uupdate- windows

Been a long while since we added anything to the ole farmhouse blog..... we've made some fair progress in the un-muddling restoration since gutting the place.  all of the double hung windows on the first and second floors have been restored. -  We took advantage of a custom window sale at the local big orange box, saved a few thousand $ on aluminum clad solid wood windows.  they are high efficiency, which may qualify us for some more Obama Bucks come tax season.

each window was a 24hr labor of love:
1. tear out old lead painted sashes, interior casing , exterior casing, interior sill and sill frame.- the old interior sills had rotted and were loaded with mouse nests, bee hives and paper wasps....

2. fabricate a new sill frame to support the sill

3. stencil old interior sill and cut out new one
4. strip all paint from original window frame and exterior sill- the frame is a 4"x5" pine timber frame, in a few cases we had to replace pieces and parts of the exterior sill due to water damage.

5. Prime frame and exterior sill with penetrating Alkyd primer coat
6. widen sash opening to fit custom replacement sash kit
7. fill in sash weight cavity on either side of window with "great stuff" - This should minimize the stink bug nesting that took place over the last few seasons, and improve insulation.....
8. fit in new sash jamb liners - the new ones are spring assisted and tilt-lock for easy cleaning.

     
9. Finish paint interior of sashes - all were painted gloss white enamel
10. chisel exterior mortar joint out around the frame
11. cut, fit, and install new casing on exterior of frame
12. re-point (mortar) joint around window frame
13. one last coat of paint on the whole exterior of the frame to clean things up.

Next we move on to installing the floorboard heat