My windows are hard to open

My windows are hard to open

What can I do to ease hard to open replacement windows?

Q:    My windows are very hard to close  and open. They’re all  new one,and either vinyl siding or metal, not wood. Even I have trouble opening and closing them and my mother has a vertebral compression fracture, so there is no way she can do it without seriously injuring herself.I bought some of that silicone spray that is supposed to loosen up sticky windows. All it’s done so far is stink up her apartment something ghastly; the windows are as hard to open and close as ever.Any suggestions?

A:    Don’t try vaseline . It will muck it up even worse than it is now over time. Are the windows on a track or are there actual pullies imbedded in the walls. If you don’t know, look at the track they slide up and down on (or should slide on as it were) and see if there is metal or vinyl in the track. Spraying vinyl with silicon may damage the vinyl over time and make it really difficult to open. Is your mother in a warm climate…dry too? I have seen this before in those types of climates

There are 3 basic types of replacement windows:

    Vinyl

  • The most popular replacement window on the market today
  • Very energy efficient
  • Come in many different colors and designs

    • Aluminum

  • Very durable; they don’t shrink, swell, split, crack, or rust
  • Three times stronger than vinyl and 43 times stronger than wood
  • Poor insulator and can be affected by heat, cold, and moisture

    • Wood

  • Very visually appealing
  • Good energy efficiency
  • Require a lot of regular maintenance and could warp, crack, or stick
As unorthodox this may sound maybe try breaking the window irreparably so it needs to get replaced. Otherwise, maybe try loosening the screws connecting the window fram itself to the building and making the gap between the track and window larger….