[MassHistPres] replacement windows

[veronica_mcclure at harvard.edu]

Several years ago This Old House magazine, not particularly known for its
preservation values, sponsored an evaluation of Steve Thomas' house in the
Salem historic district, using very modern sensing equipment.  The firm
that did the evaluation said that although there was some leakage around
the windows it was much less serious than other issues and that a totally
airtight house was not a good idea anyway.  They discussed some window
"solutions" and came up with triple-tracks as the best way to go.

A couple of years before that, either the Old House Journal or This Old
House magazine had a window article in which they claimed that most
replacement windows are replacing previously replaced windows, using
statistics on window sales to back up the claim.

Veronica McClure