Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Continuing the restoration of window frames and hardware I talked about in my last post, this entry completes the restoration of the frame portion of the project bedroom windows with new cord on the sash weights and weatherstripping that will keep these 86-year-old windows comfortably draft-free and energy-efficient.
Sash Cord and Weights
There ...
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Old windows get a bad rap. To listen to the way replacement window marketers tell it, old windows are creaky, stubborn, lead-coated draft monsters possessing a single-minded intent to kill your monthly heating & cooling bills. The current U.S. federal tax rebates for energy efficiency are also helping push window ...
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Thursday, December 24th, 2009
As I try to keep my bedroom project moving forward, I am working on an assortment of small projects to get the room ready for sheetrock. One of these had been stripping paint from the window frames and radiator in the room.
But before I could start with the paint removal, ...
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
In my long-running bedroom project, the next piece that I am tackling is the restoration of the two double-hung windows. Recently I thought of a great way to insulate the weight pockets next to the window frame. And then I thought of a different idea that would actually work.
But before ...
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
At last, the casement windows in the front entry and above the mantle in the living room have their latches restored. For reasons beyond my comprehension, some previous owner decided that these windows would be better as fixed windows instead of operating ones. They removed the latches and, in the ...
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