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Historic Restorations Newletter |
Summer 2008 |
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Upcoming Events
Historic Restorations'Classes
Historic Masonry Care and Repointing HACC Lancaster Campus Older Home Preservation Process For more information visit their website www.hacc.edu - look under fall non-credit class section. Columbia Preservation Workshop A free public workshop will be held on September 20, 2008 from 10 AM through 1 PM at the Columbia Market House, 15 South Third Street, Columbia, PA 17512.Historic Restorations will present "How to Approach Work on Your Older Home" from 10:30 until 11:30 with a question and answer session to follow. |
Five Reasons to
Save Your Wood Windows
1. Original windows have character defining historic value. In additional the muntin profiles and number of window panes help to date the building. 2. Energy savings from window replacement will take fifty years to recover the investment. In fact The University of Vermont School of Engineering estimates the first year energy savings to be $0.60. A copy of the report can be downloaded from: http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/Product-Catalog/Product.aspx?ProductID=1996-08 3. The wood species used in most replacement windows - White Pine is not as strong or rot resistant as the old growth lumber used to make original windows because of large second growth rings. 4. A properly maintained wood window sash can last hundreds of years (most have) and they can be repaired as needed. This is not a feature replacement windows provide. 5. The life expectancy of the average replacement window unit is reached in 15 to 30 years (sometimes less depending on site conditions) once this happens the entire unit needs to be replaced then you are in the "replacement cycle". How to Reduce Air Infiltration at Windows There are many easy ways to reduce air infiltration at window openings:
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