Our services
Cracked, Fogged or Rotting Window Repair in Cleveland and Akron
Most calls we take fall into one of a few categories: something broke and needs fixing this week, something has been getting worse for a couple of winters, or an inspection came back before a sale with a list on it. The services below are grouped by problem type so you can find the right one.
Glass problems and timber problems are different jobs with different crews and different lead times. Broken or cracked glass is usually same-week and sometimes same-day. Fogged units depend on fabrication, and anything custom-shaped or tempered adds time. Wood repair is measured in hours on site rather than days, but it needs dry weather and it needs the right person.
Commercial work runs on its own track. Storefronts, entrance doors and code-compliant glazing are scheduled around your trading hours, not ours, and we carry the sizes that keep a business open while the permanent unit is fabricated. If you are not sure which service you need, describe the symptom on the phone and we will tell you which one it is. We cover
Cleveland and the surrounding communities from a single Oakwood Village shop.
A broken pane is a security problem before it is a glazing problem. Storm damage, break-ins, falling ice and stray baseballs all leave the same result: an opening in the building that cannot sit overnight, especially in winter.
We secure or board the opening on the first visit, then fit the permanent glass once it has been fabricated. If the sash can travel, bring it to our Oakwood Village workshop and it is usually ready in about two hours.
Cracked, chipped or shattered glass in a window that is otherwise sound. This is the service for damage to the pane itself, whether the unit is single-glazed, double-glazed, tempered, obscure, leaded or cut to an unusual shape.
We measure the opening, fabricate to size and set the new glass into your existing sash. Grids, bevels and obscure patterns are matched to the windows either side so the repair does not stand out. Most take under an hour to fit.
Haze, streaking or visible moisture trapped between two panes. Cleaning does nothing, because the moisture sits inside the sealed unit rather than on the surface. This is the symptom most homeowners in Northeast Ohio call us about.
We check whether the seal alone has failed or whether the sash has taken on water as well, then quote the repair that matches. In most cases the fix is a new sealed unit rather than a new window.
The fix behind most fogged windows. A new sealed double-pane unit is built to the exact dimensions of your existing sash and fitted into the frame you already have, which is why it costs a fraction of a full replacement.
Your trim, siding and interior finish are not disturbed. Low-E coatings and argon-filled units are available where energy performance matters, and we can match the spec of the units already in the house so the elevation stays consistent.
Sticking sashes, snapped cords, painted-shut openings and weathered timber on original wood windows. Common across the pre-war housing in Cleveland Heights, Lakewood and Shaker Heights, where the joinery is old-growth timber that no modern replacement reproduces.
We restore rather than replicate. Cords and balances renewed, sashes eased back into their runs, glazing compound replaced and soft timber consolidated. The window opens and closes properly again and still looks like it belongs to the house.
Component-level repair for when the glass is fine but the structure around it is not. Deteriorated sills, sashes that have dropped out of square, and frames that have moved far enough that the window no longer closes cleanly against its stop.
We cut back to sound material, rebuild in matching timber, or use PVC on the exposed elevations where it will last longer. The sash is then re-hung so it seats evenly and the lock engages properly along its full length.
Soft, dark or crumbling timber, usually at the bottom rail and along the sill nose where water sits longest after rain. Rot spreads, so calling in autumn rather than waiting until spring is often the difference between a patch and a replacement.
We remove the affected timber back to sound wood, rebuild the section on site, then prime and seal it the same day. Where rot has reached a sash corner joint we will say so, because epoxy there only delays the problem.
The general residential service, for houses with a mixed list rather than one obvious fault. A window that will not stay open, one that fogged over last winter, a broken latch, a sill that has started to soften on the south side.
We survey the whole house in one visit and price each item separately, so you can see what needs doing now and what can wait. Most homeowners find the list comes back shorter than they expected.
Full unit replacement, fitted where repair no longer holds up. Structural frame failure, timber too far gone to restore, or an opening being altered as part of wider building work. This is the last option we reach for, not the first.
We measure to the opening, order to specification and install with our own crew rather than subcontracting the fit. There is no separate sales visit and no pressure to replace windows elsewhere in the house that are still working.
Screens that roll into a slim cassette when you are not using them and sit flush against your existing frame. Useful on doors and large openings, where a fixed screen either gets in the way or blocks the view for most of the year.
We measure, supply and fit. Existing screens can also be re-meshed or re-framed rather than replaced, and we make new frames to size in the workshop, including pet-resistant mesh where a dog or cat has already been through one.
Exterior wood trim inspected, any rot cut out and repaired, then wrapped in custom-bent aluminium. This ends the scrape, prime and repaint cycle on the exposed elevations, which in Northeast Ohio comes round every few years.
We bend the capping on site to follow your existing profiles rather than fitting stock sections, so the finished detail keeps the original trim line. Capping over rot only hides it, so anything soft is repaired before the aluminium goes on.
Mirrors measured to your wall and cut to any shape: bathroom vanities, closet doors, full-length panels, alcoves that no standard size will ever fit. Edges polished, bevelled or left flat depending on how the piece is being fixed and where it sits.
We template on site where the opening is irregular, then fabricate and install. Antique, framed and backlit finishes are available, and we cut safety-backed mirror where the installation calls for it, such as closet doors and stair walls.
Cracked, failed or non-compliant glazing in shops, offices, restaurants and industrial units. Tempered and laminated glass where code requires it, and temporary secure glazing so you can keep trading while the permanent unit is being fabricated.
We schedule around your opening hours rather than ours, and most commercial glass work is finished before the first customer arrives. We have handled everything from a single cracked pane to a storefront a deer came through at a dealership in North Randall.
Aluminium storefront systems, glass entrance doors, frameless panels and the hardware that goes with them: closers, pivots, locks, thresholds and the pull handles that take the most wear. New installations as well as repairs to existing frontages.
We work on both the glass and the mechanism, which matters when a door has stopped closing properly and it is not obvious whether the fault is the panel, the frame or the closer above it. Diagnosis comes before the quote.
Storefront, curtain wall, door and thermal break profiles supplied in stock lengths, along with refinishing for aluminum already installed. This is the trade side of what we do, used mainly by contractors, architects and commercial property owners rather than homeowners.
Finishes range from clear and dark bronze anodized through powder coating, electrophoresis and brushed metal. We match existing colors on repair work, so a replaced section does not stand out against the rest of the elevation.
