[MassHistPres] Interior storms for Tudor house

[heartwood]

hi cathy....
beautiful windows I must say!
am I understanding correctly that your existing triple track storms have two panels,
both with screens?  do your casements swing in or out?  if your sash open out, then 
an interior storm is called for...I will second the suggestion for innerglass storms...they
are easy to install and remove...there is a ‘U’ channel at the top (installed with two screws
or sticky tape) and the sides and bottom have rubber gaskets with spring tensions....the 
tension holds the storm in place and allows for an out of square opening...during the warmer
seasons, the storms can easily be removed and stored...on one large project I worked on,
innerglass create screens for double hung windows...not sure if they make them for casements...

if your casements open inward, I would suggest an exterior storm that protects the primary
sash...I believe allied or monray make storms for this configuration...be prepared to spend some
money and wait a good long time for your excellent product...

best to you...
...jade

jade mortimer
heartwood window restoration
po box 114 1605 mohawk trail
charlemont, ma 01339
413-625-8680

From: Ralph Slate 
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2020 10:45 AM
To: breitkreutz7 at fastmail.fm 
Cc: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu 
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Interior storms for Tudor house

I had almost the exact same situation - leaded casements (opening inward) with triple-track storm windows (which looked awful).



I purchased new exterior storms from Allied Storm Windows:



https://www.alliedwindow.com/



The windows are full pane, with removable glass panel which can be replaced with a screen.



This helped a lot, but the leaded glass was still drafty. We lived with it, until a few years ago, I purchased interior storm windows from a company named Indows for another set of windows. I realized that I could put the interior storm windows *between* the exterior storm and the interior casement. 



If you look at Indows, they are basically just a piece of plexiglass with an expandable gasket around the edges, so as long as there is no impediment to maneuvering in the plexiglass panel (like trim), you can fit one into the space. It's not quite what Indows were designed for, but it works really well.



It made a huge difference because now I have aluminum exterior storm -> Indows -> leaded glass casements. It's almost like triple-glazing (the leaded glass barely provides a barrier) 



Ralph Slate

Springfield MA








On Mon, 30 Nov, 2020 at 9:16 AM, Cathy Breitkreutz <breitkreutz7 at fastmail.fm> wrote: 

To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu

My husband and I just purchased a 1926 Tudor Revival house with diamond leaded casements. Most of the second floor windows have interior triple-track storm frames but they only have screen panels - no storm panels (and the casements are drafty!). Is there a source where we might find storm panels to fit? (Age of frames unknown.) Or is our best choice to buy a new interior storm system - and does anyone have a recommended vendor? We do want both storms and screens.

Thank you!
Cathy Breitkreutz 
Foxboro, MA




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