Here it is folks!  I edited together the video I took of Angela Thorne’s demonstration at the Des Moines Rehabbers Club meeting, April 5, 2008. 
The video is 50 minutes long, so give it a few minutes to buffer. 
In addition to this video, Steve Wilke-Shapiro is working on an update to the Des Moines Rehabbers Club […]

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Last week I had a visit from an energy efficiency specialist from our local energy company, MidAmerican. MidAmerican has a program called EnergyAdvantage: Save Some Green. Homeowners who get their electricity and natural gas from MidAmerican can call for an hour long appointment in which a specialist will walk through your home with […]

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What a perfect day we had for our meeting today! It was sunny, breezy, and warmer than it’s been all spring so far.
The host of our meeting was Aaron who is working on the finishing touches on an early 20th century transitional house (Victorian to Craftsman I think) in the River Bend neighborhood. […]

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Got a call this morning that the storm windows are ready!  They’re going to wait for the sun to come out a bit and then schedule the installation.  Also the two replacement windows for the attic are ready.  I can’t wait to get them all installed!
Technorati Tags: storm windows, windows, attic, replacement […]

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I’ve been so busy with other things that I forgot to write about replacing the storm windows.  We’ve decided to replace all the storm windows with high-efficiency storms and repair the interior sashes rather than replace them.  Someone from the Des Moines Rehabber’s Club recommended the Corn Belt Aluminum company so I got a quote […]

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