Wood Window Restoration Workshop

Description

Cost for Thursday Community Exchange: $25.00 Includes lunch, education, networking and fun!

Cost for Friday Wood Window Restoration Workshop: $20 Includes light breakfast, lunch and expert knowledge

Attend both (Thursday and Friday and save!): $40 – What a deal!

Hotel Information: Stay at the Holiday Inn City Centre for your stay at a special rate of $79/night. Contact Terry Fincher tfincher@hicclaf.com at this email address to make your reservation and receive the special rate.

On September 9^th learn from those in Lafayette that have used a multi-pronged approach to downtown development and Main Street principals. Topics will include historic preservation and local historic districts, TIF and tax abatement, enterprise zones, riverfront development, and cultural districts among others. That evening find out the real scoop and join other Main Street directors and attendees for networking and conversation.

Make it a two day adventure and stay September 10^th for the Wood Window Restoration Workshop. Restoring historic wood windows can be one of the most contentious aspects of historic preservation but one of the most important. Learn from experts in the field how to advocate for renovation and reuse and why it’s more cost effective than replacement windows followed by hands-on demonstrations of restoration techniques.

As historic preservation based and Main Street organizations attempt to provide their constituents with information on historic window retention, repair, and rehabilitation they are at a great disadvantage. The replacement window industry spends millions each year to convince individuals that old windows are a primary source for energy loss, when in reality the majority of heat loss in a historic building is through the roof. Historic building owners can save embodied energy, historic character, and landfill deposits by repairing and weather sealing their existing wood windows instead of replacing them with vinyl or new growth wood units.

The proposed program will include a two to three hour presentation on how a window works in relationship to the environment specifically addressing thermal performance, infiltration, and how to successfully mitigate these issues. The topics of storm windows, weather stripping, and air sealing will also be addressed.

The presentation will be followed by a two to three hour field session involving the disassembly of a basic double-hung wood window and instruction on how to restore/maintain the unit. Specific topics will include removal of old finishes, re-glazing, re-roping, and re-installation for optimum performance.

Light breakfast fare and beverages will be available 1/2 hour before the presentation begins and until the end of the presentation, when a box-lunch will be provided. The $20 charge per attendee will cover these costs.