Spend some time in a little used room and you make certain
discoveries, as one reader recently found out. "We were sitting next
to the Christmas tree one evening when I realized how uncomfortable
the living room is in the winter," she wrote.
The letter went on to list the all too familiar problems
associated with a turn-of-the-century house: drafty rooms, uneven
heating, etc.
Despite all the attention given energy conservation over the
years, including passive solar techniques and new products, windows
remain troublesome. Of course windows can be replaced or storm
windows added, but the fact is that glass offers little resistance to
cold. The more glass walls you have, the more ...