Window restoration

Thinking of replacing your historic windows? These are the 9 best reasons why you shouldn't.

Tighten up drafty old windows with new glazing putty

Replacing a broken pane of glass and reglazing a window pane takes a little practice, but is basically an easy chore. With the right hand tools and technique, you can get rid of poor glazing and buildup or a dangerous broken pane, and weather-tighten your window. It is easiest to take the sash right out […]

<p>When an errant sash lock mangles a wood window, here’s how to make the damage disappear.</p>

At first glance window using putty to glaze a window doesn't look too tricky. BUT it's a weird material that needs a few tricks to work properly and easily. Most How To's don't cover these,I hope you find this does.

This ultimate free resource to learn how to restore old windows. Find the tools and techniques used to upgrade and repair old sash windows.

<p>Tom Silva shows how easy it is to fix a single-glazed wood sash in this clear and simple window pane replacement tutorial.</p>

Or maybe it's re-rope sash, or restring windows, or re-weight with sash cord? No matter, sit back, buckle in, and get ready for a riveting blog post about restoring antique windows! I doesn't get much more exciting. (I'm lying, it can only get more exciting.) Antique double hung windows are beautiful, there's no doubt about it. I didn't realize this for many years, but after buying our home and falling in love with old homes, the old sash are one of the four truly enchanting elements of…

I wanted to learn how to reglaze a window, so I turned to Youtube and followed a tutorial that made the process easy (and kind of fun).

Several weeks ago at pretty much the same time the mercury in the thermostat, like a migratory bird took that fateful wintertime dive to the south, I embarked on a type of endeavor that I always seem to be undertaking at inopportune weather periods. However, the project is one that I truly love as an old home owner. The project in question? Double hung window restoration and repair. My hope, as with the Plaster Repair series we recently wrapped, is for these window restoration posts to be…