[Greenbuilding] Refurbishing wooden storm windows

[Corwyn]

On May 04, 2007, at 14:24, arthur landerholm wrote:

>> Hi Group,
>>
>> I'm refurbishing the original wooden storm windows from my 1940s brick
>> colonial in the Washington DC area.  Before I reglaze the storm 
>> windows,
>> it occurred to me that I might replace the original, 3/32" single pane
>> glass with dual pane laminated glass.
>>
>> Does anyone know if I'll need to deepen the existing rabbets (which 
>> are
>> 7/16") to accommodate the double-thickness glass?  That is, do I need 
>> the
>> equivalent amount of space for the glazing compound (ie 11/32") or 
>> will
>> the window be weather tight with less compound?

There is a company which does this for standard window sashes 
(http://www.bi-glass.com/).  They use an x-y router to deepen the 
rabbets. and install with caulk and wood strips(?).

Thank You Kindly,

Corwyn

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