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Window Repair in Cary, NC
That draft you feel every winter evening isn't the house settling — it's worn seals, and they renew from $115. Fog, stuck sashes and broken hardware have catalog prices too.
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What Actually Failed
Drafty, Foggy or Stuck? Find the Part
In Cary's subdivisions, the first thing most windows do wrong is let the cold in. But a draft is only one symptom. Tap what your window is doing:
What is your window doing?
Diagnosis
The sealed glass unit
The seal around the edge of the glass opened. Moisture got in and filled the drying beads inside the unit like a bathtub. When the tub overflowed, the fog showed up on the inside of the glass, where no cloth can reach.
We swap just the glass unit in your frame, from $198.
How foggy glass gets fixed →Diagnosis
The pivot shoe, a small plastic part
Hidden springs in the sides of the frame hold the sash up through a plastic pivot shoe. Over the years the plastic dries out and its hook breaks off, so nothing holds the sash anymore. Sometimes a sash that was forced snaps its metal pivot pin instead.
New balances and shoes, $175 a window.
Why windows won't stay up →Diagnosis
The bottom of the sash and the sill
Paint is the only armor wood has. Once it cracks, rain soaks into the flat parts at the bottom and never dries, and a fungus turns the wood soft from the inside. The top of the window stays solid.
We cut out the rot and splice in new wood: a sash from $375, a sill from $475.
How rot starts and how we fix it →Diagnosis
The crank operator, a small gearbox
On a casement window, a little gearbox under the sash turns the handle into motion. Its teeth strip with age, or all at once when a stuck window gets cranked hard. The handle spins free and the window stays put.
A new operator bolts in, $275.
More on broken cranks →Diagnosis
The weatherstripping
The soft strip around the sash flattens with age and stops touching it, so air walks right through the gap. A worn latch that no longer pulls the sash tight makes it worse.
New weatherstripping, $115 a window (3 windows minimum).
How we seal drafty windows →Diagnosis
Just the glass
A stray ball, a stone from the mower, a hard knock. The glass broke; the frame and the sash didn't.
New glass in your frame: a single pane from $164, a double-pane unit from $198.
Glass repair, every type →Diagnosis
The screen: its mesh, or its frame
Sun slowly breaks down the coating on the mesh until the strands snap instead of flexing, and it tears. Press it gently with your thumb: springy mesh only needs a wash, stiff papery mesh is done. Then look at the frame.
Frame still straight
Rescreen: new mesh in your frame
$100
Frame bent, or no screen
New screen built to size
$150
Diagnosis
The sash lock
The lock on the middle rail pulls the two sashes together. When it wears out, or the sash settles a little low, the two halves no longer meet and the window won't lock.
A new lock, $115.
Window hardware we replace →For drafts, look at the weatherstripping first, then the lock: a worn latch stops pulling the sash tight. Both are small parts with catalog prices.
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Find the Leak, Fix the Part
Drafty Windows
Drafty Windows in Cary: Where the Cold Actually Gets In
Run a hand around the sash on a January evening and you'll find it: the thin cold current where weatherstripping has flattened, or the whistle where a sash no longer pulls tight because its balancer quit. Cary's 15-to-25-year-old subdivisions are prime draft territory — the parts wear out together, and they renew together in one visit.
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Flattened weatherstripping — renewed for $115
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Sash won't pull tight — often a $175 balancer
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Failed glass seals leak heat too — units from $198
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Locks that cam the sash snug — from $115
The Full Symptom List
Every Other Window Complaint Has a Part and a Price Too
Fog between panes, a sash that guillotines, a crank that spins uselessly, wood going soft at the sill — the Cary house that drafts usually has one or two of these brewing as well. One visit prices the lot: each symptom maps to a catalog part, each part to a written number.
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Fog between panes — new sealed unit from $198
- $175
Sash slams down — balancer
- $275
Crank spins — casement operator
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Soft sill wood — rebuilt from $475
One Visit, Whole List
Drafts Checked, Not Skipped
The Process
How Window Repair Works in Cary
Symptoms to fixed windows in four steps — drafts included.
01/Walk the Windows
Every complaint gets a diagnosis — including the draft check around sashes and frames that most companies skip.
02/Written Price by Part
Weatherstripping $115, balancers $175, glass from $198, wood from $375 — line by line before work starts.
03/The Fixes
Seals and hardware renew on the spot; most glass units are built to size the same day and installed on that visit.
04/Test & Warranty
Cycled, latched and draft-checked with you — backed by a written workmanship warranty.
Transparent Pricing
How Much Does Window Repair Cost in Cary?
