Window & Door Repair in Summit, NJ

The City of Summit describes its North Side Historic District as most properties north of Springfield Avenue. It dates the houses there mainly from 1890 to the 1940s. The City names Queen Anne, Shingle and Colonial Revival houses, plus more than 100 Tudor Revival homes. Hobart Avenue has a district of its own, about a mile long, where the City says houses of 1895 to the 1920s predominate.

On a house like that, the wood windows may date from the same years. A worn piece of an old sash, such as its bottom rail, can often be remade and put back. Schedule an estimate with us first, so you know what a repair would take.

The 1950s gave Summit about three in ten of its homes. A house of that time may have bedrooms tucked under the roof, lit by dormers (windows that stand up out of the roof slope). A dormer often takes more sun and rain than a window lower down. It is also the hardest one to reach with a paintbrush.

So a dormer’s paint often goes before the rest, and its sill can soften early. From the yard, look for bare grey wood or a dark line under the sill. A soft sill can often be cut back and rebuilt without taking the window out. Call 516-841-5048 if yours looks tired.