When “More or Less” Won’t Do
This week a transformation of our home is taking place with the installation of eleven new windows. My husband, Al, has wanted to replace the old drafty ones for a long time. But, I resisted due to the expense involved and the daunting prospect of remodeling…again. The windows in our home were installed about a dozen years ago, when the house was bought for the purpose of fixing it up and putting it right back on the market. They seemed like perfectly good windows; however, there was one major flaw. Even when locked tight for the winter, the frigid air blew right through them. Our bills for heating were high, with the wind chill during the long winter months often dropping below freezing. When I shared this problem with a neighbor, she said that hers were drafty too, and suggested stuffing paper towels into the crevices of the double hung windows! I followed her advice for years even though paper towels, along with insulating tape around the ...
