Muntins or no muntins?
Alicia
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Comments (11)I presume your present windows are single pane. Any storm windows? As you have been told, the pratice of replacing the material around the mullions is reglazing. If these windows are 4 over 4, or even 8 over 8, the reglazing is a big job. Caulking is done where the window frame sits in the frame both outside and inside. Obviously, you live in a part of the country not noted for mild winters so anything you can do to elivate the drafts should pay some dividends. Now, if I was looking at your home for a possible purchase, my first consideration is how much money will I need to spend to bring this home up to date. However, if you spend (pick a number) to replace windows with double or triple pane vinyl/fiberglass windows,would that cost bring a higher price for your home in relation to the neighborhood?...See MorePlease help me with cabinets decisions! Several Questions.
Comments (21)I will be happy not to push the DW around every day, or move the trash can and cat bowls to access cabinets, or banging my arm on the microwave that sits on a cart that sticks out into the doorway. I also wanted to move the stove away from the bathroom door. If I'm cooking and someone is in there I am at least 15 extra inches way from them. I had to keep reducing my storage space in order to get the functionality that I was looking for (such as long stretches of open counter, microwave above the counter). Although I hated to lose 1 square inch I finally had to prioritize those things that would affect me every DAY when I use the kitchen versus storage for things that I use once a week, once a month or even once a year. So I will be storing some less often used things a little further away, maybe even in the garage, but the DAILY use stuff is easier. I know you have a budget cap and moving things around will start to eat it up fast, but consider trying to do things that will affect you all the time, even if you have to sacrifice some storage space. Which would you rather do, roll the dishwasher in and connect it every day, or bring the breadmaker in from the garage/basement twice a year...they're not comparable, but I think you get my point. Think about what annoys you DAILY and spend your money on that. On another note I can commiserate with you on not being able to discuss things with DH. In my case it's DW. When we started this project I just assumed she would be very interested in every detail. I quickly discovered I couldn't hold her attention with kitchen stuff for more than about 30 seconds. Who would have thought I would have married the one woman who's not interested in colors, design, styles (just kidding). But then my wife and I are a little backwards...we often joke about how we kind of reverse stereotypical roles. Anyway I found Gardenweb and I had an outlet for my desire to talk about all things kitchen... Of course I never really had to argue about anything because she would go along with whatever I wanted...so it's all good. :) - Jim...See MoreNeed replacement muntins
Comments (11)Update: I did finally hear back from Olde Window Restorers, who said they'd cut some custom muntins for me if I shipped them a sample, but it would be a month lead time. And I had communications with Austin Historical, who was looking in the shop for some scraps, but didn't get back to me before Christmas. I also looked on CL and FB but didn't see any close-by options that were large enough to work. So I bought some screen molding, and resigned myself to gluing up something that would work. As I was setting up my table saw, I glanced in my scrap can and mused, "wouldn't it be nice if I had a piece of scrap that would work for this." I looked at a few of the scraps and one was the sliced-off tongue of a piece of hardwood. The lightbulb went off...this was the profile of the outside of the muntin! The real muntin has a bit longer base of the T, but for a dormer window, this will work! It was a great Christmas serendipity! I had to trim down the ends to fit into the muntin slots, but I've got me some solid muntins now. :-)...See MoreWindow Muntin Options
Comments (6)Historically, an original late 18th c. early 19th c house on which this is based would have had 6 over 6 in the upper windows and 6 over 9 in the lower windows if the lower sash is long enough that the divisions would be of nearly equal size in both sashes. They tried not to have obviously different sizes of panes in the same window, and also tried to have similar proportions of panes in all. The 1830s houses I lived in were primarily 6 over 6, but if the window had a small upper sash, they were 3/6, or a long lower sash 6/9, and the top floor which had a half sized window had 3/3 so it looked like a single 6 lite sash. It was all about proportion. When one house did a modern replacement, they just did 6 over 6 in every window no matter what the sashes looked like so the half window looked silly with 12 tiny panes in it, and the large lower sash on the first floor had 6 overly long pane in it out of proportion with the upper half of that window....See Moremillworkman
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