Winter drafts at an Edgewood meeting rail

If you can feel air at the meeting rail, the sashes are not actually meeting.

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A meeting rail that doesn't meet is hardware, paint buildup, or a sash that's out of square. Weatherstrip helps once the parts touch. Film on the glass will not close a gap at the rail.

Locks that pull the sashes together are doing mechanical work, not decoration. If the lock doesn't meet, that's the first fix.

A separate, planned visit can also look at the entry door in the same hall, which often has the same seasonal complaint.

We will not invent a dollar amount you'll save on heat. We'll tell you if the window can be made to close.

Point Breeze front rooms with larger glass get the same 'does the sash actually meet?' advice on the Point Breeze window and door page. A first-floor sash that also won't lock should be named as a securing item, not only a draft.

If the opening is already broken, start with emergency board-up and glaze later.

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