Are Storm Windows still made?

Home Depot and Lowes are not offering storm windows anymore.
Does anyone know who still makes them for a reasonable price?

 

Any real lumberyard can order them for you. Larsen is one of the most common brands.

 

Larsen might be one of the most common brands, but they stopped making storm windows.

 

Our local Lowes website shows multiple sizes in stock although it does say the stock is low.

 

As soon they sold them, they are not reordering.
I called Larson and they to me.
You can also see it on their website.

 

If you search online multiple suppliers appear; Affordable Storm Windows, Casco, Adams...

 

Huh! I got some not that long ago but I checked the website I order them from and it says not available!

Last I knew, Gerkin and Quaker were ones in my area that also made them.

 

I called them and they say they have discontinued the storm windows and just sold what they had left in stock.
Same applies with the big boxes. Sold what they had in stock.
​​​​​​​Larsen had good storm windows.

 

Today's replacement window and the current technology pretty much obsoletes storm window.

 

Not really.

What's funny is that your old drafty single pane farm house windows with a single pane storm window never really got condensation on them usually. In that respect, the old technology was better.

But new double pane windows (even with low e) will often get condensation on the bottom edge of the glass on the sashes on the coldest days. Reason being, those pieces of glass are about 5/8" apart. Whereas a storm window was about 1 1/2 to 3" away from the inner glass. More separation means less conduction. Add to that, drafty windows actually served to lower the humidity in a house. But you put in a new tighter double (or triple) pane window, caulk it in nicely so that it's no longer drafty... and the humidity in the house rises. And so does the dewpoint. And now it's more likely you will get condensation on the bottom edges of those new windows when it's 0F out... whereas your old windows never did that.

Add curtains, blinds, or insulating blankets (blocking the heat that formerly kept the window warm) and that condensation in a house with high humidity then turns to frost or ice.

It's a hard one to explain to customers who don't understand why it's happening. The center of glass temperature is usually better than it was before. But the edge temperature is what's challenging. That's why you hear about "warm edge technology" when it comes to the latest and greatest in new windows. And even that is a misnomer. It ought to be "warmER edge"... as in, it's warmer than the old technology. Because "warm edge" is a bit misleading. When it's 0F out, the edge isn't going to be 70F. LOL

 

Often subject of post "storm windows" is not best way to fix issue. Storm windows only slightly improve room comfort and reduce heating costs.

A better solution is installing modern replacement windows that significantly lowers heating fuel cost for quick pay back.

Yeas ago this DIYer replaced 13 aluminum frame, double pane windows in 1957 home with modern vinyl ones. In old, age home was very comfortable recently when outside temp was 7F and 30 knot winds.