I don't have any specific reccomendations for you but that really isn't the
hardest job; the real trick is getting a window that looks nice on your
house and fits your windows.  Because of the sizes of the windows on a lot
of our homes, you may very well have to get custom windows.  Installing the
correctly sized storm windows isn't really much harder than turning a
screw-driver and sealing around the edges of the window with some sort of
caulk.

A contractor has the same problems getting windows to fit your home but will
charge you more for them (markup) and will, of course, want some money for
his labor installing them.  If you can do this job yourself, you will save
labor costs and may be able to get the windows for a similar price, if not
less.  You may want to consider taking all or some of this money that you
would save and investing in more expensive windows which may suit the
character of your house better and will probably last longer.  This, of
course, is up to you, but windows drastically affect the look of a building.

Check out the library; I'm sure that they have a straightforward home repair
and improvement book that will cover this type of job in simple terms.

Good luck!
-j. scott clinton

-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Scheckter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 9:57 AM
To: Sarah Scheckter
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:  [UC] replacing storm windows-- triple-track


hi,

it's that time of year again--i'm looking for someone who can do a good job
replacing old storm windows with 'triple-track' ones. has anyone had good
experiences with a contractor who does this?

thanks,
sarah

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