by jb bartkowiak

Replacement Window Options :: aka Window Shopping in 3 Steps

Homeownership

But the point being: If it's too much for a professional, someone who supposedly sells and installs windows, and they have difficulty navigating the maze of decisions, imagine how hard it must...

by jb bartkowiak

Exterior Restoration and Preservation :: Siding, Paint and Windows

Remodeling

We decided almost immediately that we were not going to remove or cover the near original german clapboard siding. (Did replacing it cross our minds? At that time, honestly, no.) We had...

by jb bartkowiak