Our "Rec Room" was so dated. It had dark paneling, nice expensive paneling, but very dark. The ceiling was atrocious, all one large expanse and very difficult if not impossible to paint. You could always see your paint lines.
The Pella windows were from the 60's but not thermal pane. In order to close all of them you needed two people. One to crank the window from the inside and one to go outside to push on the window in order to lock it. Not a pleasant endeavor in the rain!
Thus the imaginative mind of Tony set to work.
It is now our favorite room and we spend most evenings there. The replacement windows and skylights are Pella triple glazed thermal panes. The heat loss diminished and the room is toasty warm always-even during the frigid winters of 2008 & 2009. The room is much brighter and with the sky-lights you can enjoy the sky view, often you can read the paper without electricity.
It's a great place for taking naps when the sun streams in through the large south window. The air conditioner still worked but I'm sure it was not very efficient. It had an installation date of July 1967 marked on top when we tore it out, so we replaced that as well. It is so quiet you don't even know it is running.
We have huge trees that shade the whole south side of the house, so we hardly use air conditioning, another perk for Wisconsin! It is wonderful to have a handyman in the house!!!
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