02/20/2026
This was a very pretty single window 🪟 on the front of a home that needed some serious repair.
You’ll see in the last photos the original state of the window when I removed it.
Someone also altered the lower sash and fit an IGU glass into it. IGU is an insulated glass unit that come standard in most modern windows. Double pane.
While you can retrofit into an old sash, it’s not really ideal. The sashes become way heavier than design and in this case, there wasn’t any room for glazing putty.
Someone instead installed vinyl glazing strips meant for a vinyl window and sorta just glued and caulked them around the perimeter of the glass where it meets the wood.
That failed and caused rot to the lower sash tenon areas. Inside and out 🤕
I was able to fill those spots with new wood and also float over with epoxy resin for some flexibility down the line.
I also custom made some Sapele wood exterior glazing strips that fully cover the rabbet joints and seal in the IGU better.
The upper sash’s lower rail also had heavy damage and needed to be removed and I replace the glazing bar area and one side of the tenon. The upper sash had been screwed in place and neglected for a long time. But it wasn’t too far gone to restore.
The sill and some sections of the frame needed full replacement too.
The brickmould was stripped, repaired, oil primed, and re-caulked.
Spring Bronze an silicone bead in all the right spots 🙂
Back in business! 🪟 ✨ 💚
