Jrhodes wrote:
>
> Greetings! (My first pinhead inquiry)
> My home village, a suburb of New York City, has ruled out consolidation
> (sorry Mr. Stahl) of the wood windows on its not-so-historic 1920's brick
> Municipal Building.  They still want to preserve the appearance of its
> average 3'-4"W x 9'-4"H D.H. windows, each sash 9 over 9, (up to twice that
> width with fan head) windows.  Thermal rating (insulated glazing),
> operability and performance are still a concern, as well as (you guessed
> it) cost.  There is a serious consideration for aluminum clad wood, all
> wood is a lot pricier, all aluminum is a lot fatter, and then there's a
> local low bidder who is pushing solid vinyl (?!) that will not stack up in
> appearance.
> Is there any good analysis, otherwise concensus, or, I'll settle for
> informed suspicion as to how these various systems perform in such sizes?
> While we're at it, how about vinyl clad wood or the paintable fiberglass?
> --Jim Rhodes
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Jim:

Can you provide some more detail? What wood or woods make up the
existing windows? What are the general cross section demisions of the
stiles and rails? Why has saving of the existing widows been rejected?

Bryan Blundell