I was hired to fabricate new wooden storm windows to protect the stained glass eyebrow windows on the parlor floor of a brownstone. The building’s facade was being resurfaced, so it was a handy time to be able to climb up on the scaffolding to measure and then install these.

Storm windows need to have weep holes at the lowest point of the window to allow moisture – condendsation to drain. Many people caulk these weep holes shut, and then their windows slowly rot. The warmth of the inner window, making contact with the colder outdoor space, causes water to collect ( condense ) on the outer side of the inner window. If this moisture is not allowed to drain away, it seeps into the wood, causing it to slowly degrade.