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Yep, back to the window thing.  Earlier we discussed the pros and cons of the different types of windows, as stated, wood windows rock.  Say if there's a problem, then you, or a trusted professional can replace any aspect of them.  OK, but what if they are as old as the man upstairs, historically awesome, and freezing you and your butt off in the middle of winter; or roasting you in the summertime?

Go VINYL!

No.

And don't bother with exterior storm windows either.

Why not?  Glad you asked.  Exterior storm windows create an air dam; which is good in that it acts as an excellent insulator, however in doing so it allows moisture to be trapped on the outside of your window.  Which is bad for several reasons.  It leads to rotting of your sills and sashes, are permanently attached (usually), and are god awful ugly.  Whoops.  

However, the general idea is what we want.  Lets create an air dam/ insulator INSIDE the house.  The climate is controlled so you won't build up moisture.  Good.  Let's make it so the insulator can be removed when needed and easily.  Check.  Can be made to match the interior of your home so that you won't notice that it's even there and won't affect the aesthetics of you windows from the outside. Better.  What if they cost, for your whole house, the same as replacing ONE window?  Home-run!

So, how do you go about acquiring this mythical pot-o-gold?  Call up Ronco?  Nope.

If you have the skills, DIY.  Need a roadmap?  Got one right here.  This is exactly what I'm going to be doing here in about a week or two so you can be assured that I'll report my results here.  Granted, I lifted the following off the web, but hey, it's good info: http://historichomeworks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=193

More later...