We had a great time teaching the Window Restoration Workshop for Preservation Burlington yesterday. If you couldn’t make it fear not we will be running it again late in the summer or early in the fall. Also, keep checking the Preservation Burlington website for other workshops and forums throughout the year. In a related [...]
Entries Tagged as 'windows'
Debunking the Replacement Window Myth
May 24th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: maintenance · Wanamaker Restoration · windows
2009 Historic Wooden Window Workshop
May 4th, 2009 · No Comments
Sponsored by: Wanamaker Restoration, Champlain Valley Millworks, and Green Mountain Window Topic: Historic Wooden Window Restoration Place: 16 Kilburn Street (next to Conant Custom Brass), Burlington, VT Date: May 23, 2009 Time: 9AM-4PM Price: $70 members / $80 non-members Workshop Overview: Due to a dwindling amount of craftspeople with the skills to properly [...]
Tags: lead paint · maintenance · windows
A Great Presentation by Another Old Window Lover
April 30th, 2009 · No Comments
Hisoric Windows
Tags: lead paint · maintenance · Value-Added Historic Preservation · windows
Cleaning Glass and anything else for that matter
April 26th, 2009 · No Comments
“The house we are buying has some windows that are stained on the outside with what looks to be a fine spray of white. I”m not sure if it’s paint or what it is. Anyway, it is the original glass and how should I go about cleaning it?” Amanda Hi again Amanda, and thanks [...]
Tags: maintenance · Wanamaker Restoration · windows
How to Restore an Old Window
April 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment
Stay tuned for a video on “How to restore and maintain old windows.”
Tags: Champlain Valley Millworks · lead paint · maintenance · Wanamaker Restoration · windows
Champlain Valley Millworks
April 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
Wanamaker Restoration has expanded business, combining historic restoration with Champlain Valley Millworks, a showroom and distributer for Green Mountain Windows and Doors. We are still in Burlington, Vermont, but are now located at 16 Kilburn Street, facing Pine Street. Our Green Mountain Window showroom features an array of quality windows, both Classic and Milestone series, [...]
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Window Know-How; Preservation Nation
March 9th, 2009 · 4 Comments
A Guide to Going Green By Magazine Editors | From Preservation | March/April 2009 To live green at home, and reduce your monthly energy bills, it’s important to evaluate windows. If you live in an older residence, don’t assume that replacement windows are the only option. Historic wooden windows are remarkably efficient as long as they’re well [...]




