Aluminum Windows

The Veritable Quandary…what has no doubt become a Portland Icon and landmark.

In fact, V.Q. has been a mainstay of the Downtown Eatery and Refreshment scene for so long that some of the surrounding terrain has begun to show its age. You might gain a better view of the damage on the tree and the size of the limb that detached itself, if you enlarge the photo.

Resulting in the four broken panes of glass and the need for a new gutter.

The laminated wire glass pretty much held together despite the damage, as per design.

As is the idea behind safety glass.

Fortuitously, the event occurred after hours, and no one was hurt.

After removing the damaged glass, our technician Phil prepares the aluminum structure for glazing in the new glass…

…while Brandon carefully oversees the process from his lofty and floral-laden perch.

The replacement glass is carefully lifted up to Steve Hilt for installation. You might enlarge the photo to get a better view of the “wire-glass,” if you so desire.

The pre-lunch-hour, early morning mission is completed; the site cleaned-up and all evidence of our little covert endeavors are removed before the civilians begin to show up, as was the plan. Officially…we were never there.