On 6/17/2008 11:21 AM Joe spake thus:

I have a 50 year old house and 50 year old windows. This winter I
noticed that the original glazing had been chipping off and the only
thing holding some of the panes in place was paint so I resolved to
reglaze the windows this spring (no summer). Should I just replace
them? They are pretty air-tight and I did not feel much of a breeze
coming through them except for the coldest and windiest days of the
winter and a lot of that I attribute to the old glazing. Each window
has a storm window but the inside window does feel very cold to the
touch in the winter so I'm not sure how much they help. I'm trying to
weight the cost of replacing the windows with the savings that I will
realize for replacing as opposed to the savings I will get from
reglazing.

I'm no expert on windows. However, I can offer a data point for you from
a recent job of mine. I replaced a client's windows recently: it was a
Marvin double-hung, double-glazed "Tilt-Pak" window with low-E glass.
The replacement sashes cost $360 ordered from the factory (drop-in
replacments).

If your windows (frames) are OK, I'd seriously consider just re-puttying
them (that's what you mean by "glazing": that word normally refers to
the glass, not the putty).


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