As long as we are asking home improvement questions...

I too have an old home with 10' ceilings. Heating was near impossible until we had the windows replaced. It cut my energy bill in HALF. No exaggeration. We ran central heat with space heaters in every room and still walked around in coats. We had single pane aluminum, and switched to double paned vinyl.

If you still have the original windows, however, I think the old wavy glass looks great with orginal wooden frames. I would put storm windows on top of them to retain the original look which is impossible to duplicate, and receive similar benefit as double pane.


Spray foam costs a fortune. Looked into it and researched. Glad I spent the money getting the aluminum windows ripped out instead. Made the inside and outside of the house look better too. In the course of your remodeling use standard batting insulation in the walls. Just remember the saying "fluff don't stuff", and it will work just as good as the spray foam.

Where spray foam applications really shine are on hanging surfaces such as roof, and under floors if your home is pier and beam. That is where I would apply spray foam. Good luck!