Old windows are so worth saving and so much a part of a house’s style and character.
Unfortunately, many old houses have lost their windows after manufacturers claimed thermopaned windows offered such superior
energy effeciency. Civil engineers from the University of Vermont, The Vermont Energy Investment Corp., and the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory [...]
Posts Tagged ‘vinyl windows’
Custom Milled Storm Windows: The Real Value in Old Windows
Posted in Victorian Millwork, tagged Millwork, noise abatement, Old house, Queen Anne, storm windows, thermopanes, vinyl windows on January 11, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Ugly Things Done to Old Houses or “Old House Atrocities”
Posted in Ugly Things Done to Old Houses, tagged Angelbrick, antique doors, Arts and Crafts, cheap paint, Edwardian, Mission Style, open space, Parged brick, popcorn ceiling, porch, stone cladding, Toronto, Victorian, vinyl siding, vinyl windows, wall-to-wall carpeting on December 13, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Take a walk in any urban neighbourhood and you are going to find old houses that have been “destroyed” in any number of ways. Here is my list of some of the worst offences, that is not meant to offend, but will. Feel free to disagree or add your own old house atrocity. This list, [...]




