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Helpful resources for your window repair projects.
Assembly tips for cladded, wet glazed window sash profiles
Wet glazed sashes are a little more challenging than boot glazed to assemble, but still manageable with a few easy steps. Contrary to a boot glazed sash that uses a rubber gasket to hold the glass in the wood sash frame, a wet glazed sash (or direct set) uses...
Assembly tips for cladded window sash frames with rubber glazing boot
Homeowners often show some apprehension in taking on window sash assembly. In a perfect world, we would love nothing more than to provide complete replacement windows. The fact of the matter is, when many window companies went out of business, they took their parts...
Malta Window Replacement Parts: Vinyl Clad Double Hung Now Available!
Fenster Components is pleased to announce that we now have available the sought-after vinyl clad double hung window profile once produced by Malta. This Malta window has been obsolete for many years, making it impossible to find replacement sashes. We recently...
Caradco Replica Windows, Better Than the Real Thing!
No we're not a U2 cover band and Bono isn't running the molding machine. But, we are replicating nearly 50 different window sash profiles that are no longer available from the original manufacturer. We wanted to dispel the common misconception that we are...
Be a Hero! Repair a Window!
Contractors! Homeowners need your help now! The bat signal is on. All you need is your cool tool belt. Leave the cape at home (or not). You don't need to be Superman to be a window hero, and window repair doesn't have to be your kryptonite. You can build a successful...
Do You Repair Rotten Windows? Untold Fortunes Await!
Attention contractors! Wood windows are going bad by the millions across this great country, and someone needs to fix them now! What once was a joke among new window dealers is now a lucrative niche business offering homeowners an economical and less invasive...
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Be a Hero! Repair a Window!
Contractors! Homeowners need your help now! The bat signal is on. All you need is your cool tool belt. Leave the cape at home (or not). You don't need to be Superman to be a window hero, and window repair doesn't have to be your kryptonite. You can build a successful...
Do You Repair Rotten Windows? Untold Fortunes Await!
Attention contractors! Wood windows are going bad by the millions across this great country, and someone needs to fix them now! What once was a joke among new window dealers is now a lucrative niche business offering homeowners an economical and less invasive...
Drafts. Great for Football and Beer. Not So Good for Windows.
Now that colder weather is just a pair of sweatpants and hoodie away, time to turn your attention to those drafty windows. Your rotten wood windows are a major culprit when it comes to costing you money. The cost of replacing those windows is less than paying high...
What To Do Before Selling a House. Windows, or Not?
When the time comes to sell your home, looking around and wondering where your best investments lie in terms of what to replace, what to fix and what to leave be is always a dilemma. With the housing market finally turning around, more and more of us are considering...
Rotten Window? Here’s An Offer You Can’t Refuse.
For 12 years now, Fenster has been replicating window components and sashes for most major brands of wood windows. While some regional competitors only offer one or two brands, we offer multiple versions of nearly 20 brands with the ability to expand that product...
Penta is the problem – a rotted windows repair backstory
Before you point fingers at your builder, contractor, or window company, did you ever consider the EPA? You're thinking what does the EPA have to do with my rotted windows? Quite a bit actually. It was the EPA that changed the window industry dramatically in 1985...