My sash have only been out 2 years. They are mostly original,  over 100
years old. Do take the time and back putty, it's worth it. The house is a
beauty, what is the roof material?
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From: Dan Becker <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Friday, April 02, 1999 3:59 PM
Subject: Obsession


>OK.  Here's the scoop.
>
>Landmarks Tour ("Architecture of Industry" be the theme) of 1,000 arrives
>May 1 to walk through the 1926  E. L & Ruth Fogleman House which is a
>Harris Brothers catalog house model No. B-1512, manufactured in Chicago.
>It happens to be owned by me.  It's not done.  But we're trying really hard
>to show them a good time.  Regrettably, I'm the only one to finish the
>windows.  They're close.  Thank goodness for storm windows, we've been
>without sash in the upstairs openings (nine 8/1 DHS, seven single-sash
>hinged 8-light units) for four years.  Looking forward to lower utility
>bills soon.
>
>All the putty is burned out of them now (no NYC laws to stop me, and I
>didn't need the extinguisher), all prep work done, the primer is drying on
>the exterior face even as we type.  [Brian...the 5 year old Abatron Liquid
>Wood epoxy consolidant and WoodEpox structural epoxy filler worked fine.]
>
>None of the original glass was set in a bed of putty...it's all right up
>against the interior side of the wood muntins.  Now, I would ordinarily set
>the glass in a bed of glazing compound, because that's proper.  This from
>the man that has scraped tile joints to the top of the Eiffel Tower,
>because I'm a man obsessed.  Or is that possessed.  Dunno.
>
>Here's the question.  Anyone can answer, Jim Hicks can then trump them all.
>I'm tempted to just install the new glass (yes, I broke some, shocking
>waste of original fabric, and some was broken already; hope it doesn't
>affect the integrity of the resource) . . .
>
>. . . RIGHT ONTO THE MUNTINS!  No setting bed.  Do you think I'm just
>cutting corners?  Is the pressure getting to me?  What would you do?
>
>Thanks for all your concern and advice.  I hope to be less obsessed after
>May 1 and able to rejoin you all on a more regular basis.
>