Wood Windows...Reborn
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This is a NINETY THREE year old refinished wood storm window. This storm window will now last for another NINETY THREE years. 
Yes, you read that correctly. These storm windows are 93 years old. They have been stripped, reglazed and repainted.
I wish I hold up so well at 93. Don't you?
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Comments
How do they hang up? Are there little ears/hooks on the top and turnbuckles on the sides? Bronze spring metal weatherstripping?
The storm windows/screens on my atlanta 1905 victorian didn't survive (but the little ears remain, albeit under a jazillion coats of paint), so I'm trying to create historically appropriate replacements. Tres painful.
Posted by: Traces | April 16, 2007 2:07 PM
So cool! I daydream of one day building/finding wood storm windows for our house. Alas, for now it's the triple tracks for us.
Posted by: Kristin | April 16, 2007 3:33 PM
PLEASE share with us the specific steps you used. I think I recall that you were stripping these down to bare wood (with the IRPR?) Did you just prime the wood or did you use a wood sealer first? Oil or latex primer? What type of glazing compound did you decide upon? Prime before or after glazing? Latex top coat? How many coats?
Inquiring minds want to know. You finally have a project just like one I am doing!
Posted by: cl | April 16, 2007 7:53 PM
Great looking storms. Just the inspiration to keep me working on ours.
Posted by: ben | April 16, 2007 10:35 PM
I'm totally embarrassed to post this in your private blog, but I am not having any luck with reaching Aaron. I'm trying to get access to my Houseblogs password, but the site is not sending me information. Sorry to bug you this way! I'm just desperate to be able to post questions on houseblogs but I can't access my account...
Posted by: Andrea | April 17, 2007 10:42 AM
By the way, in case my email address was wrong for the previous post...Thanks for your patience. Again, sorry...
Posted by: Andrea | April 17, 2007 2:40 PM