Buying an old home presents some challenges.
While the two of us like the hardwood floors, doors plus moldings, there are disadvantages.
The home is easily taxing to heat plus cool. Our local temperature swings from the disadvantage digits into the high eighties. We deal with brutal wind chills plus excessive humidity. Although I love the giant windows that allow light into the home, they are a source of drafts plus energy losses. When the two of us first moved in, the windows were original to the house. It was easy to think the frosty air wafting in while the two of us were in the winter. The gas furnace would run typically plus yet various rooms felt overly frosty. I tried putting plastic over the windows plus placing rolled up towels on the sill to minimize the influx of outside air. It helped a little. In the summer, the two of us had issues with dust, bugs plus pollen plus I blamed the outdated windows, but replacing the windows was an costly plus gradual project. We couldn’t afford to buy all new plus have them installed. Instead, the two of us bought a couple of windows every few months. My hubby plus I l acquired how to install them ourselves. We were easily conscientious about properly insulating plus caulking around them. Because the two of us chose low E, thermal pane, Energy Star rated windows, they were especially extravagant yet more energy efficient. While it has taken a while to replace the abundance of windows, the two of us are enjoying the results. The home stays cleaner plus the two of us are able to maintain a more consistent temperature. The gas furnace plus air conditioning aren’t required to labor as difficult or run as often. Our energy bills are quite a bit lower. Those savings will help to reclaim the investment into so several new windows.