[Hist_Pres] Free Historic Wood Window Workshop by John Leeke

[Joy Sears]

Save Windows, Save Dollars, Save History

Date:  March 5, 2011, 9:00am
Location:  Le Grande, Oregon, Bronson's Lumber, window shop.
For: tradespeople, contractors, building owners, homeowners

Learn how to repair, maintain and upgrade existing wooden windows to 
save more energy and more dollars than replacement windows.

Morning Talk and Slide Show:

- The complete step-by-step procedure to restore a window and make it 
last another 100 years.

- Lowest cost spot repairs and ongoing maintenance.

- Upgrades to improve energy efficiency.

Afternoon Demonstrations:

- Glazing and putty tooling.

- Sash and sill repairs.

This is workshop is your chance to ask questions and get straight 
answers from an objective expert who will not try to sell you new 
replacement windows. Bring sash or photos of your windows and get 
advice. Bring your tools and materials to learn what works and what 
doesn't. Meet the tradespeople who do the work. Meet the building owners 
own need the work done.

Instructor: John Leeke, Historic Building Specialist, helps owners, 
planners, tradespeople, contractors and architects understand and 
maintain their older and historic buildings. He is well known for his 
sensitive and practical approach. He has been saving historic buildings 
for 30 years and has personally repaired, restored, and preserved 
hundreds of windows and helped others save thousands more.

Get a head start on the workshop with a visit to John's website:

Historic HomeWorks
http://historichomeworks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9838 
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Contact Joy Sears with any questions 




Joy Sears
Restoration Specialist

Oregon State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
725 Summer Street NE, Suite C
Salem OR 97301

Phone 503-986-0688
Fax 503-986-0794 

Email: Joy.Sears at state.or.us
Website: www.oregonheritage.org
 
"it is better to preserve than to restore and better to restore than to reconstruct" 
-- A.N. Didron 1839


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