Historic Window Restoration - Full Process - Mozer Works, Inc.
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- Welcome to Mozer Works, Inc. We’re a full time historic restoration company that exclusively specializes in restoring old windows and entrance doors.
Our mission is to help property owners save their old historic windows and doors.
Get in touch if you need help saving an old window. We haven’t found one we can’t repair.
Or if you have old windows that are destined for the dump, let us know -- we can salvage those windows for glass and wood parts.
Either way, if you need help repairing or disposing old windows, please contact us:
web: windowrestoration.us
email: mozerworks@gmail.com
phone: 301-920-1900
Easily one of the best videos I’ve ever watched on CZcams!
Thank you for this demonstration of excellence in restoration. Well done gentlemen.
I wish I can find someone like these guys in my area.
Ain't that the truth!
I put this on thinking I could learn how to do my own windows. I learned that I need to hire someone to do it lol.
Don't get intimidated. Wear a mask and use a good vacum frequently. Just start gently pulling your trim apart and take photos to remember which goes where.
Good luck finding someone. I can’t even get trades people to return my calls.
Its a delicate process for sure.
I’m starting this weekend. I got 8 windows to do. Most need reglazing but I’ll also repaint as well. If this goes well I’ll start my own window/screen repair business. If not, I’ll know to pay a guy next time.
@@rzu7120 I've been doing my own restoration. This year is 100 years old. You're right though... finding someone to return your calls is a bear.
This is what our company does also windows & doors.We have an 1890s cotton mill project 5 stories high with about 200 windows 4 1/2' x 10' arch tops that must be historically replaced, only 3 were able to be saved. The windows seem to have only ever had 1 coat of paint over period of 130 yrs. Processes looks very much the same as ours👍
Amazing video, thank you. I'm restoring the windows on my house from the 1850s. It's so much work! But worth it. So much better than vinyl replacement windows
I wish I lived closer. I love restoring old windows.
Thoroughly enjoyed this video! Thank you.
What a great resource video. Thank you so much for making this and posting it. Cheers.
Thank you for the excellent video. I have ten windows which all need some work. It gives me a very clear idea of the work involved and the timeframe for restoration. I appreciate it greatly.
Fantastic video - your passion for your work really comes through. Excellent content and narration.
Y’all are my spirit animal
This video is great and so is your work. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Nicely done video. It's not often that companies can articulate their mission so clearly in a manner that endears prospective customers. Too bad you guys weren't in the Northeast. Would consider your help with my 1904 home.
Beautiful work!!! Congratulations! Best wishes for the future preserving the past ! And thank you for all the useful information!
Looks like a lot of work you must have a passion to be able to do it
hello...I made a Christmas Tree after watching your video. Thank you for being an inspiration to me.
Well done!
I love seeing old windows preserved and restored. I have all the original wood windows on my 1900 home. Sad seeing all these old sashes being trashed or used for garden art.
Great job 👏
Fantastic!
Great video, would like to see what you used for weather striping? Thanks.
Great video. Only thing you missed was putting in new/old weatherstripping, so lots of questions there. Thank you
Yes! He didn't show that step. He did show the process of cutting the window for the weatherstripping. The molding gets it as well.
Merci beaucoup. Splendide . Just subscribed
Great video of what you do.
Great video! Picked up using boiled linseed oil. Looking fir a tool for around the small 6 upper panes. Guess I'll look for a dremmel attachment.
Question, when you are reinstalling, in the video, it looked like one of your crew was applying something to either the frame or sash edges, what was that? I'm guessing a lubricant so the sash lift more easily. But what was that? And do you wax the frame, between the stops, where the sash sits? Great video, thank you!
Very nice work but you should use a draught proofing system in the parting and staff beads?
Nice video. I'm halfway through restoring a bunch of 100 year old windows in my house. I do it pretty closely to your approach, which is reassuring. What is that gooey looking putty you use for repairing the corners?
Some kind of wood filler?
A Dallas glazer gave me a glazing tool several years ago which I lost during a move. 1" curved st. steel blade about 5" long with a rosewood (?) handle. Anyone know where to get one online?
Steam box question , Sir: does it also “fragilise “ the old hide glue ? If so , it needs to be disassembled and re glued ?
Thank you for sharing such a knowledge. I am a Stained glass worker/restoration / new work .
I love this, but I'd be scared to contact them. This looks really expensive.
It is expensive. But like with anything else you get what you pay for. You will never have to worry about windows in your or your children's lifetime.
@ Mozer Works, Inc.
B.M. Fresh Start alkyd primer - got that - but what top coat are you applying? Also, what exactly is being applied at 16.16?
I can't move out while my windows are being restored. What do you do in that situation?
Have you used linseed oil paint yet?
