Crappy falling window


Hi y’all. Did a search on the board and online but can’t see an answer to address this hopefully simple problem. We have those typical, kind of ugly, vinyl windows. The top one recently started sliding down. To keep it up and closed, I have to use the window lock of the bottom part of the window to physically bolster it. When I unlock the window, the top part falls, guillotine-style down, so you need to be careful about sticking your head out, a la Marie Antoinette! Anyone know what causes this or what kind of hardware I need to get to fix this? Hope I don’t need a new window. Thanks loads and sorry for the boring post. Cheers, MK

Categories: Windows
By meerkatz | 03/26/2009 5:11 PM | Comment

Lighting for common area


Hi everybody, I’m getting started researching wall and some ceiling-mounted lighting to update the common area of our building, and was wondering what pointers you folks may have. I know about Lighting by Gregory for fixtures, but what would you think about when purchasing lighting? I hear that halogen consumes a lot of energy and gets expensive to replace quickly. I’d like to find something energy-efficient but stay away from florescent, since the hall is very dark. Also, has anyone installed movement sensors controlling their corridor lighting? Thanks for thinking about it.

Categories: Lighting
By meerkatz | 11/06/2008 11:32 AM | Comment