Historic Wood Window Restoration. Northeast US.

Windows are the heart and soul of a building.   The character and historic integrity of a building is strongly influenced by its windows and decorative features.  Here, in the Northeast, windows crafted by early builders using old growth heartwood have already proven themselves throughout many generations.  Beneath peeling paint and damaged surfaces those windows can become as sound as when they were first installed.

We are passionate about our craft and our connection to those early builders.  To recreate their original intent we preserve and restore the heartwood—still more stable and decay resistant than wood from trees harvested in the last 50 years.  We locate and select for our clients: salvaged wavy and striated glass, paint products, old growth lumber, chains and pulleys, lifts and locks, weather stripping, storm windows and more.  The result is a beautiful window that will continue to function for many decades to come, and add authenticity to your historic building.

Past meets present.  Your old windows may be drafty, rattle or refuse to open, close or lock.  By combining historic materials with modern techniques, the annoyances of older windows can be eliminated.  Properly restored windows will offer a significantly longer life than a replacement window. Adding a storm window to your primary window can offer the same energy efficiency as double insulated glass.

For home owners, management companies, owner representatives and architects who are planning projects, we offer our consulting services for condition assessments, group presentations and onsite informational workshops.  We invite our clients to our shop to see the transformation of their windows first hand.  Observing this process gives the client a greater understanding and appreciation for the hands-on craft of window restoration.

Heartwood Building and Restoration restores windows on historic homes and institutions such as churches, meetinghouses, libraries and town halls.  Some of our recently completed window restoration projects include:

• The Jaffrey Meetinghouse, Jaffrey, New Hampshire
• The Quaker Meetinghouse, Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts
• The Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island
• The Gregg Free Library, Wilton, New Hampshire
• The Merwin House, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
• The Seth Nickerson House, Provincetown, Massachusetts
• And many private residences across the Northeast

We are proud to be members of:

• The National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Historic New England (formerly SPNEA)
• Historic Windsor, Vermont
• Northeast Window Restoration Alliance

Links:

www.windowrestorationne.org

www.historichomeworks.com

www.abatron.com

www.nationaltrust.org

www.traditional-building.com

www.sec.state..ma.us/mhc/mhcidx.htm

www.bostonpreservation.org

www.phelpscompany.com

www.blainewindow.com