My 85 year old windows are done!

[jloww]

Final came in at $460 for the 4 windows.  Considering they were lead paint, I'm happy with that.  It took them about 2 hours yesterday to scrape and reglaze them and then another 2 hours today for paint.  Overall, I am happy with them.





Left is before, right is after.

I wish I would have asked what kind of painted he used.

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Wow, that top comparison is pretty amazing. That looks really nice.

[aweilba]

Wow, big difference on the outside!  Looks great!

[ktzmoh]

Looks awesome!

[sierramist03]

Wow they really look nice now!

[demelza]

Looks good and well worth the price!!!

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Jun 20, 2013 18:29:46 GMT -5 nursecramer said:

They look great! And I am super impressed that they did 4 windows in 4 hours.

Ditto.  That would have taken me weeks. 

[jloww]

Jun 20, 2013 20:12:06 GMT -5 nursecramer said:

Jun 20, 2013 19:33:40 GMT -5 @juno said:

Ditto.  That would have taken me weeks. 

I want to call and ask them what secret voodoo magic they did to get it done so fast. We still have the three windows in the craft room to do....

Haha, I was home. There was the owner and a guy. They scraped the loose stuff SUPER fast and glazed. Today, they whipped out the painting free hand. I think they just repaired the loose glazing. They didn't have it 100% glazed.

[jloww]

Jun 20, 2013 20:27:05 GMT -5 nursecramer said:

Jun 20, 2013 20:22:18 GMT -5 jloww said:

Haha, I was home. There was the owner and a guy. They scraped the loose stuff SUPER fast and glazed. Today, they whipped out the painting free hand. I think they just repaired the loose glazing. They didn't have it 100% glazed.

Ah HA! I will now feel slightly less incompetent. Still, 4 hrs is pretty slick.

Maybe just take some speed before you scrape I'm a pretty careful scraper, they went crazy.

[kaylie]

I never thought I'd think windows were that pretty! They look amazing.

[mrsemilys]

Wow! They look great and that seems like a great price for the work it saved you and the results!

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Jun 20, 2013 17:33:38 GMT -5 @bluesky said:

Love them!! Are you putting screens on them? We had to since we open our a lot but I don't like the look with the screens.

You could have some paintable wooden screens built.  Pricey, but they look nicer IMO.  They still obscure the windows though, especially the cute sash lugs we both have.  Necessary evil to be able to get all those coastal breezes I guess.

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Jun 21, 2013 9:23:48 GMT -5 @juno said:

Jun 20, 2013 17:33:38 GMT -5 @bluesky said:

Love them!! Are you putting screens on them? We had to since we open our a lot but I don't like the look with the screens.

You could have some paintable wooden screens built.  Pricey, but they look nicer IMO.  They still obscure the windows though, especially the cute sash lugs we both have.  Necessary evil to be able to get all those coastal breezes I guess.

They also make an interior storm window with a operable sash and screens

[FoxInFiji]

They look great now! I'm betting those windows add a lot of character to your home's exterior.

[pitterwoo]

they do look really good. that definitely was time saving too. I'm sure something like that would take me forever as well.

[jloww]

RE:  Storm windows.  We have shitty aluminum ones now that are warped and have holes in the screens.  We just ordered some cheap ones from Lowes that will at least be new and have white trim to blend in more, but we aren't going to make a final decision until we reside the house, which will probably be a LONG way off.

I didn't know interior storms were available.  The glass doesn't need to be on the outside to protect the wood?  We live in the Midwest, so lots of temp fluctuation and snow.

I have some custom wood "forever storms" bookmarked.

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Jun 23, 2013 11:54:26 GMT -5 jloww said:

I didn't know interior storms were available.  The glass doesn't need to be on the outside to protect the wood?  We live in the Midwest, so lots of temp fluctuation and snow.

The main purpose of the storms is to add another layer of glazing.  With well installed old wood windows and a good storm you can actually get a better thermal rating than a new, thermal window.  The gap between the window and storm is larger than a double pane which give you greater thermal values.  It does not matter what window is on the outside.  Yes, you may have to repaint a little more often, but if you keep up maintenance the wood will last another 85 years.  

[Bonita]

They look great :-D