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Weather-Stripping Metal Framed Windows
Question
My condo has 6-foot-high metal-framed windows (double hung), and I would
like to weather-strip them to stop drafts. I was told these windows
could not be weather-stripped. What can I do? There seem to be drafts
galore near those windows. The frames are set in concrete.
Answer
Any window can be weather-stripped and/or caulked to prevent drafts.
Sounds like the maintenance people just can't be bothered. But the windows
may not need to be treated. They may be tight and secure, and the drafts
may be self-inflicted. The metal frames may be colder than the double-layered
glass, and warm, moist in the house wafting along the ceiling heads
toward the cold windows; when it reaches the cold metal, it drops to
the floor. It is the moving cooled-off air that is the draft. Here is
one idea to stop those drafts and save you heating fuel as well. Have
inside storm windows made, with wood or aluminum, and insert them in
the window opening, a few inches from the main window. They will make
a big difference. Since they may be fairly expensive, you can have just
a few made for, say, the room where you spend most of your time. You
will be more comfortable.
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