ITEMS TO CONSIDER AND BENEFITS OF REPLACING VS. RESTORING:
- The cost of new windows is often less than restoration, and the end product is
superior.
- The cost of field labor (high) vs. factory labor (usually much lower).
- Often, old windows appear sound, but are warped or corroded and non-functional.
- Field welding of small pieces often leaves rough appearance and difficult glazing
areas.
- New windows are always properly fitted with the vent fitted to the frame. Field
fitting of a new vent to an old frame is often impossible, even if vent is
dimensionally sized correctly.
- New windows often used the exact same section, as that used decades ago, and
achieve the exact same sightlines and appearance.
- Specifications normally require sections to be continuous from jamb to jamb and
head to sill, with the muntins being interlocked. Piece meal welding and adding of
small sections violate this requirement.
- New windows can have coatings and finishes vastly superior to those applied in the
field over older degraded windows.
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