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January 26, 2009
Seasonal Maintenance?
Hi everyone, we recently bought a home (1910, but renovated) and are looking for a "handbook" of some sort that will inform us as to what sorts of maintenance we should be doing. (Both annually, as well as seasonally). For example, we should put in storm windows during the winter; we should amke sure no roof shingles are loose once a year. Etc....
Putting aside a handbook, any advice on these topics would be GREATLY appreciated....
Thanks!
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This Old House makes a nice one you can buy but you can also poke around their site and download the info.
Good luck!
Posted by: BKRed at January 27, 2009 12:00 AM
Storm windows! How quaint!
Ah, reminds me of my youth. Pulling out the storm windows in early fall, painting and scrapping or was it scrapping and painting, whatever. After a hard day of storm window hanging me and my dad would pass a doobie around while listening to Eisenhower on the transistor radio.
Seriously if you're still putting up storm windows your house has not been renovated.
Posted by: mod squad at January 27, 2009 4:58 PM
Mod Squad, I assure you my house has been renovated. Not that it matters, but our windows have storm windows that are already in place. During the winter, you simply open the window, lift the screen to the top, and then lower the storm window to the bottom. Does that make sense?
Posted by: Splenda at January 28, 2009 12:13 PM
It makes sense in 1970. Why don't you get new thermal pane windows put in? Then you can throw all that cheesy aluminum storm window crap in the trash. Not only do they help keep the heat in better then storm windows, they keep the cool in summer and offer better sound proofing.
Posted by: mod squad at January 28, 2009 8:33 PM
If you also have the original 1910 wood windows I *certainly would not* get rid of the storm windows. What a horrifying suggestion.
Posted by: mopar at January 29, 2009 11:00 PM
mopar, The storm windows the OP is talking about are those hideous aluminum framed contraptions that are permanently attached to the house. The "storm" and screens are there all year long. The "charm" of those 1910 windows is totally hidden by them. Tell me I'm wrong.
Posted by: mod squad at January 29, 2009 11:49 PM
Sears has a website called 'manage my home' that will send you exactly what you are asking for over the course of the year as well as brief explanations of how to do the things they suggest.
Posted by: bunkerlabs at April 22, 2009 7:41 PM
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