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Euclidious
Citizen
Username: Euclidious
Post Number: 5
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 6:20 pm: | 
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I just bought a house in Maplewood and I have some storm windows missing and a few that don't fit correctly. I also need to add storms on a third floor. Can anyone recommend someone that can do this type of work? thanks |
ryan daws
Citizen
Username: Rdaws
Post Number: 1
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 10:11 pm: |
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i've heard lifetime aluminum on Rt. 10 behind/near Capitol Lighting does this. Never dealt with them but did get this recommendation... |
Elizabeth
Citizen
Username: Momof4peepers
Post Number: 11
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 10:31 pm: |
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there was an article in This Old House magazine about a guy who makes wooden storm windows. I pitched the magazine, but I'm sure you could easily find it. He was out of Kansas? (one of those midwestern states) and they ran about $300. |
Yang
Citizen
Username: Yang
Post Number: 33
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 11:06 pm: |
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George at 973 953-0781 did ours.
Give him a call. |
Peter
Citizen
Username: Peter
Post Number: 210
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 1:40 am: |
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There is a place in Newark -- Wooden Storm Windows or Old Fashioned Storm Windows or something like that. It's in the archives. |
Pdg
Citizen
Username: Pdg
Post Number: 507
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 8:37 am: |
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We replaced all 18 of our storms, and 2 bay windows, with HG Edwards in Summit (908) 273-3224. Dennis Corcoran was our contact. Very neat, great install. Some outdoor sill wood was broken during one removal of old/replacement and they fixed it even though it was probably a rotted wood problem.
However, we truly regret replacing the storms, and here's why. Our old double hungs work great and looked great, so we decided to do the cheaper storm window replacement rather than full window replacement. (you lose a bit of light w/window replacement since they fit into the previous window opening.)
About 1 yr later, we decided to paint a lot of our interior. The painters said we had lead paint, and to be sure before we paid mucho $ extra to contain it, we had our paint tested professionally. We had lead, 3X "safe" levels. But ONLY in our trim! Which, since our paint was in pretty good condition, was only a safety hazard at the WINDOWS! When sashes are raised/lowered they create dust which is the problem. It is heavy dust, and settles fairly quicky, but if you have kids, they may go to the window and touch the sills, etc. and then it is on their fingers. (And unless you have a good quality HEPA vacuum, when you vacuum the dust it is then sent throughout the air as some dust escapes through the unsealed vacuum cleaner.)
So, before you spend $ on storms, consider having your window trim tested for lead - you may decide that complete replacement is better than just storms. (and you can do it over time, a few windows at a time if budgeting is an issue.)
Someone should learn from our expensive mistake! |
kmk
Supporter
Username: Kmk
Post Number: 1034
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 8:40 am: |
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Go to Jaeger lumber.
Our carpenters ordered our entire house's worth of "old-fashioned" storms and screens from Marvin Windows through Jaeger Lumber. We ordered them primed and had the carpenters paint them and install the hanging hardware.
About $100 each was about right for our semi-finished ones. |
Bob K
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 10772
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 8:44 am: |
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I think the company in Newark is called Old Fashion Window Company.
While I have posted this before, we lived in an old Victorian when I was in high school that had the old wood storms and screens that had to be changed out in the fall and in the spring. There were maybe 25 windows and it was a major pain in the rear. Washing them, painting them, and then lugging them up from the basement wasn't at all fun. If you want to take up the challenge fine, but I have better things to do with my time.  |
Pdg
Citizen
Username: Pdg
Post Number: 508
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 10:16 am: |
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Ours were $130.50 each, installed (including removal of old storms/screens) for Custom Shield/Windtight White baked enamel aluminum triple track combination storm and screen windows - they were called "The Esquire" which we were told is the best in the industry since 1965. |
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