[MassHistPres] Metal window restoration

[Dennis De Witt]

Brookline has a district which has some of these 1920-1930s windows.  It's commission has in several cases reluctantly allowed replacement of badly "rotted" steel casements with aluminum and pultruded fiberglass casements (not wood) that closely mimic the originals on a de facto hardship basis because 
a) the cost of repair is extremely high, 
b) ditto the cost of steel replacements 
c) unlike sash it is not practicable to apply storms that allow the casements to open that will also address the infiltration of existing windows.
d) they primarily affect a smallish but significant minority of the houses in one of five LHDs 

Such replacement windows are made for use in historic districts in NYC where are are a lot of steel casements.  However, specific vendors have appeared and disappeared.  

Dennis De Witt



On Jan 7, 2010, at 10:18 AM, Mark Landry wrote:

> I have a client with original 1930s metal casement windows that need help.  They are drafty and tough to operate. The client asked me to price replacement windows but I want to explore restoration because wood casements (which they asked about) will have much wider stiles and rails and much smaller glass sizes.
> 
> Has anyone found a Mass-based firm that restores metal windows?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mark Landry
> Landmark Services
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