Thanks Dale. I doubt there's a true right angle anywhere in this house. It's nice, we put a lot of work and money into it, but it has settled some, and doing this probably makes sense.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 18:07 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Thermol windows About the best 'R' value you can get from double glazed windows even gas filled is about R3. Triple glazing with an inch or more space will improve on that some. The big deal is air leaks. The better the windows fit the less leakage. Good air tight installation and good sealing windows will really help energy savings and improve comfort. If the storm windows fit well and control air infiltration you may not save all that much but the convenience is also something to be factored in. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 3:23 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Thermol windows Bill, I don't really know how to calculate the heat loss for an old double hung with storm VS a double pain, but there are lots of claims out there that say the difference is significant. Although, a lot of those claims are coming from the windows sales people. *GRIN* This kind of thing does tend to increase the value of the house, but only by some fraction of the original cost of the windows. So, between getting some back via a home sale, and saving some on heating bills before you sell, it probably comes out in the wash before too many years. I think you are out of luck on the tax credit thing. I am pretty certain that was only in place for tax years 2006 and 2007. I actually knocked 400 bucks off my tax bill last year because we installed an efficient door and new hot water tank and furnace. The maximum credit was 500 bucks. But like I said, I don't believe you can get that credit anymore. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu> cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 ---------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1577 - Release Date: 7/28/2008 6:55 AM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
