More window improvements

Some renovations are low cost and a small effort for a big payoff. This window work falls into that category. A new coat of paint makes such a big difference in the appearance of the windows. That alone would be a positive change.  Mr is renovating the windows, not just cleaning them up. Wood is being sanded, painted and trimmed, where necessary, to create a good surface to reglaze the sashes. Glazing? Well, that is a craft unto itself! Our windows were not glazed, they were caulked into the sashes, this is a problem because it makes so much more work to correct the bad work. Glazing should last 20 years or so, so this work should hold us for a while, and hopefully help to tighten up the house to decrease our heating bills.

This window work also involves sheetrock repair around the windows. Previous entries outlined the removal of the cornices over the windows, and the subsequent damage left by such. Those puppies must have been  there since the 1960s! Think chicken pox of the wall.  Spackle has repaired much of the surface, it will be followed by primer and paint. In a short period of time it should look like nothing was ever out of order. Hooray! A simple fix it, low on cost ,with big payoff. After the windows are renovated by reglazing and repairing aged wood deterioration, they will be painted with trim paint and look like they had a face lift. They should be sparkling clean, bright and shiny. That should go a long way towards freshening the old place up. I have included some photos of the first coat of spackle on the mess left by the cornice removal, and some photos of the existing window conditions and the challenges faced in creating the face lift.

The Challenge