The Kitchen Windows. DONE!
I am very pleased to announce that ALL the windows in the kitchen are restored!
The wood sashes have lasted for 123-years and there is no reason why they cannot last another century.
Contrast this with new vinyl windows, which have a lifespan of 15-years.
Even new wood windows will not last as long because new wood is a very different thing than the old-growth wood which the Cross House windows are made of.
The kitchen looks like a bomb has gone off in it but it’s a thrill seeing ALL its windows now restored and back in place.
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Progressing wondrously!
It is wonderful the way you are able to evoke such pleasure from every single milestone in the restoration of the Cross/MacTaggart house. Thank you for making my day too.
They look so good. Clean windows, mowed lawns and flowers. The neighbours will be happy.
I get so annoyed with salespeople when they try to sell me new windows. They’ve made it 100 years, why would I replace them now?!
Working my way (still, after all these years) through the seemingly endless windows at my two houses under restoration, I am daunted by replacing the sash cord/chain and nailing a gazillion nails into spring bronze weatherstripping on each and every one. I rather do the full pocket weight/weatherstripping treatment to a couple of active windows in each room, and only restore the sashes, then affix and caulk in place the remainder. Do I see similar treatment in your impeccable kitchen windows? No sash cords/weights, I mean?
Looking great, as always!
N{CE JOB !!!
Looking good! And 15 years is too generous en estimate on vinyl widows, I had a seller client on one of my listing replace half of his that had failed before the 10-year mark!
Is that the ice delivery door in your second picture? Just how high up is that thing, and was there a ladder? I’m just imagining some poor schmuck lifting a big slippery block of ice over his head and dropping it on the porch.
I believe Ross has a write-up on the icebox and outside ice-delivery door in the “Meet my…” section of the website.
Our circa 1926 house has a ice-delivery door too, which is a fair ways above the ground as well. There is a ~12″ tall concrete step beneath it to give the ice-deliveryman a better reach.
Oh, Ross! The shiny black sashes look so sleek & smooth. For the exterior, do you use an oil base paint or an exterior gloss latex?
Hi, Kim!
On the sashes, I use oil-based primer and paint.
I, too, love the gloss. It makes a huge difference.
I had to think so. The joinery & even grain detail is visible where oil has soaked in. It will keep that wood in rock-solid condition for many, many years. You don’t get that depth of protection with latex.
It might seem like a small detail but, it is important. Such attention determines the future. 💗