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I’m replacing all the windows in my house, and I’ve come up against an unexpected dilemna. I’m not landmarked, but want to do wood front windows anyway (just to do right by my house). I decided on trimline, but it turns out that the jamb of their all-wood windows is about an inch deeper than the clad windows I am putting in the back of the house, so I’m not sure if it will look weird and out of place from the insided. After doing a little investigation (thinking I’d have to just give up and use Marvins), I found that the same is true of Marvin all wood vs clad windows. The only option would be to use a Sash kit on the old frame (which in my case needs heavy rebuilding–hence why I wanted to use full new windows). So, to those who have replaced windows–what did you do?!?! Did you use a sash kit in the front historic windows, or use all wood with a deeper jamb? Did it interfere with shutters on the inside?!