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1910 neoColonial single-pane 6x9 with ugly triple-track storms

farmgirlinky
15 years ago

With a view both to beauty AND to energy efficiency, what solutions -- and venders -- come to mind for a pretty old, drafty turn-of-the-century house with solid wooden double-hung counterweighted 6x9 windows and wavy glass, two large curved Palladian windows....The Palladian windows have no storms right now and pour cold Connecticut air into the house.

I love the wavy glass, hate the aluminum triple tracks, what would you do? The best, presumably expensive solution? The next-best, less expensive solution? (If we're lucky we'll probably live here for thirty years, in a neighborhood that has lots of architectural styles but most of the houses are around 100 years old or older.) Have people had any experience with the BiGlass treatment?

Comments (2)

  • kec01
    15 years ago

    Adams Architectural Woodworks makes great wooden storms.

    You could find a local firm to make wooden storms.

    You could make wooden storms yourselves.

    And, if you make windows, you can reuse the wavy glass that you already have.

  • farmgirlinky
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Thank you for these ideas. I wonder whether there is a high=quality, attractive low-E/high-R exterior fixed storm window, ideally wooden but clad for low maintenance, that has a removable panel to switch in a screen panel in summer? That would have the advantage of protecting the (restored) old wooden 6x9 sash, and on lower floors would enhance security -- it might be possible to specify whether an upper or lower panel is removable in the fixed storm, for security reasons, too. Then downstairs windows could be opened from the top for better ventilation of hotter air.