I started this company as a finish carpenter and after working on many older wooden windows and doors, I discovered that the methods and materials used in their making are generally far superior to what is offered in todays replacements. I was brought up to not be wasteful and have often found value in the accomplishment of making something fine work again. Older windows and doors have proven to be just the right challenge and I found the Bluegrass area of Kentucky to offer plenty of this kind of work.
One of the joys of the independent businessman is meeting people who share an interest in what we do. We offer simple site visits in which we walk through, take a look at your windows and doors, and discuss age, condition, and the source of (and probably solutions to) problem areas we may find. We charge $50.00 for a local site visit of this type which ususally lasts about one hour. If we do not consider your site local, there may be a charge for time spent and travel. A more formal evaluation may include a written schedule of the windows and/or doors within a property and include a statement of their current condition along with suggestions for their maintenance, repair or replacement.
When cold weather hits, owners of new and old homes call us for a solution to the house that never gets quite warm enough. Our storm windows add a layer of insulation over window openings along with reducing cold air drafts. Most methods of manufacturing aluminimum storm windows made use of small pins that hold the glass and screen panels against the frame. This method did not generally allow easy operation, a tight seal, or did it hold up well over time. Our most commonly sold residential storm windows do not reply on pins but rather have a fully pocketed frame and are gasketed on both sides of the moveable panels.
The argument put forward by the modern window and door industry generally contains the falsehood, "new is better". Representatives of both KU and Columbia Gas have each made it known to me that energy efficiency is not a valid reason to replace windows. So if you have decided to keep your windows, treat them right. Solid wooden windows are generally made of high quality material, in both selection of species and in selection of straight grained material that will stay true even after hundreds of years.
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