Window Repair & Installation in Littleton, CO

Almost certainly not — that's failed sash balances, the springs hidden in the frame that counterweight the sash. They wear out on windows of every quality, and they're replaceable parts. It's among the most common window repairs there is, and it turns a propped-open-with-a-stick window back into a working one for hardware money, not window money.

The fog itself can't be wiped — it's between the panes, which means the sealed unit has failed. But the fix is often replacing just the glass unit, not the whole window, when the frame and hardware are sound. That's a fraction of replacement cost. Where frames are also failing, or the windows are underperformers anyway, I'll give you the honest full-replacement math instead.

Depends what's actually wrong. Hardware problems — balances, cranks, locks — argue for repair almost every time. Rot, racked frames, single-pane glass, and chronic drafts argue for replacement, window by window. Whole-house replacement makes sense less often than the industry suggests; doing the genuinely failed ones and repairing the rest is frequently the smart money, and I'm happy quoting it that way.

Repair first, wherever repair is honest. Balances, locks, sashes and weatherstripping are all fixable and a fraction of replacement cost, and a sound old window that just needs hardware is worth keeping. I'll tell you plainly when a unit is past it rather than selling you eight replacements you didn't need.