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Mozer Works, Inc.
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 19 พ.ย. 2018
Historic Window Restoration - Full Process - Mozer Works, Inc.
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
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
มุมมอง: 103 004
Do you guys do casement window sashes?
Great work, I love your commitment and expertise. I recently tried cutting some old glass with bubbles and imperfections, grooves, etc. Predictably, it broke along some of the natural "grain" of the glass no matter how careful I was. Any suggestions?
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.
Thoroughly enjoyed this video! Thank you.
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
How do you repair reveals sanded out over years.
I wish I can find someone like these guys in my area.
Ain't that the truth!
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?
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.
Great video of what you do.
I can't move out while my windows are being restored. What do you do in that situation?
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.
Beautiful work!!! Congratulations! Best wishes for the future preserving the past ! And thank you for all the useful information!
Do you use a linseed oil primer and paint?
what is the wood filler that you use. it looks like epoxy with some filler? Sawdust?
What happens to all of the lead paint you remove? Is there a process for containing it in the landfill?
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.
Easily one of the best videos I’ve ever watched on TH-cam! Thank you for this demonstration of excellence in restoration. Well done gentlemen.
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
Cool job, how can I get to work with you?
the national park service has a historic preservation workshop.
I also rebuild windows
I wish I lived closer. I love restoring old windows.
Fantastic video - your passion for your work really comes through. Excellent content and narration.
No Linseed Oil / Mineral Spirit mixture on the wood before priming? -5.
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.
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 .
Merci beaucoup. Splendide . Just subscribed
Great job 👏
This video is great and so is your work. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Fantastic!
How about energy efficiency?
They said near double pane efficiency.
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.
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.
hello...I made a Christmas Tree after watching your video. Thank you for being an inspiration to me.
Stodoys plans are amazing!
Looks like a lot of work you must have a passion to be able to do it
How much do you charge per window?
That’s at least a grand per window
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.
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.
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!
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.
What a great resource video. Thank you so much for making this and posting it. Cheers.
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.
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
Very nice work but you should use a draught proofing system in the parting and staff beads?
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 .
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👍
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.