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 ...

If you own an old house, chances are you have at least one window that needs reglazing. There are two situations that can lead to this—a broken pane or deterioration over time. Glazing is the name of ...

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 ...

Mr Johan de Lange says that this was not the first incident during which intruders came into his backyard to pillage metal plates, bricks and window putty. Mr Johan de Lange lives in Del Judor in a ...