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Originally Posted by john70t
I suggest the energy audit first because it's no use spending $10,000 on windows when the wall insualtion could be bad, a ventilation system needs improving, or another factor is affecting the home.
Even a hundred dollars of caulk might make more of an improvement.
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I totally understand. However, the windows are original 1927 issue, and literally allow a wind from outside to get inside the house. Weather-stripping would help on the windows that aren't rotten, but I'd have to do a full rework on most of the windows to install it, and the time involved would cost more than just buying new windows. In the interim, I've got the storm windows down, a screw between the sashes to reduce airflow, and plastic over the inside.
But the first 5 windows on the list are literally rotting in place. The hinges are rusted through, and I keep expecting to come home and find that one of them has fallen off the house. I have to replace these windows, regardless of what else the local energy auditor could tell me.