Historic Window Restoration 101!

For details contact:
Lynn Stasick lstasick@gmail.com 304 685-8119
Martha Ballman mballman@pawv.org 304 345 6005

Preservation Alliance of West Virginia celebrates May as National Preservation Month with the announcement of a historic window restoration demonstration project! The McFarland-Hubbard house, headquarters for the West Virginia Humanities Council located at 1310 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston is the site for the demonstration to fully restore functionality to six windows. The event is being made possible through a Governor’s Community Participation Grant.

Two preservation experts will be leading the demonstration. Preservation historian, Lynn Stasick, will do a window restoration PowerPoint presentation followed by a hands-on demonstration by window preservation expert Blair Lee of Allegheny Restoration. The event will be held on June 4, 2010 from 10:00am to 3:00pm. The workshop fee is $35; lunch is included. Call 304 345 6005 or online info@pawv.org. to give the name and contact information to register. Please pre-register by June 1.

This will be a Class I demonstration project of the routine maintenance required to upgrade a window to "like new" condition. It will include the following steps: some degree of interior and exterior paint removal, removal and repair of sash (including re-glazing where necessary), repairs to the frame, weather-stripping and reinstallation of the sash and repainting. These techniques will make an historic window an asset to your building as well as your wallet.

The theme for 2010’s National Preservation Month this May is Old is the New Green! In the face of our growing climate crisis, preservation has a significant role to play in fostering development that is more environmentally and economically sustainable. Spread the word this May – Old is the New Green!

This window restoration demonstration is financed in part by the Community Participation Program 2009 sponsored by the Senators and Delegates of Kanawha County, as well as financed in part with Federal funds from the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, and administered by the West Virginia Division of Culture & History, West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office.

This activity funded by the WV Division of Culture and History and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. However, the contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of the Interior. Regulations of the U.S. Department of the Interior strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination in departmental Federally Assisted Programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, age or handicap. Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility operated by a recipient of Federal assistance should write to: Director, Equal Opportunity Program, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, D.C. 20013-7127.