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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
When you compare the cost saving in utility bills between unrepaired wood windows with no storms and new vinyl windows that is not the same as comparing it to refurbished wood windows with properly installed storm windows.
That would be the fair comparison but there is no practical way to do it.
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For whats its worth:
Our kitchen window in insulated glass, spring balance wood with felt weatherstripping. Not a great window but ok. One night I went around the house with an instant read thermometer and check windows at the meeting rail joint (window locked) The kitchen window showed x deg.
Original 1885 Living room window, wood single pane counterweighted, no weatherstripping, locked, at meeting rail crack showed x-20 deg.
Original 1885 Dining room window, same as living room but with original wood storm showed x-10 deg.
Weather stripped the wood windows and the storms. Redid my test at the meeting rails. The kitchen showed Y, the living room Y-10, and the dining room Y. I was kinda surprised that the window/storm combination was the same as the 'new' kitchen window.
Weather stripping supplies were about $250, and the labor to install on 14 windows and two door was about $2800. For an uninsulated house you have to start somewhere. The next step is the sill plate at the stone foundation and the wood hatchway basement entry....