I noticed they didnt send me screws, so what kind of screw should i purchase from the hardware store. The old ones look like they were a little over 1/2 inch long and required a phillips screwdriver. I bought some calk and a caulk gun for a window pane, so should I caulk around the frame before I stick the storm window up or does it matter. I have no clue what I am doing!
2006-10-24 11:26:04 · 5 answers · asked by happydawg 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
My house is very very old. My dad gave it to me in a will, and I am cutting corners. You should see the siding on this baby. It came out of the 1975 era. I own it outright, and I have no house payment, and I am just trying to get thru 4 more Illinois winters before I buy the house down the street. I am not going to invest in thermal pane windows in a house that is literally falling down. I just hope the chimney stays up there 1 more year. I am scared to step on a spot where the old furnace grate is, I may crash thru into the basement and roll into a puddle of water called a systern in my basement. Older than dirt!!!!!
2006-10-24 11:46:09 · update #1
I haven't had storm windows in years, and I live in Canada. Why in the world didn't you buy the modern thermal-pane windows that don't require storms? They are so much less work! From what I recall from the old days, you don't caulk around storms unless it's the seasonal type of caulking/insulation that is removable in the spring, or you'll have a fairly permanent storm window! There were small turning pieces, like wing nuts, which held them in, and that was pretty much it. Some people would put tape around them, which kept the draft out, and this was a mess to remove in the spring, since the tape would leave a sticky residue. I'm amazed that you could obtain such a primitive thing as storm windows in the 21st century! I remember helping my mother with those horrible things decades ago. (That job always became hers.) Is this for a heritage home? Maybe go in and listen to Fibber McGee and Molly on the radio afterwards?
2006-10-24 11:40:00 · answer #1 · answered by steviewag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pan head screws work best. I don't know about your specific windows, but usually you just screw a flange on the side, into the wood frame. I don't think you need to caulk. Storm windows do very little as far as air infiltration, and it is an exterior application so you don't need to worry about water, the old window itself will take of that. Plus the house will look better without them if go to sell it. The caulk will be a mess to clean up.
2006-10-24 11:35:12 · answer #2 · answered by robling_dwrdesign 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use some galvanized pan head screws.....stainless steel if you can find them.
NEVER caulk a storm window. they are meant to breath. if you caulk the window it will trap moisture and rot out the sill and a few years.
aside from that, if you do caulk it you will play hell getting it off the brick mold the next time you paint
Possum
2006-10-24 13:09:52 · answer #3 · answered by hillbilly named Possum 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are these aluminum storms with the screen and glass all in one? then all you need to do is screw them back on... use a aluminum screw thou..seeing how a metal one will rust and you might never get it off.. really no need to caulk it.
2006-10-24 11:39:51 · answer #4 · answered by urbanstatistic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read directions it says to caulk it and then let it settle for 24 hours aftered on...if not effective complain
P.S. ur welcome:)
2006-10-24 11:35:01 · answer #5 · answered by Child of God 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