How to Restore an Antique Window | Ask This Old House
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- In this video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva teams up with window restoration Alison Hardy to help a homeowner deal with repairing the original window in a Victorian home.
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General contractor Tom Silva takes us on a house call to help a homeowner with a window issue. One of the original double-hung windows has a top sash that refuses to stay put, preventing the homeowner from using it for its intended purpose. With the help of a window restoration expert, Tom and the homeowner worked together to clean up the window opening and sashes, and to replace the sash ropes and weights for a more operational window.
Older homes have a lot of charming features. However, few have their original windows, as homeowners often replace them when they stop functioning properly. To keep a Victorian in its original condition without sacrificing functionality, general contractor Tom Silva and window restoration expert Alison Hardy repair a homeowner’s double-hung window to its original condition.
Difficulty: 2/5
Time: 4 hours
Cost: Under $100
Where to find it?
Tom teams up with a window restoration specialist, Alison Hardy [www.window-woman.com/] to teach a homeowner how to properly repair a double-hung Victorian window.
After dissembling the window, they worked together to weatherstrip and clean the window. Alison shared steps to the X-Roping method that she recommends when repairing multiple windows at a time.
X-Roping Method:
1. Attach chain to the end of the sash cord. This will help with feeding the cord through the
opening.
2. Feed the cord through the front L pulley. Catch the chain at the bottom opening and
feed the cord through the front R pulley.
3. Feed the cord through the back L pulley. Catch the chain at the bottom opening and
feed the cord through the back R pulley.
4. Once the sash cord is fed through all four pulleys you start attaching the weights.
5. Tie a knot to the weight with the tail of the cord pointing up. Place the weight back in
the pocket.
6. At the top access point pull the sash cord slightly and make a mark where your fingers
are. Cut the cord where your mark is and tie a knot.
7. Repeat those steps on the next back one and again on the front sides.
8. You should now have four weights attached to four cords.
9. Reassemble window.
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How to Restore an Antique Window | Ask This Old House
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it's nice to have an older woman showing the craftsmanship. A lot of times it is the under 40 crowd that we see doing this stuff.
Yes, adults! Nice to see.
This is amazing! My sash windows are 117 years old ...I can't wait to try this.
Very timely video. Daughter is practicing Architect and she is restoring her 1910 house where this knowledge will definitely come in handy! Thanks!!
Can you imagine the craftsmanship to build these windows with all these perfectly alligned pieces over 100-150 years ago with the technology back then?
Our ancestors were amazing men so nice were handing our country over to 3rd worlders 👍
I restored all the windows on an 1885 Victorian myself. Took many years of starting and stopping, but it's definitely something a diy'er can tackle. Tips: 1. Get good storm windows installed on the house first. That way you can take down the windows one at a time and not worry about boarding them up. 2. Have the windows dipped to remove all the old paint (likely lead based). Saves a TON of time that way and is well worth the money. 3. The hardest part is removing all the old putty without breaking the very fragile antique glass. You will break some
I have to restore some of mine and it’s good to know that the storms will be enough this summer to keep weather out while I redo a few at a time. Right now it’s -10 out and it’s 70 in my 1940 house with the single panes with storms. Most of my glazing is cracked and falling off or already fallen off so hopefully it will come off easy
@@Kevin-mp5of No, just no. Those old windows are worth 3-4x what a new window costs and are works of art. They are only drafty because people don't maintain them and don't replace the weather stripping (as shown in this video). If you want to live in a plastic house, that's fine, but don't go around destroying nice old houses.
@@Kevin-mp5of Tommy basted his bonah in whale oil.
They made it look straightforward, but for timely illustrative purposes, that was appropriate and most enjoyable. It's great to keep as much of an original house as possible. He will really enjoy the circulation provided by the double hung window design. Viewers comments are helpful too.
It's a real shame that so many of these amazing old windows have been destroyed and replaced with cheap, plastic garbage. An old house is never the same again once it's original windows are removed. If you're lucky enough to still have your original windows SAVE THEM!! They are well worth the investment and can be restored no matter what condition they are currently in. That's how well made these windows are.
Yes, our house has only three of the original windows and the "modern" ones from the 1980s are just junk--they don't operate well at all. I dream of replacing them with some of the nicer reproduction style ones, but that'll be several projects down the road.
Replacement windows deliver very minimal if any energy savings when compared to wood and glass windows that are maintained and outfitted with an interior or exterior storm window. The manufacture and transport of new replacement windows plus the disposal of the old windows leaves a huge carbon footprint. And they're intended to be replaced again in 25 years.
In so many jobs the wood surround is replaced along with the window itself. The result is flat, featureless, weirdly reflective and strangely soulless
Folks, just maintain your original windows in your old buildings. They were made by hand a long time ago--some with old growth wood and wavy glass. They match the esthetics of the architecture. And they aren't tacky plastic!
@@free2beme773 glass flows on time scales of billions of years, so wavy glass is not due to glass flowing. Just a minor nitpick. You may have heard that old stained glass is thicker on the bottom, but that is (1) not always true and (2) due to manufacturing, not glass flowing.
