Casement Window Replacement: What window will match cedar interior
Jennifer Bell
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Replacing Original Steel Casement Windows
Comments (7)George: Your original steel windows are a vanishing resource. If you make an effort to save them, and not toss them in the landfill, you will be doing your old house a very big favor. You mention they are cold. Insulation is created with stable air. When you pair a single pane window with a well fitting storm, you create inches of stable air. The resulting R-value meets or exceed that of even high end replacement windows with insulated glass. (I know this not just from the studies. I have a few new construction windows in my 1959 house and they are noticably colder than the original windows with storms.) Also, you would not need insulated glass if you were to have custom storms built. I know of two companies in the Northeast who specialize in steel window restoration, one in Delaware (Window Pro)and one in Peekskill, NY (Seekircher). I'm sure there are others around the country. Best of luck, and I hope you will give your beautiful old windows a shot....See MoreReplacing Casement Windows
Comments (3)The issue may not be the cost of the windows as much as the difference in labor. Some companies advise simply removing the operating portion of the window (or the operating portion plus the divider or mullion) and installing a much smaller window in the remaining opening. The AWDI says the entire existing casement window should be removed and a new buck frame installed to hold the new vinyl replacement window. This may add $100-$200 labor cost to the project and may be the reason you see differences in your quotes. Make the companies give you detailed quotes describing the method of installation and this will help you make your final decision....See MoreReplacing steel casement windows?
Comments (13)If your selling you might just want to take your chances and let the next owner deal with it. It's difficult to tell a non-professional how to install something we can't see. From the OP, he never mentioned a steel pan system, so I'm not sure if he's talking about leaving the steel pan in and installing on top of that - in which case the pan will still transmit cold from the outside to the inside. However, he might be talking about leaving the narrow steel frame of the casement - sometimes these are finned into the block walls, sometimes screwed into a hidden wood frame. If they are finned they can be a nightmare to remove. I can see that if this is the case, and there is no steel pan, that the opening could be lined/framed with 1x6 or 2x6 and then the new window installed in the wooden frame. Then the exterior could be wrapped with aluminum over the old steel frame. Hope I didn't just confuse the whole issue. Trying to understand what is existing. If there is indeed a steel pan system, I would definitely remove that by tugging and cutting and get it out. Though I've seen it done with it in, and it is a heck of a lot easier, it isn't really the right way to do it....See MorePainting interior casement windows black, when white outside?
Comments (5)+1 to WoW's comments. Certainly a raw wood interior can and has been painted black, I'd also recommend a factory finish if its not too late to do so. If you are asking more from a design perspective, then pics would indeed help....See Morenotapundit
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