Do your prime windows need protection? Are you interested in acoustical glazing for sound dampening?
Here’s our curated selection of pertinent articles. Material comes from Old-House Journal and Traditional Building magazines, and includes stories by window experts.

Choices go well beyond the triple-track aluminum storms of the mid-20th century. Exterior secondary glazing, including sashes that can be opened and closed, are joined by interior glazing panels that attach by compression-fit gasket, clips, or magnets. Glazing is available in glass, acrylic, polycarbonate, and specialties that reduce UV light or dampen sound. Some manufacturers offer products approved by historic district commissions and the National Park Service. Allied Window offers “invisible” storm windows even for shaped openings or windows with bent glass.
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Added Glazing in the Context of Saving Old Windows
Busting the Myths of Replacement Windows
Advantages of Interior “Storm” Windows
Case Study: Interior Inserts in an 18th-century House
Added Glazing for Effective Soundproofing
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