Joe wrote in
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On Jun 17, 5:24 pm, Norminn wrote:
Joe wrote:
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.

Here's a picture of the window

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4526/windowtl5.jpg

What would you do in this situation?

Got a picutre of the outside glazing compound? Big damn difference
in putting in putty vs.
new windows. It would be a good deal of work to reglaze, but it
isn't rocket science. I
would be inclined to keep the existing windows for esthetic reasons,
but fuel costs are
the issue of the day

Well, I don't mind spending money on new windows but I'm going to feel
foolish if my fuel usage stays static with the new windows and the
real problem was the walls. How can I find out where the heat is
escaping?

You may not mind but it's still a lot of bucks. If you make the decision
to replace that's only 1/3 of it. You need to get good windows AND they
need to be installed properly according to the mfgrs specs. Get that in
the contract. They won't put it in the contract they they won't put it
in the walls.

Had a couple of bathroom windows (oh the moisture!) in a NE house where
it gets -25 some winters. Ice so bad you could skate. Enough wind to
iceboat on that ice.

I put in a couple of Andersons - windows, window foam, rubber flashing
tape, silicone on window wings and final trim...followed ALL the mfgrs
steps with no "aw you don't really need that"s. No more ice, no drafts,
no cold bathrooms and one happy lady. Now she says the rest of the
windows in the house suck. I moved back to NC.

You get good windows with a hack install or visa-versa and you WILL be
disappointed.

BTW, being 2x6 walls, the windows required jamb extensions. The Borg
does not stock them. Special order to the tune of weeks. Went to local
building supply. Special order also. Came in in 3 business days.