Can you tell me what sort of weatherstripping you use between the meeting rails?
My middle sashes have bronze flashing that meets in the middle when closing the window creating quite a tight seal.
My question is if the restored windows can somehow be insulated? We have a 107 year old log home that has original windows and we need something to keep cold/heat out.
Your original windows can be pretty darn energy efficient if rebuilt correctly. You'll want to use a metal interlocking weather strip. This is the best type of weather stripping for old windows. A groove will need to be cut to accommodate this type, but your windows might already have it. This, along with the full rebuild will rival many double pane windows. Also consider your windows are a fraction of the total square footage of your house "sides". Add up all of the square footage of your "box" and you will find the floors/ceilings and walls(not the windows/doors) take up a ton of square footage. Since you have a log cabin, obviously you wouldn't insulate the walls. So, focus on insulating the ceilings and floors first since that will be a large part of your overall energy loss.
I'm thinking about getting into repairing rotted sashes and sills etc. I currently work for a glass shop and we get 20 calls a month it seems like for this issue. but we just don't have the capacity to deal with it. just the glass alone keeps us busy. but it's becoming a big problem in our area. lots of 20 30 40 year old windows are starting to fall apart. but the homeowners are faced with fix that one or two windows or replace the whole entire house. which 99.99% of them would rather not do. and I get that
I got my hands on a 6×3 foot queen anne window. Do you know where can I source replacement glass for that? It needs four colored border panes and 1 clear center pane? It is beautiful!
search your area for stained glass shops. there used to be a great one by me but the son took it over and closed it.
Why do you use linseed oil to preserve the wood, because it can attract mildew? There are other options that seem like they would be much better.
what is the wood filler that you use. it looks like epoxy with some filler? Sawdust?
What brand of oil-based primer do you use? I've used Zinser but wonder if there is something better.
Paul Hughes xtreme bond from Sherwin William's
It looks like they're using Benjamin Moore Fresh Start exterior primer.
Alkyd enamel foundation paint. We have a local paint company in Milwaukee and it goes on beautiful.
@@americanmotorsam-caz524 Oh, now that is a winner indeed..made to penetrate and hold
What happens to all of the lead paint you remove? Is there a process for containing it in the landfill?
I would prefer not to paint my windows inside. Is there a clear primer I could use ?
Also which paint (or a lacquer) for inside to preserve a natural wood color, and which paint for outside ( brown color ).
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience !
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two points. First: i would recommend to paint the inside as well with a bright color. Second: try to paint the outside with a bright Color as well, so the wood heatens um that much in Summer. So your paint and the wood will last much longer
You can use polyurethane clear for the interior and emerald urethane from Sherwin William's
You can use shellac for your windows to preserve their wood color. It will add a slight golden sheen if you use "clear" shellac and if you really want the palest color you can use "platina" which is the lightest shellac. It's wonderful because it's also historically accurate, and it is nontoxic, sustainable, and easy to apply. I personally love it and am using it extensively in the restoration of my 1923 bungalow. Hope this helps!
@@hedlcm - thank you for your input. I’ll definitely look into that.
@@emilys3638 - thanks Emily. I’ve used shellac to paint cedar planks that I used to cover a wall and ceiling in our bathroom. It come out beautiful and it’s I love the effect it creates. That’s why I would prefer it to paint wooden windows, or baseboards with a white paint .
Do you ever glue the sash corners or just rely on the wooden corner pegs?
i am wondering that too. Have you ever got any answers ?
@@charliexu1099 From the video they are glueing the wooden pegs, but that shouldn't be necessary. Originally there would have been no glue, but wood pegs or metal nails in joints.
We drill a hole into both parts of where the window frame meet, not all the way through. 1/16th of an inch smaller than the dowel. A small amount of quality wood glue in the hole, tap in the dowel and cut it with a hand saw.
@@richardmckrell4899 Yes. But metal rusts.
Do you use a linseed oil primer and paint?
How do you repair reveals sanded out over years.
No Linseed Oil / Mineral Spirit mixture on the wood before priming? -5.
As I builder with other qualifications in the building industry, I like buying old run down buildings, cottages & restoring them. Ive just had 2 window sashes made by a Joinery business. It cost me a forture as its a real craft. I scout around old demolishing businesses, that Councils/Governments have approved to destroy and pick what I think I can use or I need. I fix what I can. There is alot to these old buildings. Ppl dont realise what goes into a old window, sashes, with weights sizes & fine wood finishes etc etc. It makes me cry watching silly ppl rip out these windows & put in modern. The real vandels are Governments with a long term agenda. Old Windows ruin the look of the entire building if ripped out, taking away old craftmanship & history.
