Replacing the worst of our old windows (since we can’t afford to do them all this year) is a part of our home improvement work this summer. Sadly, Lilly has decided that the new windows are scary.
It’s the noise. These nice, super-efficient windows have very tight clearances. While it’s barely audible to me, there is indeed a tiny sliding squeak whenever we open or close any of the new windows. It sends Lilly shooting off into another room or the basement to hide.
I can only hope she adjusts or that it’s just a symptom of our recent set-back.
After all, our old vacuum died, and that bad boy used to drive her under the bed for hours. The new bagless one doesn’t seem to phase her. In fact, I nearly tripped over her recently while cleaning because she was actually following me around while I vacuumed.
That’s unheard of, I tell you.
Vacuum victory … window loss. I guess I should accept that it’s always going to be something.
We might have to. Tom has just been so busy with a million projects here and at his mom’s house. I think it might be getting better the more I use them. But, for now, I just try to open or close them when she’s outside or in another part of the house.
Is there some way you can lubricate the windows? Maybe the manufacturer can suggest something or you can experiment. It reminds me of an episode of that old t.v. show Twin Peaks where one of the characters is a bit psycho about her drapes making noise and ends up putting cotton balls soaked in oil in the runners to stop the noise.