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After carefully researching several different window manufacturers I selected Marvin windows (which came recommended by the person who drew up the plans for the house). Buying windows can be (is in actuality) very complex from selection, to measurement, to installation. First there are many different choices in windows (double hung, casement, picture, custom) and within these broad categories, there are still more options to choose from. I selected Marvin's Ultimate Clad Double Hung to bring back some of the look of the 1898 style.

The Ultimate series feature a maintenance free aluminum exterior, a very nice wood interior (that shows little if any plastic), and a patented central latch. Of the many options available in this line, I selected simulated divided light, argon gas, low E coating, and primed interior. It was a little more pricy than the other models but still less expensive than the actual divided light or the triple pane windows. If I could afford them, the triple pane windows would have been the ticket as once you are fully insulated, the windows are the source of most all of your energy losses. Simulated divided light applies a mutton bars (cross hatch) on both sides of the window. Marvin uses some kind of process by which both sides of the window have these bars glued to the window -- but underneath them lie a sheet of glass. In this way they look like individual panes of glass but underneath is just one sheet of glass. Argon gas provides additional insulating properties. Low E coating blocks certain sun rays where by allowing light to pass but only a fraction of its heat -- increasing the cooling efficiency as much as 40%. Lastly, since I will be painting everything white inside, I had all the windows primed at the factory -- a significant time savings feature.

They provided quite a different look over what I had previously and were much better insulated over the large single panes were previously installed.

This picture also shows the roof completed as well as the sofit and fascia applied.

Here the windows are placed in the front of the house and the front porch is completed.

There remains a few windows on the house that will need to be replaced -- all of which are shown here. They are the living room window to the lower left, and the two kitchen windows shown as the corner windows to the lower right.

However, I may will keep the lower portion of the house as is. Meaning, I may not yet shingle the front of the house below the porch roof as there may need to be more extensive work to fit/place new windows when we feel up to this phase of the project.

Eventually, I will be shingling the front and east sides of the house. Beyond that, I will shingle other areas of the house as we come upon additional funds to do so -- very expense as it is extremely labor intensive to shingle a house with hand-split cedar shakes.

Essentially, each shake is unique! Thus it must be trimmed on each edge to allow it to fit snugly against the next. It must also be cut across the bottom to allow it to fit squarely. This adds up to a lot of TLC with each shake placed on the house -- TLC means it takes a long time and requires extensive labor to do right.

Note that siding the EAST side will also include tearing off the remaining old shingles, shoring up any holes, tyveking remaining portion, and then shingling. We want to get this side done as it is the side we most see and it would also allow us to get ride of the temporary electrical post that was used during the tear-off.

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