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The former Lockehaven Inn in Chester, NH
“We love our interior storm windows!” When Jackie Brown and her husband bought a colonial saltbox house in Chester, NH, it needed a lot of rehabilitation. It was built in 1760 and known as the Lockehaven Inn. Fortunately, it still had its original windows with their wavy glass. “We wanted to decrease energy costs but didn’t want to use exterior storm windows because the wavy glass effect wouldn’t be visible from the outside,” said Jackie. So the Browns restored the historic windows and installed Innerglass interior storm windows. “A huge bonus was how quiet they made the house, which sits along a main road. And it’s so easy to take them in and out from the inside of the house. We love how the house looks from the outside and we love our interior storm windows!”
Storm Windows that Increase Energy Efficiency and Reduce Noise
A view from inside the Beacon Hill House in Boston, MA
Homeowners have a range of options to make their windows more energy efficient, including weather stripping, interior window panels, exterior storm windows, and combining insulating shades with exterior storm windows. Performance varies depending on the climate in which the home is located.
Innerglass offers high-quality, vinyl-framed, glass interior storm windows that mount on the inside of the stops of the primary window. They seal tightly and eliminate drafts, condensation, and noise problems. Tests show Innerglass to be up to 5 times tighter than exterior storms and thus more effective in lowering heating and air conditioning costs. They are also ideal for enclosing screened porches.
Historic District Commissions appreciate Innerglass storms because they are virtually invisible. They’ve worked for historic homes on Beacon Hill in Boston, and for the Lyman Estate in Waltham, Massachusetts, where Innerglass solutions played a big role in the property’s weatherization program. Use of blower door testing and infrared photography established a baseline, and new Innerglass storm windows helped save 20% on energy costs.
The Lyman Estate in Waltham, MA
Innerglass has been in business since 1991. Well before that, owner David Degling was experimenting with interior storms of his own design. Then he discovered the spring compression system that Innerglass is now famous for. Unlike any other interior storm window on the market, Innerglass has a concealed stainless steel spring design that uses compression to conform to the window opening and automatically adjust for out-of-square conditions often found in older homes. Each storm window is custom-made to fit its opening.
As a veteran, Degling proudly makes all his storm windows in the United States.
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