Home Improvements - Bedroom Windows

After the roof, the next big project that David is tackling at our house is the replacement of our windows. Our little home was built in 1925 and it still has the original wooden-frame windows throughout (with the exception of the "dining nook" addition which has cheap metal-frame windows.) These ancient panes do little to insulate our residence and we saw the effects of this in our natural gas bill this winter - yikes! Many of the windows are cracked, only 2 of them have screens, and most of them I can't even open - years of warping and layers of paint have practically sealed them closed!

We got quotes from a couple of local window manufacturers and installers and found them to be waaaaay out of our price range! We debated about what we should do until a contractor from our church referred us to a supplier of vinyl windows and offered to let us use his discount. What a deal! David got all the specs and measurements and we mapped out all the details before we placed the order. Who knew there was so much to consider?! - size restrictions, style, color, latch type, installation type, direction of slide, number of panes, etc.

After our order arrived, David got to work right away. He said it's actually not that difficult to swap the windows out because the type we selected is easy to work with.

Here is one of the old windows in our bedroom.



This is the replacement vinyl window - much nicer!



All that's missing is a bit of trim and some touch-up paint!