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Charo Lemucchi
The Craftsman Bungalow home is one of the most common house styles that emerged from the Arts & Crafts movement of the early 20th century. Shallow pitched roofs, exposed rafter tails and a mixture of materials like brick, shingles and siding are all telltale characteristics. Our example is a 1-1/2 story bungalow variation that first appeared in the early 1900s and remains popular today.
Cape Cod homes feature steeply pitched roofs with side gables, and occasionally a bowed or gambrel roof. Shed or gable dormers are often aligned with windows on main floor, and large chimneys are lined on center with front door and linked to fireplaces in each room. Multi-paned double-hung windows are common, often with shutters, as well as small 'prayer' windows in gable corners.
Craftsman Bungalow homes typically have one main entry door, although there can be numerous auxiliary doors leading to patios, decks, the backyard or a side yard. Craftsman Bungalow doors typically feature stained wood and are rarely painted, which helps accentuate any use of art glass, which is common to doors of this style.
While Craftsman Bungalow homes utilize a variety of window types, some themes remain consistent within the style. Double-hung windows with stained wood interiors are predominant, but casement windows are also common. The windows are typically vertical in proportion, although single-opening accent windows do not always follow this rule.
Grilles are used in the upper windows and are vertically proportioned or square. Grilles are never horizontal, even in accent windows.
I am looking at purchasing a small 1912 Craftsman bungalow to live in in California. It looks like a sweet deal, except the windows have all been torn out and replaced with ugly vinyl sliders. The house is in an historic district and the City has already filed a "notice of noncompliance" on the issue. The seller wants to dump this thing as-is. I think not wanting the hassle of dealing with the city is why no investors have snapped this thing up.
So here's my question. I keep reading that replacing historic windows is "really expensive." If I'm getting a $30k discount on a house, does that make up for it? It's a small house, so there are about 8 to 10 average size windows involved.
I am prepared to get real quotes from professionals if I am in the ballpark, but since I'm at home with a 7-month-old baby in a city about an hour away, I don't even want to get my hopes up if the numbers don't come close to penciling out.
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American Craftsman style and bungalows are variations of an affordable housing type that swept across America in the early twentieth century. Distinguished with a front porch, tapered square columns, and an open floor plan, craftsman and bungalow homes are ideally suited for mild climates. The style was initially marked by its modernity and to break away from the ornate Victorian style homes. Craftsman bungalows are now popular with homeowners who want to restore a historic house, as many are over 100 years old. Many of these homes have decorative wooden features that replacement windows may match or complement.
Double Hung windows are a traditional choice for this style. Pair these windows with casement and awning windows to help create the patterns typically associated with Craftsman Bungalow style houses. Window combinations are often seen in groups of two or three.
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Valance grids are a popular choice in this style to accentuate the decorative elements of the home. When ordering Milgard windows, you can specify the number of lites across and the grid height you prefer.
French sliding patio doors can be a great addition on the front porch or to the back yard. In addition to adding convenience, they help bring more daylight into the home. Essence Series offers the durability of fiberglass exterior with the classic Craftsman Bungalow style of wood interiors.
I could write another book on just this topic! The basic idea is that historic wood and steel windows are really made to last unlike modern replacement windows which are built with elements that are designed to quickly become obsolete and fail resulting in a continuous cycle of replacement.
The same goes for the rope and pulley or simple hinges used on old windows. When the balance system fails on a historic window that means replacing a length of sash rope which is a whole lot easier then hunting down a replacement spring balance thingy that one window company discontinued making 12 years ago when they changed models. The more complicated these windows become the easier they are to foul up.
I do want to clarify a couple things about using heat for paint removal. Low temperatures can be safe for paint removal. Anything below about 1,000 F is generally considered safe for lead paint removal. Temperatures above that point can cause the lead to vaporize which creates an enormous health hazard.
Not to mention that using high temperature paint removal techniques can also lead to house fires. Not just in the moment, but sometimes hours later smoldering building components can finally burst into flame. In my opinion, high heat means high danger!
The first thing you need to do in order to restore or repair your double-hung windows is get the sash out of the jamb. You can do some of the work in place f, but for the most thorough restoration removing the sash is best. Depending on how much built up paint and caulk there is, this may be simple or difficult. Get both the bottom and top sash out before moving onto anything else.
The first thing you need to do in order to restore or repair your double-hung windows is get the sash out of the jamb. Depending on how much built up paint and caulk there is, this may be simple or difficult. Get both the bottom and top sash out before moving onto anything else.
The first piece to remove is the stop. This is a small piece of trim that is usually nailed in place along the side of the jamb. Some stops are screwed in place, which will have to be unscrewed and then gently pried off. You want to avoid breaking the stops since it can be hard to find matching profiles today, though if they do break, they can be replaced with stock moldings available to most lumber yards or home stores.
Parting bead can be eternally frustrating, but duck-billed vise grips are its nemesis. Some parting bead will be nailed in place and others will be simply pressure fit. Either way requires the parting bead to be pulled straight out of the channel it rests in and then removed (often in pieces).
Top sashes are usually so gummed up that they are almost impossible to move without major effort. When cut free of paint, the top sash will move all the way down to the sill, but getting it there is a challenge. If you have serious paint building up and the sash barely budges, keep working it up and down to try to gain as much motion as possible.
This part is pretty straight forward unless you have serious repairs to do to your jamb. In most cases the process simply involves scraping the built up paint and caulk off the jamb and then priming and painting things so you have a smooth surface for your sash to fit within and operate smoothly on. Too much built up paint prevents the proper operation of any window so getting down to smooth surface is imperative if you want your window to operate fully.
I use a ProScraper vacuum scraper for the process to keep things clean and safe from lead paint and recommend the same tool to anyone restoring their windows. The process is shown in depth in the video below.
The earlier video shows you the process for replacing ropes, but the basic process is cut them to length which you can measure by running the rope from the top of the pulley to the sill before making your cut. Then tie a simple knot on one end and feed it into the pulley and down the weight pocket where you will tie it to the sash weight with a bow knot. If you have trouble feeding the rope down the pocket try these four hacks to make the work easier.
There are a lot of techniques for stripping the paint from a window sash but removing most if not all the paint is important to make your next paint job last longer and look better. My preferred method, especially for a DIYer, is to use a ProScraper just like you did with the jamb, but there are two other tools that work great for paint removal.
The basic premise here is to dig out the rotten/damage wood and replace it with the epoxy which, once cured, can be shaped and sanded to replicate the damaged sections. Once the repairs are complete you want to prime your sash using an oil-based wood primer and get ready for glazing. The video below will show you how to process works.
Bedding the glass refers to installing the glass back into the sash in a bed of putty. This helps air seal the glass and prevents water from getting behind the glass due to condensation. Insert the glass into the opening gently and apply firm pressure around the edges. This will cause excess putty to squeeze out the inside.
Once you have the glass, in insert your glazing points (I prefer the diamond points because they are easier to hide behind the putty line). Make sure they are firmly in place and the glass is where you want it to be before setting your points. Make sure the glass is evenly set into the puttied glazing rabbet and you only leave a thin film of putty on the interior side of the glass.
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