oh, i forgot to add to my long post that i live in massachusetts and use ben moore impervo oil paints...there is one for interior on one for exterior...the exterior is only available in quarts...the gallon of oil paint is 'super spec'...i ask about the difference but noone will fess up...
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ill bite... how do you keep your old windows and not freeze?
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Re: ill bite... how do you keep your old windows and not fre
You can still mail-order oil paint and primer. Act fast. Probably only in qts. or smaller.
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Re: ill bite... how do you keep your old windows and not fre
SkipW wrote:I have had a glass company make single deadlights for my old single pane windows.
Can your elaborate on this? What are they and how do they work? I don't like storm windows either.
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Re: ill bite... how do you keep your old windows and not fre
Same as everyone else has said. All panes reglazed, and bronze weatherstripping. Crumbling wood fixed with Rot Doctor, and all new paint. Then we installed storms from Allied Window. They were certainly expensive, but you barely notice them. We were able to drive an hour and pick them up from the factory, which saved about $600 in shipping costs. Our windows are from 1865, and we have no drafts from any of them. I only wish I could count on every other part of my house lasting 150 years.
Re: ill bite... how do you keep your old windows and not fre
Is there a big box supplier of specialty weatherstripping? I'd rather pick it up than order it online...
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Re: ill bite... how do you keep your old windows and not fre
nan-nan wrote:Is there a big box supplier of specialty weatherstripping? I'd rather pick it up than order it online...
I've not found anyone locally who carries "old" styles of weatherstripping, so I'll probably be ordering online.
Re: ill bite... how do you keep your old windows and not fre
restoration of old windows as described and addition of interior storms with or without exterior storms:
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Re: ill bite... how do you keep your old windows and not fre
huh... i found some of these in my basement!
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Re: ill bite... how do you keep your old windows and not fre
Lakee911 wrote:SkipW wrote:I have had a glass company make single deadlights for my old single pane windows.
Can your elaborate on this? What are they and how do they work? I don't like storm windows either.
What I term 'deadlights' are single pane storm panels that are made to my dimensions. The company I use makes them using aluminum frames (white in my case) that have a fuzzy weatherstrip on the inside. I mount them using dogs or cam locks on the face of the window casing. You need to allow some air movement or you will get wicked condensation issues inside the panel, as the old double hungs DO leak warm air into the cavity.
I will try and get a pic for you of one of my windows, right now we have a town-wide power outage and I'm on generator and the Time Warner box at the street is on battery backup!
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