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Window Repair in Gastonia, NC
Who repairs rotted window sills in Gastonia? We do — by cutting the rot out and rebuilding in real wood, from $475. And every other window ailment has a catalog price too.
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What Actually Failed
Soft Sill or Something Else? Find the Part
In Gastonia's older houses, soft wood at the bottom of the window is the most common call, but it isn't the only one. 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 →Soft sill? It's a window sill rebuild, not structural work. The wood is cut out to solid and a new piece is milled to match.
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Cut Out, Rebuilt, Done Right
Rotted Sills, Answered
Rotted Sill Plates and Window Sills — the Gastonia Specialty
Gastonia's older homes were built with real wood — which means real rot when decades of rain find a gap in the paint. The wrong fix is famous: filler smeared over soft wood, painted, and rotten through again in a year. Our fix: cut the decay out to solid, healthy wood, fabricate a matching piece from laminated lumber, splice it in, seal it watertight. From $375, and the window never leaves the wall.
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Rotted sills and sashes — cut out and rebuilt, from $375 (sills from $475)
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Replacement pieces fabricated to the original profile
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No filler, no foam, no next-year comebacks
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Sanded, primed, painted, sealed
The Specialist Difference
A Window Repair Specialist, Not a Replacement Salesman
Search 'window repair specialist' and you mostly find window sellers wearing the word. The test is simple: ask what a balancer costs. A specialist says $175 without blinking; a salesman changes the subject to financing. Our whole catalog is printed — hardware from $115, glass from $198, wood from $375 — because specialists price parts, not projects.
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Balancers, latches, cranks — $115 to $275
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Foggy or broken glass units — from $198
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Every brand, every window age — including mill-era originals
Specialists Price Parts
Probed · Priced · Rebuilt
The Process
How Window Repair Works in Gastonia
From soft sill to solid window — the same four honest steps as every WowFix job.
01/Probe the Damage
Rot hides: we probe sills, sashes and frames to map exactly where solid, healthy wood begins — the honest boundary of the repair.
02/Written Price by Part
Wood rebuild from $375, glass from $198, hardware from $115 — each on its own line before any work starts.
03/The Rebuild
Decay cut out completely, replacement wood fabricated to match, spliced, sealed; glass and hardware handled the same visit.
04/Test & Warranty
Cycled and inspected with you watching, backed by a written workmanship warranty.
Transparent Pricing
How Much Does Window Repair Cost in Gastonia?
Window repair in Gastonia starts at $115 — printed catalog prices, confirmed in writing on-site:
- Wood — rotted sill or sash rebuilt from $375 (sills from $475)
- Glass — foggy or broken units from $198
- Hardware — latches $115 · balancers $175 · cranks $275
- For scale — a new wood window runs about $2,000
- Window repair cost — $115–$475 by part · foggy window repair cost · insulated glass unit guide · seal repair costs
Quoted On-Site, In Writing
Why WowFix
Why Gaston County 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 Gastonia & Gaston County
Gastonia, Belmont, Mount Holly, Cramerton — our crew crosses the river regularly, so west-of-Charlotte homes get the same catalog and the same crew.
Around Gastonia
- Belmont
- Mount Holly
- Cramerton
- Lowell
- Dallas
Nearby & Related
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Reviews
What Gastonia Customers Say
5
Google review · Oct 2026
“I had a good experience with WowFix when they came out to provide an estimate for my front door. He was very nice, took the time to discuss the issue with me, and provided an estimate without pressuring me to make a decision on the spot. He was understanding and gave me time to think things over before moving forward. I appreciate his time and professionalism!”
kristi clutts
5
Google review · Oct 2026
“Wanted to wait until I had the door painted. Eugene did a fantastic job tearing out the entire frame down to the brick mold due to wood rot. He basically rebuilt the entire thing along with the wood rot on the door itself. He does work some unconventional hours but the craftsmanship was worth it.”
Jesse Ortt
5
Google review · Oct 2026
“Excellent service. Eugene was super helpful, and found out the replacement rollers for our 20 year old patio glass door ( the original company has discontinued the product). The door works fine. He also helped me in adjust the screen door.”
K P Mishra
5
Google review · Sep 2026
“Very fast service! Did a phenomenal job!! Highly recommend!”
Dylan Johnson
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 Gastonia — FAQ
You found them. Rotted sills, sill plates and sashes are our core wood trade: decay cut out to solid material, a matching piece fabricated from laminated lumber, spliced in and sealed watertight — from $375 (sills from $475). If the rot has traveled beyond the window into framing, we'll tell you honestly where our scope ends.
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