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PUCA - Réemploi et reconfiguration thermique des fenêtres en fin de viePARTIE 12.15 – RESTORE OR REPLACE OLD WINDOWS ?(Forum de discussion)Date Published: Jun 16 2009Tips to help you decide if restoration is right for your wooden windowsWooden windows built before World War II were typically custom-made for the house. Exchangingthem with standard vinyl replacement windows can drastically affect the look of your home. Excesspaint and broken pulley systems are the most common problems with wooden windows, but theyare easily fixed. Stripping and refinishing the wood, as well as replacing the rope in the pulley systemwith a chain, can make your window work like new.Rotted wood doesn’t necessarily mean window death. Window restoration specialists [1.28] canusually repair it using epoxy that can be sanded and painted to blend with the rest of the window.Properly maintained wooden windows and storm windows work together like the two pieces of glassin a double paned window. Add weather stripping to wood windows and storm windows to achievesimilar energy ratings to that of double-paned replacement windows.Forum de discussion : [1.34]2.16 – INTRODUCING WOODEN WINDOW RESTORATION WITH THE SILENT PAINT REMOVER& OLD-FASHIONED, ORGANIC, LINSEED PAINT (INNOVATION PRODUCTS)New replacement windows used today will not last nearly as long as these old windows did. Don'tlisten to the window salesperson who only wants to sell you new replacement windows! It is wellworth the effort to restore old wooden windows - read 10 good reasons. The Silent Paint Removermakes it possible to remove paint on all wood surfaces and is very effective on wooden windows.Here, we present to you the old-fashioned (ancient) method of using Organic linseed oil windowglazing and organic linseed oil paint. These products will make your window restoration last for 40-50yearsJuin 2012Les Bâtisseurs d’Emmaüs106