Windows, windows, windows!

We have recently completed restoration on single hung windows, double hung windows, and some storms which utilize the SRS hardware stays that we love so much.

First up, we have double hung windows that were attacked over the years by so much caulk. Every bit of these windows was slathered in it and now they’ve been freed to be functional and beautiful. The storms for these are now in the shop getting the necessary restoration they need.

Before:

Process photos and one after photo are below. The antique hardware will definitely be used but, since one of the sash locks was missing, this room is waiting for some replicas to arrive so the windows will all match. We added spring bronze weatherstripping at the jamb, adhesive back pile at the meeting rail, silicone bulb weatherstripping at top and bottom, and used silicon bronze screws on the stops - a favorite approach of ours.

Next up is a set of single hung windows that no longer fit in the jamb due to house settling. Here in Eastport, there is no such thing as a level surface so sash modification is sometimes necessary. A slight angle cut at the top of the top sash with a track saw was all it took. You’ll see we, again, used a little bit of everything on these windows and actually remembered to take pictures:

• Silicone bulb weatherstripping - at bottom of lower sash

• Spring bronze weatherstripping - at jamb

• Adhesive backed pile weatherstripping - at meeting rail

• Spring bolts

• Silicon bronze screws on the stops

These storms were brutalized by the use of every gadget available over the years. Staples and nails held on felt weatherstripping, holes were bored through the stiles for hardware, and Maine weather did its thing. Now they are restored, using the galvanized hardware at the top and sensible, functional, and beautiful “storm window stays” from SRS hardware hold them shut and open them up from inside. These took a lot of abatron and some simple carpentry to get them back to their original beauty.