Our master bedroom was the only room in the house without any storm windows. Why? who knows. Our old windows only work so well and some are hard to operate or don't at all. We decided to go whole hog on the master bed windows and get new storms and completely renovate the windows in the hopes of having warmer nights where the cool breeze outside doesn't make the banner across the window sway, even when the window is closed.
Here is a before shot- it's hard to really see the windows but you can get a sense of the age at least.
We hired window restoration guys to come in and install the storms and take apart the windows. We are going to do the scraping, sanding and painting, and then they will come back and install them with new parts so that they actually function. Our hope is to be observant enough that we can take on the restoration of other windows in the house ourselves.
Here is the bedroom all plasticated while the window guy works.
The windows are out and the new storms really makes the old trim and wallpaper look bad.
Just having the new storms, even without the windows up, had made the room way warmer. They were installed right before the coldest night we've had so far- we were thankful.
Next steps are getting the windows back in shape for installation and probably sanding and painting the window trim as well.
True, our house still has old windows, but they all look new because we paint them with a new coating every month. Old windows are very much capable of withstanding harsh weather conditions. Moreover, old windows make your house nostalgic, and these have thicker bottoms, unlike modern windows. You don't have to worry about breaking plastic parts.
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