Wood Window Repair Workshop

New Hampshire, Enfield Shaker Museum, June 25-27, 1999
Contact: The Preservation Institute, 802 674-6752

Thousands of wood windows are ripped out of this country’s older and
historic buildings and hauled to the dump each year. This astonishing loss
is due in large part to the fact that few people know how to maintain and
repair their existing wood windows. In this three day workshop John Leeke
guides and trains you in the most practical and economic methods of
maintenance and repair of older and historic wood windows. Learn specific
treatments for the ten most common wood window problems: broken glass,
rotten sash joints, weathered sills, bowed meeting rails, frame joint decay,
and more. Learn how windows were originally constructed, why some last for
centuries and others rot and fall apart after just a few years. Learn
traditional methods and the latest in modern high-tech materials and
techniques:

- Conditions: survey, assessment and investigation
- Treatments: specific methods, materials and techniques
- Planning: project planning, organization and logistics
- Costing: developing your own standards
- Maintenance: detailed treatments and schedules for ongoing care

For more details see:

www.HistoricHomeWorks.com/hhw/education/seminars.htm

Registration deadline: June 3, 1999
Location: Enfield Shaker Museum, Enfield, New Hampshire, USA
Workshop fee: $300. (includes materials, Leeke's new Practical Restoration
Report on Wood Windows and lunch daily)
Eligibility: minimum 2 years experience in construction or related trades,
education may substitute
Contact: The Preservation Institute, Historic Windsor, PO Box 1777, Windsor,
VT, 05089    802 674-6752