Services
Replace loose or failing glazing with new glazing. Broken panes are replaced with new, re-purposed or reproduction antique glass as the customer requests. Work is priced per pane.
Re-rope/ Mechanical Tune-up:
Involves unsticking one or both sashes to make operable, replacing parting stops if needed, removing material that affects sash movement, replacing worn or broken sash cords with new cord or chain and tuning existing or installing new weather stripping. Broken panes are replaced as needed. Work is priced per window.
Renovation:
Re-glazing and Re-rope /Mechanical Tune-up, plus minor structural repairs. Priming and painting of sash exterior. Sashes are brought into our workshop for this process.
Full Restoration:
Window sashes are removed from their opening, cataloged and taken to our workshop for restoration. All glazing and glass panes are removed from sashes, and the remaining paint is stripped. Damaged and/or rotted pieces are repaired. If a particular wood part is not repairable, it is replaced by a new part milled to match the original window profiles (limited replacement in kind). Sash joints are strengthened. Sashes are re-assembled and fitted for weather stripping.
Glass panes are re-glazed to their original position. Interior and exterior of sashes are painted. Sash locks and other hardware are restored, repaired or replaced.
Stops are stripped of paint, repaired then primed and painted. Jambs are stripped of paint, repaired then primed and painted if requested.
The restored sashes and stops are re-installed. Broken or worn sash cord is replaced with new cord or chain. Weather stripping, sash locks and other mechanisms are installed.
Window is tuned and left fully operational with most of its original components intact and returned to their original positions.
Consultation:
We are happy provide assistance to clients who want to restore they’re windows themselves, but need a little professional guidance through the process. This fee-based service is available after your initial assessment and is tailored to your project need. Feel free to contact us to discuss project rates.
“Good to Knows”
Our window restoration and repair services adhere to standards established by the National Park Service.
Click here for their brief regarding "The Repair of Historic Wooden Windows".
Click here for "The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties With Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring & Reconstructing Historic Buildings"
All work is done from the inside. We prefer to work on windows that have storm windows protecting the house from the elements. If storm windows are not present, alternate options will be offered to temporarily close an opening.
We make every attempt to minimize glass breakage. In the event there is breakage, we will re-purpose as much of your broken antique glass as possible before supplementing with new or reproduction antique glass if the customer requests.
For all services, highest quality materials are used to prolong the life of your restored window components.
Pricing depends on window size, the number of glass panes, and general condition