Screen is broken, bent or blown out of a window or gable vent
A screen that is torn, bent or blown out is a part you replace, and the window stays where it is. Lay the screen flat and look along its edges. A frame that is still flat and square takes new mesh and new spline, and that is the cheapest fix there is. A frame that is bent, twisted or pulled apart at the corners gets rebuilt to the size of the opening, which is still far cheaper than any glass or sash work.
Read the full guideWindow glass is broken but the frame is fine
Broken glass in a solid frame is a glass job, not a new window. Check the frame before you price anything. If the vinyl or wood is still square with no cracks, the glass comes out and new glass goes in, and the frame stays. What goes in depends on what broke. A single sheet of glass is cut and glazed on site, and a sealed double-pane unit is measured, ordered and dropped in as one piece, even when only the outer sheet is cracked.
Read the full guideWindow sash drops down and won't stay up
A sash that drops down on its own has a broken balance, not a bad window. Raise it a few inches and let go. If it slides down on one side and the frame is square with no cracked glass, the pivot shoe and the coil balance on that side have failed, and both are cheap parts fitted from inside the room. If the sash also grinds or jams as it moves, the frame is out of square and the window itself is the problem.
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