You can do home maintenance and party at the same time!

Because San Diego is a desert that often is subject to high temperatures, many people install the new vinyl multipane windows in their homes to help insulate them from the heat, as well as outdoor noise.

The latest generation of vinyl multipane windows are pretty neat because it's possible to simply unlatch them and take them outside to wash.

Unfortuntely, I can sometimes do an inspection in October where the "new vinyl windows just installed in May" don't open anymore. The problem here is that the heat will sometimes melt the windows to the window frame so that the window either cannot be opened or, if opened, the vinyl is damaged on both the window and the window frame.

There is an easy solution to this problem. Since I have vinyl multipane windows in my own home, what I do each month is have some friends over for some good food and margaritas for a DWOC party. Before anyone eats or drinks, everyone has to take a door or window and, on the count of three, open and close it. Then it's party time!

See how easy that is? And fun, too! Never have I had a problem with my windows sticking. Now problems with inebriated guests is another story.

By the way, "DWOC party" stands for "door and window opening and closing party.

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