Aluminum Clad Windows????
Aluminum clad windows can be high performance as long as the glass is rated high enough. I would go with the Pella 850 series I believe they are clad with aluminum on the outside and can be purchased in a variety of colors. Wood clad windows will not be maintenance free and vinyl windows probably wont have the quality of the aluminum Pella's. With the aluminum clad and a correct installation that will be your best bet....
Do you find that when you entertain, everyone likes hanging around in the kitchen?
Oh man that is so true! And it's not even like I throw parties. Sometimes it's just a few friends coming to hang out, and we'll all end up in the kitchen for hours. It's not like there isn't anywhere to sit outside the kitchen. And in my kitchen there are no chairs. And 99% of the time I will serve dinner and everything is available for people to get without going into the kitchen. How odd. xoxo.*...
Who was in Amsterdam over Queensday holiday weekend ?
Yes I was, clad in full leather in the leather gay district in the Warmoesstraat. Dancing - not cheek to cheek but hop to hip, with other leather clad real manly hunks. Bliss on earth....
no water pressure in kitchen sink?
I'm guessing this is a single-lever faucet? You've got a clogged cartridge. Depending on the brand/model, some can be dissasembeled and cleaned, while others need to be replaced (the cartridge, not the faucet :)...
How to increase the gas pressure in the gas lines ?
There's nothing you can do except get a new supply line installed. The pressure in the gas lines is regulated by the gas company. The existing line doesn't deliver enough gas to operate everything that is drawing from it. I had a similar situation in a home I am doing some work on. I am in the process of finishing a basement. The customer wanted a gas log fireplace installed. Their gas supply was to small for the additional load. The options from the fireplace contractor were to install a separa...