Agree. We’re slowly restoring the windows on our 1930s home. Of course, some numbskull painted all the stop sashes shut, so that’s a big pain in the neck but totally worth it. It really does keep the house cooler, and it has the benefit of allowing us to get ventilation without exposing the little kids to any lead dust on the window sill before full restoration.
@@vaynomblenner Glas doesn't actually flow at all.
I appreciated learning why double hung windows exist (heat ventilation) - I did not know. I also don't have A/C (I don't really care for it except on really humid days) so that's useful.
I agree - great to see the skills, experience, and know-how of Alison Hardy! I have ten 75-year-old windows that need this type of fix. And it's worth doing because the wood is in great shape. Thank you so much.
Hey guys,Tom need sign her up too work with ask this old house. But I also know Tom knows how fix that window to.
Your use of to and too is appalling.
*to followed by *too.
Thank me later
I ❤this video! My home in Warren Massachusetts was built in 1882 and every single window is original, she's my labor of love slowly bringing her back to life😊 definitely will be keeping my windows for sure now.
Omg! I have windows similar to this. This was so helpful. Why get new windows? I’d rather keep mine. This is good to know.
@@Kevin-mp5of gotcha. Well, I like my windows. I’d rather keep them. The windows are not drafty, but one and that’s similar to this one. I’ll be getting it fixed soon.
When I did mine I lubricated the pulleys.
Thank you this old house . !
Beautiful. Such a great model to follow that lady .
Unfortunately I also need to rebuild my windows down to the frame, not just restore the panes. Previous owner butchered his trim job when he did siding. Water got in and ate the frames out.
I did not know that about double hung windows.
But does that really works that way that he said?
Yes. Double hung windows do create good airflow, often extending the season where you don't have to use the A/C. However, the negative is that they are about the worst for being leaky because they have so many moving parts and it's hard to get a good seal. Double hung windows require weatherstripping, and even then, they must be loose enough to move up and down, which means air gaps. So, for energy efficiency, they don't rate well.
Whereas, casement or awning windows that open on a hinge can seal tightly against the window frame. But, the energy savings all depends on the quality of the window materials and installation .
Nice video.
Is the weather strip the same thing as the "Sill seal" mentioned in the description? It doesn't look the same on Amazon. If that's not it, what did they use in the video that looks thinner?
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Hey... when you're using the windows as a true double hung, keeping the top sash down at the bottom will make putting in the parting stop easy. You won't have to try & get the stop to twist. I've restored thousands. Good video, love reglazing those 2 over 2's!
@brianglade848 anyone pointing that out must be an old fart! So I was born in the 80s, I'm not of this new generation that doesn't work...take your ensure & go to bed gramps
Why don't you do project in Missouri
9:09 WHAT IS THAT TOOL and where do I get one???
It's called a "nail set and holder" this is the Accurate 209, specially made tool for double hung windows weather stripping installation.
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I don't think I'll be able to restore a window, but i can definitely reinstall windows on a pc...
@@brianglade848 bad dum tss.
juat dont let Mauro near those windows and you will be ok
Plenty 'antique' windows in my house.
1930's built and never been updated to double glazing.
Beginning to fall apart now and DG costs £40k 😵
Spend the money on maintenance for the windows you have… double pane vinyl will not last 100 years and it ruins the house
@@Kevin-mp5of what?! You’re very confused. Vinyl has a life expectancy of about 15-20 years. UV rays destroy plastic. This person has windows from 1930 that just need maintenance. Vinyl windows are constantly being replaced by people on their owns with more vinyl. The salespeople love when you buy the same thing 5 times over.
Who chose that music?
The music department in the video editing department of the production department in the tv show department.
@@Kevin-mp5of While taking a dump in it
I did. What’s your beef?
Why would you not remove and refurbish those squeaky pulleys???
From personal experience I can tell you, that a parting bead should never be nailed in with6 finishing nails per bead and then the nails counter sunk! Every window on my second floor had that done by the previous owner. Oh, and most of the youngsters working at the orange box store have no idea what a parting bead is. This is just one of many things the previous owner did 'better' that I'm working my way through on the house.
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@@Kevin-mp5of I'm currently dealing with cheap 70's paneling that was nailed every 2 inches and glued on as well to horsehair plaster. And every room has different cheap dark 70's paneling. Not fun, clean or easy. Just another messed up thing the previous owner did to this solid Folk Victorian that has me cursing him every time I come across another one of his DYI projects.
@@Kevin-mp5of I wish I could. 1/4" on the walls means they will be even with the window trim 😡
I'll take double or triple pane vinyl.
Please stop the music during these videos. Not helping. Thanks.
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I'm confused. Tommy has done tons of windows . Why call in a window person? She told the home owner everything Tommy would have told him.
1st
Is your boyfriend impressed? Nobody else cares.
@@xploration1437 Tommy's bonah cares
You sir are the stuff legends are made of.
Any test for lead paint?
I’d just change the window for new replacement windows. Better insulation as well
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Wolf wolf.
I’m sure the window expert didn’t teach Tommy anything new.
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Rip it out, throw it away, buy a new one. 🤦♂🤦♂
Why are you even watching a This Old House video?
Yes, rip out a window that has lasted nearly 100 years with no maintenance and replace it with a vinyl window that will need to be replaced in 20 years. What is your damage?
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Really Tom? With that nail?