Inching Along
The stained-glass window over the large curved sash of the first-floor tower. Note the bottom edge of the sash.That was pristine in 2014. Note, too, the sill. That was also pristine in 2014.
This is bad. I previously mentioned that the curve of the tower seems to act as vortex during storms, accelerating erosion.
This is the same stained-glass which crashed to the ground in 2015, and was later restored.
The window out. Note the rolled-up moving pad quilt to keep pressure off the curve. This is vital. Now, I was able to grind down the bottom rail, prime with two coats of oil-base primer and then oil-base gloss black paint.
You can see the primed sill. The stained-glass opening is infilled with plastic. The plastic is short a few inches to the left and I hope the house is not filled with birds and squirrels tomorrow.
The lower sill also needed priming. This sill was fully rotted in 2014 and Dr. Doug made a new oak one but…huh??????…I did not prime it after installation. Was it winter? I do not remember. But what else though would account for such dumbness?
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Impermanence sucks. Not fun to deal with it, but deal we must.
Looking better though!
“The plastic is short a few winches to the left ”
You dropped a W or you are using a rope and a wheel.
Oopsie! Fixed that, Jay! Thank you!
Once again, Jay for the win!
There’s always something to be done on an old house, part of the territory. What a pain to have to take the stained glass window out, but a very important step. It’s looking good and you’ll be glad you did it when the job is done.
Aw Ross, when I saw the parts of the stained glass on the grass I was… well, my tiny eyes widened. Am glad that it was a before picture. Whew! Good that you reprimed and repainted, twice!, the areas that needed it. Well done!