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Storm Windows

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Aluminum storm windows are your best bet to not only save heat but protect your original windows from the elements. Protecting your window with a storm window also defers window maintenance. The secret to energy savings is to have storm windows with Low E glass. This is something that the older storm windows do not [...]

Keeping Cool & Warm the Natural Way

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Modern mid-century homes were designed for the advent of air-conditioning. Although a gradual process, new Ranch style homes with their small windows helped create this need. It didn’t take long for this luxury to soon become a necessity as few homes today are without air-conditioning. Architects no longer need to design a home for passive cooling [...]

Interior Storm Windows

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What are Interior Storm Windows and why would anyone want to use them? Windows are the most important character defining feature of a home. Why hide them behind a storm window? With interior storm windows your beautiful original windows can shine in all their glory and still get the benefits of insulation and noise reduction. [...]

Keeping Warm in an Old House

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Keeping warm in an old house may be a no-brainer for some. Why not just turn up the thermostat? For me, I prefer to save energy and the environment and money to use for something more fun. Today we are spoiled with the ease of automatic thermostats and comfortable climate controlled rooms. As recent as [...]