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May 22, 2007
Wood Window Repair & Tune-up
Looking old school wood sash repair and weatherstripping
Is there such a person left in Brooklyn that will pull out existing wood double hung windows and tune them up? Like they used to before they started throwing them away? At $800+ a pop for Marvin Inserts without labor, seems it should still make sense? Anybody know of anyone who still does it?
Seamus
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I just had my old windows restored by William 917-676-8798, He is away until the 1st week of June.
Posted by: cobblehillbilly at May 22, 2007 7:49 PM
Call Bay Ridge Windows & Doors Corp.. They will sell you Marvin Windows for $400 dollars. They have an add here now.
Posted by: Anonymous at May 22, 2007 8:26 PM
Hmmm... 5/22 8:26, can't imagine one certifified Marvin dealer would sell the same window for 50% less than another.... the quote I got was $865 for a 32' x 65' 6/1 Marvin insert... don't think I can get that for $400!
Thanks for the # cobblehillbilly... how much did William charge?
Seamus
Posted by: Anonymous at May 23, 2007 6:53 AM
Cost depends on condition of window and how perfect you want them to be, because of this i'm hesitant to post $ on the forum He can anything from replacing glass to reconstructing entire rotted sections with Bondo (which he did for me). Call me if you want to discuss further 718-875-0007.
Posted by: cobblehillbilly at May 23, 2007 10:34 AM
I've done several for my own house myself. Some pretty rotted through. Not very difficult, but laborious, if you are handy. Lots of info on the internet and elsewhere.
Posted by: Yeshwant at May 23, 2007 12:06 PM
I would recommend against bondo. It is very heavy, also, if the surface you are mating it to is not sound you can have problems. You want to use a consolidant first to solidify and prep the bad wood, then use a light weight epoxy filler. I have had great success with Liquid Wood and Wood-Epox. Both are from Abatron. There are several other companies out there as well, they usually advertise in the restoration magazines.
Posted by: Bill at May 24, 2007 7:44 AM
I agree with the above poster. consolidant followed with epoxy is the proper way to restore rot in windows. If you want the difinitive guide to window restoration, check out a book called 'working windows'. Even if you don't DIY you will know what needs to be done.
Posted by: southslopewoodworks at May 25, 2007 12:16 AM
I had mine done a couple years ago by a guy named Davidson, who was recommended by the window guy at Dykes Lumber.
It was parlor floor, so extra tall windows that would be $$$ to replace, plus I was into keeping the originals instead of adding to a landfill somewhere...
He put in vinyl strips in the sides for insulation, and I got to keep the wood windows.
Davidson (347) 837-1218
Posted by: LG at September 19, 2007 5:16 PM
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