I have to laugh at councils all around the World who have been on a mission to wreck, destroy the old world for hundred/s years, leave the old world to deteriorate so bad, enough to use as the given reason to demolish. What do they do & spend our money on..wreckng. This is all not by accident. What Councils, Governments have destroyed is deliberate. They already stripped them from all their ornate features, they play the long game. Take away our History so the new generations have no idea of our past as the old die off. They are the worst vandels, who destroyed more history by design. They buy up old properties on the hit list, let them sit there for years rotting away, strip them to the core, & sually end up pulling them down selling to a developer with plans to build a block of units with a free, easy pass.
But for anyone wanting to restore, they have all these additional cost, conditions & codes to follow. Over the top invented hidden dangers laws they use, like lead paint. Anything to make those restoring the old World harder or impossible to achieve. As long as sensible precautions are made is all that is required. As if Governments care about our health...haha.
Its not about ppls health, its about wrecking as much as they can with the appearance to look like they care & are interested in saving our past, when the truth is there has been a war on to destroy. Generational long game is their game...
Unless properties are in particular areas on their agenda 21/30 list to preserve. Or belongs to those with money & in the top 1% club.
I founded/have run a historic preservation group for 18 years as well as having worked for government for over 30. It's not "the government" that are the vandals, it's the corporate lobbyists and campaign funders (developers, real estate interests) that buy off politicians.
In other words, it's "good ol'" American Capitalism and its system of pay-to-play politics.
Yeah, so crazy how against lead paint they are while still poisoning us putting with fluoride in our water.
Sadly where I live, there are no guys like you anywhere even remotely near us. All the old windows get sent to the dump...
You had mentioned modifying the sash with a dado for weather stripping, and modifying mid-rail as well. How are you modifying the mid-rail?
I have mid 1950’s double hung Anderson windows that have spring operated compression locks hidden in the edges of the sash which are operated by thumb levers. No room for weather stripping in that configuration.
Lastly, what is the minimum distance recommended from the face of the glass to the stile of the sash? How thin (depth) can glazing compound be?
Thanks for taking the time to make and share this video!
my grandma house was build in 1950 there was only 2 paint layers the original paint was tian now the 2nd paint is newer paint from 2003 or so and yes when my grandparents bought the house it was all original and all of the doors were new shape they were made in 1950 back in 2010 they remodel the house getting rid of the vintage windows and some of the doors now theres 3 antique doors remaining and they are still in excellent shape the garage has 2 vintage windows which the newer paint was falling showing some of the original 1950 paint which one of the sashes glass was broken cuz back in 2009 some kids lived next door and they shot the window with a BB gun but i had tooken it to a place where they replaced the glass and now today they look beautiful and they work smoothly and those 2 windows are the last remaining ones left to my grandparents house if i ever see them remove them ima keep them to avoid them going to the dump people just dont care about the vintage stuff anymore usually when i head to my grandparents i check the old windows to make sure theres no rotting going on i make sure they stay looking nice
Would you happen to know any company similar to you guys in the Southern USA? We are located in Louisiana and are starting to renovate a Late Victorian (roughly 130 years old) with original windows that will need restoration.
Good video but geeeeez, you have guys in the “lead room” stripping without wearing gloves!! That’s RRP basic stuff, their blood lead levels are probably off the charts!!
Can lead be absorbed through the skin?
As a bullet yes , as far as short contact with old lead paint call the EPA and get fined .
How much do you charge per window?
That’s at least a grand per window
How about energy efficiency?
They said near double pane efficiency.
Cool job, how can I get to work with you?
the national park service has a historic preservation workshop.
0:50. Expert painters ? omg don't think the right brush is used there...
An expert painter can paint with any brush. : )
Technical name for the type of brush in his hands is a Sash Brush, and he happens to be painting a sash..
I also rebuild windows
My windows aren’t antiques, they’re just (100 years) old, and I can’t move out while they’re being repaired. It’s a dilemma. This process is interesting, though.
But if they're 100 years old, then they are historic antique windows
8-10 weeks by 2-3 men for 8 windows......I'm guessing.......$1000 per window?
probably more. I mean I charge $20 a square just for IG units in modern windows. plus $130 labor for each window. so a 30X30 sash in a window would be about $125 for the glass and $130 for the labor. $255 and 30 to 40 mins of work. you're talking about $1000 per each sash 2 per each window I'm guessing. with all the Lead safe stuff etc. 4hrs labor on each open just to remove it because of the RRP rule. for $2k each window is probably about right. some areas do not allow modern windows to be installed. so fixing these is the only option.
Arse, costly scam....
As opposed to replacing the windows with insulated Anderson’s and getting on their 20 year subscription plan? 30k replacement cost, and the seals break in 20-30 years, then replace again? That math doesn’t add up to me.
Stodoys plans are amazing!