A Torn Weather Strip

The foam along the side is split. You can pinch the loose end. You’re standing in the hallway outside your apartment, utility caddy slung over one shoulder, after noticing the draft seeping through the sill gap when you brought in... Read more

The Draft Is at the Sill, Not the Top

Air hits your ankles. The top of the window feels still. You’re barefoot, grabbing a stack of junk mail off the floor by the entry when the cold gust curls between your toes, and you huff, already mentally crossing off... Read more

A Gap You Can See at the Meeting Rail

Light shows through where the two sashes meet. You’re standing in your apartment hallway, holding a tube of low-temp caulk and a plastic putty knife you grabbed from the utility closet 10 minutes ago. The draft coming through the gap... Read more

Feel the Draft With the Back of Your Hand

The room is cold by the window. You hold your hand near the frame. The tips of your fingers are already numb from grabbing the grocery bags you hauled up three flights of stairs 10 minutes ago, so you flip... Read more

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