[MassHistPres] Historic Windows

[jade]

your testimonial is music to my ears john....

making time for periodic maintenance is of the utmost importance with old windows/houses...the pay pack is historically accurate, character defining original components that will last for generations to come...adding aluminum or wooden storm windows will offer better energy efficiency and protect the primary window from the challenges of new england weather...

....jade
heartwood window restoration
hawley, ma
413-339-4298
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Worden 
  To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 4:08 PM
  Subject: [MassHistPres] Historic Windows


  Let me share my own experience with period windows, which I often cite to 
  folks who come to historic district commission hearings with proposals to 
  replace their "failed" windows with the "latest models" many of which have 
  been commented upon here recently.

  Our 1903 house has 46 double-hung windows protected (since the late 70s) 
  with aluminum combinations.  There are also another approx. 40 windows that 
  are fixed and/or permanently behind wooden storms.  My supposition is that 
  from the time of construction until sometime in the 40s wooden storms were 
  put up in the fall & taken down in the spring, but when we bought the house 
  in 1976, there were hardly any storms, hence the 46 aluminum units which we 
  had installed.

  All of these original equipment windows are sound, operate well, keep the 
  wind out, and do not rattle.  Several are quite wide (about 40").  Of 
  course, I've had to replace all the cords.  I've never had to have any of 
  them repaired, except for broken glass & new putty, but if that became 
  necessary, I guess I couldn't complain after 106 years of service.

  John Worden
  Arlington HDC


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