Five tips to spruce up your front door by tim layton 4 comments one thing i ve learned about blogging is that the strangest things wake up these little remodeling ideas that 20 years in construction has firmly embedded in my mind.
Spruce up to foggy french door windows.
If your door is showing signs of aging it might be time to replace.
If you can open your french doors you can check the hinges as well as the door handle and fastening.
You wake up one morning and notice one of your double pane windows or patio doors is a little cloudy.
Therefore you will need to start out by drilling a hole in the gasket for the moisture to escape.
You wipe the outside pane and get the same results.
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This is an asset of a home that most homeowners take for granted because they are supposed to last up to 30 years.
Once the seal is broken moisture begins to form between the panes giving your windows a milky foggy look.
The main problem with a foggy sliding glass door is that the gasket is no longer sealed.
It allows moisture into the area between the panes.
Glass companies will tell you that this means you must replace the unit with new sealed glass panels.
On the downside defogging does nothing to restore the window s insulating ability r value to its original level.
Direct exposure to sunlight the more sun your window gets the more heat will build up causing the panes to expand contract and eventually weaken.
You wipe the inside pane with the sleeve of your bathrobe and the cloudiness remains.
On a dry day the moisture will.
Foggy windows can be repaired using a defogging procedure.
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In addition to condensation there are other reasons to get your windows fixed.
Maybe it s happened to you.
Then you have a revelation.
This is the simplest fix to the problem but it will only be temporary.
Your front door is not only great for your home s curb appeal but also vital to the safety of your family and home.
Still a fledgling niche industry window defogging is capable of producing cosmetic results that help improve visibility in your windows.
If the doors cannot open at all use a flashlight to check the gap between the doors and the frame for anything amiss.
The cloudiness is between the two panes.