Wood Windows

A rather contemporary house located in a fairly exclusive, elevated northeast Portland neighborhood with a nearly 360 degree view.

And despite the elevation, which is subject to both of the Willamette Valley’s prevailing wind-driven weather-conduits (the Gorge & the Coast), these original wood-clad Pozzi windows have been kept in unusually good condition.

The newest owners of this house have employed us to ensure that they stay that way. Money wisely spent.

Phil McNair re-glazing some glass to ensure that the glazing keeps the moisture from getting to the unfinished portions of the wood sash.

Bruce Hinkenlooper sealing all the joints and seams between the various Pozzi aluminum-cladded sash components.

We replaced some broken Truth EntryGard Crank Mechanisms and/or Truth’s Anderberg 201 Series Casement Hinges. It’s not unusual for large casement windows to begin to sag and drag upon the window sill, which in turn…

…causes the crank mechanisms to break when folks attempt to overcome the resistance by trying to crank the handle with more muscle. We know a few tricks to compensate for this dilemma, short of re-installing the entire window assembly.

Some of these “tricks of the trade” we’ve developed are invaluable for this type of work we do. Some of the sash had water-damage, and we were able to replace those components as needed…on site, as Steve Hilt was in the process of doing when this photo was taken.

Most of the silicone, vinyl or neoprene weatherstripping grows brittle over time due to the daily exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays. We have the means to replace and upgrade these products as needed, as David Castro demonstrates above.

One of many of the valuable skills we’ve honed over the past several decades, is the expertise by which we can quickly set-up our ad-hoc shops on-site. This makes the process very efficient, and the cost more economical than it might be if we had to take the windows off-site to work on them.