[Hist_Pres] Fwd: Making Wooden Storm Windows Workshop

[Joy Sears]

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>>> "Robert Yapp Jr." <yapperman at msn.com> 1/17/2011 2:58 PM >>>
Hands-On Workshop 

Presented By

 The Belvedere School
For 
Hands-On Preservation

Training Artisans in 
The Preservation Trades

Hannibal, Missouri 

Making Wooden Storm Windows

February 4, 5 & 6  2011
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily

8 student limit for each session - Tuition $375
Eligible for Certified Local Government Grants

A Few Spaces Are Left!

Learn how to cost effectively increase the energy efficiency 

of your old house or building!  



Making Wood Storm Windows is a fun and intense, three-day, hands-on learning experience. 

Students will how to make their own wood storm windows & why a wood storm and 

an original window are as or more energy efficient than a replacement window.  



You will be part of a team building exterior storms for the windows in the circa 1844 

Van Swearingen House being rehabbed by the Hannibal High School Historic Preservation 

Trades Program in the Central Park National Historic District in Hannibal, Mo. 



You will be working side-by-side all three days in the shop with instructor Bob Yapp. 

Bob has been a woodworker and furniture designer/maker for 34 years. 



  This will be an intense, learn-by-doing opportunity. You will learn why wood 

  storms are important, how to measure an opening for a storm, how to grade 

and pick lumber, storm sash construction, glass/screen installation weather-

                stripping & installation techniques. We will be constructing two types of storm sash:             



1) Traditional wood storms with puttied glass. 2) Combination wood storm/screen sash with removable screen and glass from the inside of the property. At the end of the three days you will know from beginning to end, how to completely build both wood storm windows. All students completing the class will receive a "Certificate of Completion". 



  Homeowners, small contractors, preservation staff, preservation commission 

  members, hp students and historic building owners will all benefit from this   

  hands-on, traditional training event. All skill levels are encouraged to sign up.



  Tuition for this three-day workshop is $375 and includes beverages and 

lunch. Space is limited to eight students in each session and pre-registration is  

  required to secure a spot in the class. 



  Inexpensive motels as well as bed & breakfast inns are available for out of town  

  students. For more information or to pre-register call Bob Yapp, 217-474-6052 or 

  email him, yapperman at msn.com<about:blank> or www.bobyapp.com<about:blank>





 The Belvedere School
For 
Hands-On Preservation
  
521 Bird Street, Hannibal, Missouri 63401