Question from Jenny
Hi Debra,
We live in a house that is about 40 years old and has wood casement windows. When we first moved into this house about 16 years ago, we had looked into replacing the windows but the gentleman that came out to give us an estimate was quite honest in saying that the windows we had were a good quality and we should just replace the weatherstripping and mechanisms. 3 1/2 years ago it was discovered that I have MCS and we are having to revisit the window issue. The windows are double pane but we live in Canada and the standard now is triple pane, so we do have some energy issues that we are dealing with and more importantly, mold issues on the window frames. When the temparture drops, water vapour builds up on the windows and has led to mold growth. I saw in a previous post you did that you had 40 year old wood windows and you prefered those over new windows. However, I wonder what you would do if you were dealing with the mold and heat loss issues we have. I would hate to have to replace these if I have another option. Do you or any of your readers have any suggestions.
Debra’s Answer
Readers? Any success with window replacement?
Has the person who submitted this question ever found an answer? I have casement windows, several of which are in severe disrepair, and need to either have them rebuilt or replaced. In all my research, I haven’t yet located a non-toxic window. What are people using to replace windows? Mine are also casement, with double paned glass. Thank you!