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Benefits of Window Restoration
by eperot on Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:44 am
For anyone who has questions about the benefits of restoring vs. replacing their original windows, I hope these pictures will favor the goal of restoration. These are vintage 1874 sash, tons of paint and cracked glazing putty, broken sash cords, frozen with paint sash locks, etc.
I am handy but have no previous or professional training on how to do this other than what I have gathered from this site.
Before they looked horrible, half the sash were painted shut, and the half that opened did so with effort and bumpiness. Now they glide like butter and with spring bronze, no drafts. All harware, including sash locks, pulleys, even screws are original, stripped and reused. Even the original wavy glass was reused. It took very little money, (but a bit of time) and tell me which is greener…restoration or throwing these great windows in the landfill and replacing them with vinyl replacements.
I also had to make a seat to scrape the outer trim because I don’t have a ladder that tall! It worked great, steadier and probably safer than a ladder anyway.
The colors for anyone interested are Benjamin Moore historic colors…sash are Audubon Russet, Trim is Chestertown Buff, and the current blue siding will be a medium dark green eventually. My wife picked them out and I think they will work great. I like the saturated, ochre-ey yellow so much more than the lighter yellow currently on most of the trim (See the final pic, note the different yellow above the window…yuck). And we wondered if it would look right having the sash a different color from the trim, but we love it.
I have yet to install the inner trim and stops, coming after the walls go back in. Have some temps screwed in to hold the lower sash in place! So to anyone on the fence, trust me…the effort is well worth it.
Eric
Jacob Beaty House - c.1874
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by pqtex on Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:21 am
Very, very nice! Great job.
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by rodpaine on Wed Oct 27, 2010 5:38 am
Eric,
Great job and photos! Very much like many of us here have performed and are performing, spending very little money (about $100 in my case) but lots of labor over what may be a lengthy period (8 years on my 20 windows) and the end results have been wonderful. Thank you for sharing this with us and for all your hard work… saving these wonderful old windows and allowing them to do their job, again.
-Rod
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Re: Benefits of Window Restoration
by Andy in NH on Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:34 am
Well done indeed!
Big Barn, Little Barn, Saltbox, Cape, 2 storey Farmhouse - and a shed to boot! 237’ end to end. This could take a while…..
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by angolito on Wed Oct 27, 2010 7:13 am
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by cs on Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:40 am
Awesome job, Eric!
Besides, of course, the fabulous windows, I love the “window seat” work platform. Nice idea.
Chris
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by Civil War Seamstress on Wed Oct 27, 2010 9:02 am
WOW. You Rock! There is a place in restoration heaven for people like you!
“If everything is coming your way….you’re in the Wrong Lane!”
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by reversemigration on Wed Oct 27, 2010 9:24 am
Wow. Fantastic work! It’s definitely an inspiration for me in the years to come.
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by jade mortimer on Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:05 am
oh, eric, what an inspirtation! your windows look absolutely fantastic…they will certainly last another 100 years with regular minimal maintenance (i know that’s a swear word in today’s plastic world—maintenance, maintenance, maintenance)…
if you’re ever looking for a job……
….jade
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by Kansas. 1911. on Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:10 am
Love it. My husband and I are trying to get to your level of skill. I appreciate the photos. We bought storm windows that fit nicely which provide cover for the windows while they’re out.
1911 Prairie Foursquare
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Done on the inside; starting on the outside
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