| Wanamaker Restoration

I would like to know what would be entailed in having my

beautiful 1939 doublehung windows and storms restore

(reglazed, repaired, replace hardware) and painted!

Best,

Juliet

Hi Juliet,

I am writing in response to your inquiry regarding your

1939 double hung windows and storms. The best way for us

to give you an idea of what your windows entail is by

assessing them. Depending on the size, amount of lights,i.e.,

one over one, two over two, six over one, six over six, and 

condition thereof,a full restoration can run $300.00 - $700.00

per window. The storm windows also depend on the condition,

amount of lights and size.However,storm windows are usually

2 over 2 or 1 over 1, and therefore cost about $250.00 -

$400.00 per storm.

After we provide a window assessment, free of charge, we

give you an estimate. If you decide to hire us, we remove

the window/s bring them to our shop where they are steamed,

to soften the glazing compound. The glass is carefully

removed and numbered, cleaned and set aside for installation.

The window sashes get stripped, sanded, primed. The glass is

then bed-glazed, then glazed. After the glazing compound skins

over, we apply two exterior coats of paint and the interior

side is also coated twice. If the sash needs repairs, i.e.

dutchman repair or epoxy (depending on the wood rot), it is

done after the sash is stripped, before it is primed.

Hardware: Also depending on the condition of the hardware and

if they match, we strip and polish the hardware, and replace

the rope with sash chain. We can also help find hardware to

match your existing hardware if some of the original hardware

has been replaced.

When the window/s are complete they are returned to their

original beauty and function.

I usually suggest to clients that they "do one room at a time"

when they opt to restore their windows.

I hope I answered your question/s sufficiently. Please feel

free to contact me or Ron with any other questions or concerns

you may have about your windows or any aspect of your 1939

home.

We teach a window restoration workshop at our shop for

Preservation Burlington two times yearly, if you are

interested I can inform as to when the next workshop is

taking place.

Thank you,

Amy Mentes

www.wanamakerrestoration.com