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Hi – I need your help.
Did you ever have your old Original Wood Windows repaired or restored or re-made?
I am compiling a listing of businesses that perform the above since people doing this type of work are hard to find. The results will be made available, free to everyone on www.OldHouseGuy.com
We need to save our old windows, the character of our old homes, and stop adding to the landfills!
You can help by providing information which will help others and
By passing on this request to other lists.
Please click on the following link to submit your info:
http://www.oldhouseguy.com/windows-questionaire.php
Thanks for your help. I greatly appreciate your contribution, and so will the many other old house owners. I will email you when our list is completed.
Ken
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Permalink Reply by Bill Rigby on -
Very interesting website. However, I'm a bit troubled by your side-bar advertisers. Not exactly promoting the restoration of original windows.
Bill Rigby
Wm J Rigby Co.
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Permalink Reply by Ken the Old House Guy on -
Sorry about that. The ads are from google and I do not like most of their ads either. They do change and sometimes the ads are good and sometimes bad. I added a disclaimer below the ad box which I guess you did not see. There are many other advertisers I would prefer to have. The information I provide will hopefully turn people away from ads for plastic windows on my site, other sites, and stores like Home Depot.
If you would like to advertise on my site, please contact me through my website.
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Permalink Reply by Bill Rigby on
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Interesting!
I really like what you are doing with your site. I am forwarding your info to our local planning board for the Village of Cooperstown NY. I think others should do the same in their locales.
Bill Rigby
Wm J Rigby Co.
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Permalink Reply by Jim Finley on -
Hi Ken,
I guess I'm one of those stubborn do-it-yourselfers (or maybe I've been living in New England too long) but my wife and I do all our window work ourselves. We have an early 18th century house with ancient 12 over 12 windows - not original to the house but salvaged from somewhere by the former owner. They are a huge hassle but they look so cool that we would never think of replacing them. The glass is so wavy you often have to move your head around to get a clear view of things outside, and there are some bizarre bubble patterns in the glass and etched in letters and initials and dates. Some of the panes are greenish glass which cast quite a glow on sunny afternoons.
The first thing we did was get good protective storm windows over the outside of them, then we have steadily been repairing the sashes. Sometimes it involves just a touch up of the glazing and a repainting, but often there are cracked panes which have to be replaced, and sometimes the muntins are worn away to almost nothing and have to be reinforced with glue and wood filler. We have done the entire 24 panes of several windows. It is slow and painstaking, but once glued, glazed, sanded and painted these ancient windows are sturdy and workable and should last many more years if properly cared for.
I see so many beautiful old houses stuck full of flat, featureless vinyl replacement windows and it completely wrecks to facade off the house. In fact, as we were looking for an old house to buy, old windows was a requirement. Accept the fact that you'll have some drafts, they'll be hard to open and shut and keep clean, but you will do your house a great justice by keeping the old windows.
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Permalink Reply by Ken the Old House Guy on
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It's a labor of love!
So many people want a historic home, but the first thing they do is replace the windows and try to make it into a new home. Old house living is not for everybody, and I can understand that. I just wish they would build a new repro house and leave the originals for those that really care.
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Permalink Reply by Andy Streenz on -
Ken,
This is an excellent idea. I have a local guy in mind to add to your database. I will contact him and make sure he is ok with giving out his information. He rebuilds double hungs from scratch, if necessary.
Keep up the hard work!
Andy
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