PUT SOME NEW SOUL IN YOUR OLD HOME

When we are done, your windows are going to look hot. Your sash (usually 2 per window) is removed from it’s opening and taken to my shop. 3/8” OSB plywood is used to cover all openings in the interim, and the company logo is painted on it so your neighbors will know you’re restoring your windows. The entire sash, including the detailed interior profile design on the muntins, will be completely stripped of all old paint layers. Windows will be neutralized of any lead. All old glazing, caulking, and silicon holding the glass in place will be carefully removed from sash and glass with infrared heat as to not leech lead or break the wavy glass. Once glass has been removed sash will be repaired, sanded smooth, and primed. Glass will be polished then re-imbedded in sash rabbits with glazing putty, which creates a tight seal and prevents rattling and water penetration. This is an important step that is often skipped. Glass is secured using glaziers Points #1 and Sarco type M glazing putty. After a 4 day putty curing period, the sash interior and exterior will be painted with 2 coats of choice color paint or stain. Paint will be lapped onto the glass 1/8 inch to seal where glass meets the wood, creating another important seal for our humid and rainy climate. Original locks can be stripped and reused (included in price) or new locks can be purchased by homeowner and installed.

*Homeowner is responsible for removal/reinstallation of any shutters, blinds, or curtains that interfere with sash removal.

MECHANICAL MAKEOVER PROCESS

So now your sashes look great, but they also need to WORK. Your windows are comprised of a few key ingredients, all of which work together to help your window open and close with ease (once restored). Old windows operate with what’s called a “weight system.” See the anatomy page for a picture of this system. We will cut a pocket into the side of the window frame and access the weights within the wall. New sampson spot cord is run through the pully wheel and tied to the weight. The original rope is usually over 100 years old and has served it’s time well but needs to be replaced to ensure another 100 years of good operation. The other end of the rope is knotted and placed into a channel that is already cut into the side of your old window sash. Once we are finished reroping, we close the pocket and secure it with screws; in the event that a rope ever breaks, you’ll have easy access to it in the future. The weight pocket is completely covered by the window sash, making it invisible when the sash is closed. The weights tied to the sash make opening and closing your window very easy by design.