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So, I replaced a window screen for the bedroom window last Saturday. Here's a look at what I found underneath the screen when I removed it - an aged window (pics at the end).
It looks like the landlady's approach to dealing with the old windows in this house has been to go shopping for the cheapest possible replacement windows. The big window in my room is one such replacement. The downside to these replacement windows is they completely lack screens, as well as the means to add screens. So if I open them, they would let out my cat, and let in the mosquitoes and any pirates who happen to be wandering through the neighborhood in search of houses to plunder. I'm concerned that if I bring up the window situation with my landlady, she'll just go ahead and replace the remaining windows, and then the house will become even more of a suffocating box than it already is. Not ideal.
The most immediate problem with these windows is that most of the glazing has fallen off, so the panes of glass are on the verge of falling completely out. If someone were to conduct an energy audit on this house, I think they would probably laugh hysterically while watching air whoosh out of these windows, and out from around the back doors.
Anyway, I know a couple of you folks are more knowledgeable/experienced at thinking about and dealing with these kinds of things. Do you have any thoughts or ideas about what to do? Would it be worth my while (and a couple bucks) to remove all the paint, prime, re-glaze, and repaint these puppies? Or should I cut my losses and just use some caulk to hold the glass in place?
It looks like the landlady's approach to dealing with the old windows in this house has been to go shopping for the cheapest possible replacement windows. The big window in my room is one such replacement. The downside to these replacement windows is they completely lack screens, as well as the means to add screens. So if I open them, they would let out my cat, and let in the mosquitoes and any pirates who happen to be wandering through the neighborhood in search of houses to plunder. I'm concerned that if I bring up the window situation with my landlady, she'll just go ahead and replace the remaining windows, and then the house will become even more of a suffocating box than it already is. Not ideal.
The most immediate problem with these windows is that most of the glazing has fallen off, so the panes of glass are on the verge of falling completely out. If someone were to conduct an energy audit on this house, I think they would probably laugh hysterically while watching air whoosh out of these windows, and out from around the back doors.
Anyway, I know a couple of you folks are more knowledgeable/experienced at thinking about and dealing with these kinds of things. Do you have any thoughts or ideas about what to do? Would it be worth my while (and a couple bucks) to remove all the paint, prime, re-glaze, and repaint these puppies? Or should I cut my losses and just use some caulk to hold the glass in place?
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| Bedroom window Some ancient, single-pane windows. | Weathered windows It's kind of hard to tell in this photo, but the upper window is a bit warped. The paint is flaking off in a grand fashion, and most of the window glazing has fallen completely off. |
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| An idea of the wood's condition | Warped section, close-up |
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| The second window in severe disrepair The pane must have cracked when the window AC unit was installed. The fix was to screw a piece of plexiglass over the inside of the window. |
