Reglazing Wood
Windows
by Walter Jowers
Reglazing windows is one of those
humble jobs. It's not like putting in a
marble fireplace surround, or some
double-helix walnut-and-titanium
flying staircase, where you can step
back when it's done and say,
"Voila!" Reglazing is just one of
those things that, every so often, has
to be done.
Just about every old building has
window problems that are
attributable to worn-out window
putty. Once old putty starts to crack,
water can get to the window joints,
where the wet end-grain expands and
pushes the joints apart-and the
paint off. If the windows are
neglected long enough, the end
grain-usually on the bottom rail of
the window-starts to rot.
Well, you could go and tear out
the windows