Door and window repair in Palo Alto

Drafty sliders and sticking doors in Palo Alto

When Palo Alto wrote its Eichler guidelines, residents listed single-pane glass and a lack of insulation among their homes' maintenance problems. We don't replace glass, but much of the draft in an older house comes through the gaps around doors: flattened weatherstripping, a missing sweep, a slider that no longer seals against its frame. With an average winter low of 39.7°F at the Palo Alto station, those gaps are easy to feel.

Text a short video of the door opening and closing, or a photo of the slider's bottom track. Worn rollers and a gritty track are the usual culprits on patio doors, and new rollers plus a cleaned track often bring them back. Window locks, cranks and balances get replaced, and torn screens get new mesh in the frames you already have.

Worth knowing about Palo Alto

• The Palo Alto NOAA station averages a summer high of 78.8°F and a winter low of 39.7°F, with 12 days a year at 90°F or more.
• In the February 1998 San Francisquito Creek flood, more than 1,100 Palo Alto homes flooded and Highway 101 was closed.
• The City's Eichler guidelines describe post-and-beam framing on a concrete slab, radiant heat embedded in the slab, redwood siding, flat roofs and interior walls often paneled in mahogany.