rerefenestration

[15_the_circle]

[crossposted spammed to housediaries oldhouses victorian_house]

today saw the removal of the old new window (redefenestration) and installation of the new old window (rerefenestration).  here's how the façade looked when I came home: 

(click through these thumbnails for higher resolution images)

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• the window assembly is in place and that old glass is perfect for the setting.  looks like it had been there all along. 
• a few details aren't quite complete.  most noticeable is the lower sill piece, which will be fabricated and installed tomorrow.  also the curvilinear decorative element above the pediment still needs to happen. 
• comparing the frame trim against the paint shadow one can see that this is close though not a fanatically precise match for dimension and proportion.  I have no problem with that. 
• the glazing compound will need to set and dry for another week or so before the frame can be painted and the glass can be cleaned.  that's perfectly fine, there are plenty of other things to be done in the meantime. 
• with the interior wall opened up to accommodate the new old window an excellent opportunity was provided to find out what's behind the wallboard up there.  it turned out to be: nothing.  just some framing and insulation.  I had been holding off on some decisions about the interior until this was known, in case there had been some old woodwork, or evidence of actual or incipient structural failure. 

 
here's the full frontal view: 

this is really coming along quite nicely. 

Comments

[niyabinghi.livejournal.com]

That's your little cottage? It's adorable -- I think this is the first I'd seen it.
The window is fantastic, no matter which r-word it means, lol!

[15-the-circle.livejournal.com]

glad you like it.
the iconpics really are too small to show it well. 

there's a lot of detail in earlier posts (this journal is, after all, supposed to be about the renovation) so if you ever have the time and motivation to go back and read them you can see how far the place has come over the past sixteen months. 

[karenleigh.livejournal.com]

It looks like a fairytale. I have cottage envy.

And the window is PERFECT.

[15-the-circle.livejournal.com]

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> It looks like a fairytale. I have cottage envy.
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in the 16 years plus one week since I moved into the place I still can't get over how fortunate I am to be able to live here.  in the 16 months since the renovation started in earnest I am so very pleased to have the opportunity to turn it (back) into the cottage it was and is becoming again. 

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>And the window is PERFECT. 
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yes it so very much is exactly that.