Window repair in Cary starts at $115 — catalog prices, in writing on-site:
- Weatherstripping — $115 · latches — $115
- Balancers — $175 · cranks — $275
- Glass — foggy or broken units from $198
- Wood — rotted sill or sash from $375 (sills from $475)
- Window repair cost — $115–$475 by part · foggy window repair cost · insulated glass unit guide · seal repair costs
| Repair | Price |
|---|---|
| Window latch or lock repair | from $115 |
| Window weatherstripping replacement, per window — 3-window minimum | from $115 |
| Spring balance replacement (window won't stay up), per window | from $175 |
| Casement crank / operator replacement | from $275 |
| Foggy / sealed glass unit (IGU) replacement, installed — by glass size and type | $198–$480 |
| Window screen rescreen | from $100 |
| New window screen | from $150 |
| Rotten wood sash rebuilt in real wood | from $375 |
| Rotten wood sill or frame rebuilt | from $475 |
Quoted On-Site, In Writing
Why WowFix
Why Cary Homeowners Choose WowFix
Backed by a Warranty
Every repair comes with a written workmanship warranty. If it's not right, we come back and make it right.
Repair, Not Replace
We fix the part that failed — glass, seal, sash or hardware — so you keep your windows and skip full-replacement cost.
Local, In-House Crews
Your repair is done by our own technicians, never subcontracted — and most sealed glass is built the same day.
Upfront, Honest Pricing
A clear quote before any work starts. No hidden fees, no upsells, no pressure to replace what we can repair.
See the Difference
Real Repairs: Before & After
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Local Coverage
Serving Cary & the Triangle
Preston, Lochmere, Carpenter, out to Apex and Morrisville — western Wake County is core territory, so near-me searches here find a crew already close.
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Reviews
What Cary Customers Say
4
Google review · Jan 2025
“Wowfix is the affordable, available and the best window and door repair company and they completes their work in time.”
Kelvin Kirumbu
5
Google review · Jul 2024
“Wowfix is really amazing. My place looks so good with the new window replacement from them. There team ensure that the windows is installed properly and functioning well. Hands off to them. Surely will continue to buy and have business with them.”
Mae Quinquero
5
Google review · Jul 2024
“I have three kids, and they accidentally broke the tempered glass on our door. I contacted WowFix, but I had to wait for weeks for a technician. Despite the wait, I can't complain because they offered a reasonable price, and their technician did an excellent job replacing the glass.”
Kevin Soriano
5
Google review · Jul 2024
“WowFix is amazing! My 10+ year old rotten door was in desperate need of repair, and they exceeded all my expectations. Their service was impeccable, and they restored my door to its former glory. Thank you, WowFix, for being a lifesaver!”
Rhea Reble
See It For Yourself
A Real WowFix Repair — Start to Finish
No stock footage, no actors — an actual WowFix job: a rotted, fogged-out window brought back to flawless, like-new condition.
Window Repair in Cary — FAQ
Usually — and usually fixable for less than a dinner out per window. Flattened weatherstripping renews for $115; a sash that won't pull snug often needs a $175 balancer; a failed glass seal (the fog) leaks heat too and swaps from $198. We draft-check the room and price exactly what's leaking.
Before We Arrive
How to Prepare for Your WowFix Window Repair Visit
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Photograph each problem window in daylight
Snap a clear photo of every foggy, cracked or stuck window in natural light. Morning light shows fog between the panes best and lets us quote faster — often before we arrive.
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Note what each window is doing wrong
Jot down the symptom per window — fog between the glass, won't open or stay up, draft, cracked pane, or rotted frame. It tells us whether it's a glass-only swap (from $198) or hardware/wood work.
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Clear about three feet in front of each window
Move furniture, blinds and décor back roughly three feet so our crew can measure and work safely. It keeps the visit quick and your things out of the way.
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Find any window brand or paperwork
If you have the original window brand, a sticker in the frame, or install paperwork, set it aside. It's not required, but it helps us match glass and parts on the first trip.
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Make sure we can reach the windows outside
Unlock gates, secure pets, and clear the exterior path to the windows. Most glass-unit work is done from both sides, so outside access keeps everything one visit.
Proof
Real WowFix Repairs, Up Close
The Rot Comes Out, Not the Window
We fabricate an exact-profile piece from laminated lumber and splice it in.
Shattered Pane, Made Safe & Reglazed
New glass built to the window's exact size — frame and trim untouched.
Broken Glass on a Brick Ranch
The pane is the part that failed — so the pane is the part we replace.
Fog That Won't Wipe Off
A failed seal, not a failed window: the sealed unit is swapped, the frame stays.
Patio Door Saved from the Landfill
Rotted bottom rebuilt on-site — a fraction of the ~$10,000 a new door runs.
Real jobs, real photos — swipe for more.
Eugene Ko
Lead Window & Door Repair Specialist
This content is written by Eugene Ko, a master craftsman with 17+ years of hands-on experience in residential and commercial window repair. Eugene has personally completed over 15,000 window and door repairs across North Carolina, so every answer here is grounded in real field experience — not guesswork.
Last updated: October 13, 2026