Around the House: Building storm windows is difficult do-it-yourself project

Q The wooden storm windows that came with our 1930s house are rotting and coming apart, to the point the glass is nearly falling out. How practical is it to build new ones? I have access to woodworking tools and a shop, and have time to do the work.

Are nailed corners for the frames sturdy enough to hold the storms together, or would I have to go with something more secure? Can I split
2-by-4s to use for the wood?

J.J., Mattawan

A As to the practicality of building your own storm windows, how you define that term will yield the answer to your question.

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Portugal, Strong Geometric Imprint Melides House Shape of a Cross

House in Melides on the southern Alentejo Coas

Landscape House in Melides

The exterior courtyard house in melides

The lower volume acts as an expansion zone house in melides

The upper volume concentrates the main spaces

House design at its core aims as a holiday home situated on a steep hill overlooking the surrounding protected natural topology.

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New Roof: Is it time?

 

… the roof is an all-important part of the home, and a significant part of the weatherproofing of the home. That leaking roof ended up causing more damage than I had thought in just a small expanse of time.

Roofing: repair or replace?

Sometimes you can patch your roof back together instead of going for a whole new roof, but you may be hard-pressed to find a roofer who will do patch work. When a leak occurs, it is sometimes difficult to find a roofer who will just repair a roof instead of replacing it.

This is usually because the roofer makes more money by replacing the roof. That’s not to say that all roofers are out to replace a roof that can simply be repaired. This

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Light Up, Blue Down (Wait a minute, that doesn’t make sense?!)

But it is! When the winter blues get you down, drop the doughnut, and turn on the lights! Seriously though, no one could drop a doughnut so just take it with you to turn on the lights.

Not just any light though, a therapeutic light! Therapeutic lights aren’t different than regular lights because they give more.. light! Or lux, if you want to get technical. The idea is to have this light shining where your eyes can see it, but don’t go staring directly into it, that hurts. Wit

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