Windows & Doors
Window repair in Toronto & the GTA
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What does window repair cost, and what is actually repairable?
Window repair is priced by the part that failed, not by the window. Sashes, balances, cranks, weatherstripping and a fogged sealed unit are all repairable in place. Broken glass, a rotten frame and anything on a bedroom escape window are different work, and the last one is a safety question rather than a comfort one.
Ranges come from the same pricing engine a real task is quoted against. Broken or cracked glass, full-frame replacement and rot in the frame are separate — a repair keeps the window you have. How we price
What a window repair visit should cover
The useful visit ends by telling you which windows are worth repairing and which are past it, and that answer is worth more than the repair.
- Every window that sticks opened and closed, not only the one you reported
- Sash cords, chains or spiral balances checked before anything is replaced
- Casement cranks, hinges and the latch run through a full cycle
- A fogged pane identified as a failed sealed unit rather than a failed window
- Bedroom windows confirmed to open fully and stay open, because that is the escape route
- The sill and the bottom of the frame pressed for rot, and what was found reported to you
A fogged pane is the glass, not the window
A double or triple glazed window is a sealed sandwich of panes with dry gas between them, held by a perimeter seal. When that seal fails, humid air gets in, condenses against the cold inner face, and no amount of cleaning reaches it because the moisture is inside the sandwich. What almost nobody is told is that the sealed unit can usually be measured and replaced in the sash you already have — the frame, the flashing, the trim and the paint all stay where they are, and it costs a fraction of replacing the window. Companies that sell windows rarely lead with it. The exception is a window whose frame is rotten or whose corners have opened, where the seal failed because the window did, and a new unit in a failing sash simply fogs again.
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- 1Describe your window sash repair job in a few details.
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Old sashes fail in three places, and none of them is the glass
A century double-hung runs on cords over pulleys to iron weights inside the frame; the cords rot, one breaks, and the sash either will not stay up or will not move at all. Mid-century and later wood and vinyl windows use spiral or block-and-tackle balances instead, which are a part rather than a rebuild. Casements fail at the crank operator, the hinges, or the multi-point latch that pulls the sash onto its seal — and a casement that no longer pulls tight is a draught you will blame on the glass. The fourth thing is not a failure at all: a sash that will not budge in an older house is usually painted shut rather than swollen, and it is opened with a blade rather than force.
Questions
Window repair questions
The ones this page owns — the rest live on the windows & doors page.
The window is fogged between the panes. Do I need a new window?
Is this the same as glass repair?
When is a window past repairing?
Can this be done in winter?
Do windows & doors work instead?
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Written by Saurabh · Taskly team
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