You may get an anonymous phone call telling you all the advantages of replacing your old wooden windows with the newer vinyl ones. Before you buy into that sales call, consider these reasons to say no to plastic windows and restore your original historic wooden windows.
Wooden windows were designed to last the life of your home. Many of those older wooden windows have lasted two hundred years or longer. If kept painted, the you can prevent the rot of the windows. In addition, wood windows are made so that they can be disassembled and then each piece can be restored. While it may be difficult these days to find all the members of the window, any good cabinet shop will be able to duplicate those parts needed to restore the windows.
In contrast, plastic windows only have a lifespan of twenty years before then need to be replaced. The chemicals that are in the plastic that keep it from getting brittle will evaporate from the material over time and parts of the window will begin to break.
In the winter you may hear of all the advantages of double glazed plastic windows, however it has been shown that a traditional wood window with a storm window installed over it gives better insulation than a double glazed window.
Storm windows never get permanently fogged like double glazed windows will. You will not have to worry about leaking gaskets that render these windows unsightly and ineffective at insulating the home.
The look of wood windows is far superior to the plastics. The plastic bars over glass do not look nearly as nice as wood windows even when newly installed. In time, these bars change color and look even more fake than ever.
Restoring the historic wooden windows can improve the looks of your home but will also keep its value high for many years. Windows that have been restored properly can easily last for another hundred years.
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