Ask Mason tagged 'windows'

Restoration Glass

Mason — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:00:00 -1800

Mason:

My husband and I have recently moved to an old townhome on Church Hill. We have numerous windows in the house with cracked glass that we'd like to fix. Problem is, the glass people we've talked-to cannot match our old, wavy glass. It's either "perfect" new glass, or a fake-looking reproduction. We'd love it to be the real thing - what should we do?

Liz S., Richmond, VA

Liz:

Actually, you have plenty [...]

Dr. House on Chasing Leaks

Mason — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:00:00 -1800

Mason:

Here's one for you ... how do you fix a leaking window - in a stucco / concrete block house ... that comes somewhere from the wall above (appears above the window), but only when raining from a certain direction ... which no one else can isolate??

In addition, if this is helpful info to know or not (?) ... we also had the entire front face of the house re-painted with 2 coats of a professionally recommended "rubberized" paint that was supposed to give and exp [...]