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I
didn't think
to take pictures
of this project
while I was
up to my elbows
in it, and
I'm not willing
to recreate
the work for
the sake of
this website,
so you'll
sort of have
to imagine
what's going
on here. Not
to mention
the pictures
don't really
show anything,
but here they
are. I figured
the most rabid
restoration
thing to do
here would
be to remove
the sashes,
strip off
the old paint
and the deteriorating
glazing compound,
redo that
stuff with
all fresh,
replace the
ropes and
they'd be
ready to face
another 50
years of weather
... and I've
got a good
book I can
really do
this. |
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| In
this picture
everything is
taken apart,
and I've just
propped one
piece of weather
stripping back
against the
jamb, but the
picture doesn't
really tell
it ... first,
carefully pry
off the stop,
seen leaning
against the
corner. Next,
pull one of
two nails out
of the thin
metal weather
stripping which
will hold the
sash into place
until it is
disassembled.
Then do a little
magic and get
the other nail
out, then do
the same thing
on the other
side of the
sash and work
the whole thing
up and down
a few times
until you can
ease the weather
stripping out
... I know it
sounds cryptic
but the book
has pictures
and it makes
sense when you're
doing it. Once
the weather
stripping is
off you'll need
to go across
the street and
ask Nathan to
help - hold
on to the sash
while you cut
the ropes and
tie knots in
them so the
weights don't
fall to the
bottom of the
pocket. Thanks
Nate. |
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| Next
you'll want
to get the pocket
covers off,
but you won't
be able to figure
out how, and
I, at least,
spent half a
day wondering
what was keeping
them in. The
book does cover
every possible
window configuration,
but you won't
know what to
do unless you
read that page,
which I finally
did and was
able to finish
dismantling
after that. |
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| Here
is one of the
pockets ...
there are two
weights in there,
each about the
size of my (admittedly
scrawny) forearm.
The weight for
the lower sash
is shown here,
a long rusty
slug of iron
with the rope
visible at the
top, going through
a hole. Next
to that weight
is the rope
going down to
the upper sash's
weight, the
top of it is
visible near
the bottom of
the pocket.
The other pocket
is shared by
the next window
over so there
are four weights
in it. |
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| Because
there are storm
windows on the
outside of the
wood windows
it doesn't look
like the sash
is out when
you approach
the house ...
even from the
inside it doesn't
look too bad.
You can see
one of the ropes
knotted at the
pulley ... it's
a big enough
project that
I'm considering
only replacing
the ropes that
are broken (two
total) or seriously
worn (I'm evaluating
"seriously")
and otherwise
leaving the
sashes in place
and stripping
them in place
... at least
I'll see about
stripping the
top sash in
place and see
which is the
worst pain -
getting the
sash out, or
stripping it
and re-glazing
in place. |
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to windows,
or back to
2005
For more pictures
of the new
house: pages
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6, 7,
8,
9,
10
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Last updated:
21 July, 2005
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