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Howard Kaplan & Laurie Vassallo

Portage Park

Winner

Window Restoration

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Project Description

Howard and Laurie’s original wood and art glass windows were remarkably still intact but in need of restoration. Immediately after moving in, they got to work on not only restoring them to their former beauty, but also on making them fully functional and practical as to security, ventilation, and air sealing. They used a creative solution of hinges and adjusters to make the storms easy to open and close without having to remove and reinstall them seasonally. Counting 56 original interior wood windows, 49 original wood storms, and 4 original screens, Howard and Laurie restored 109 windows! 

Resources Used 

Window Restoration: (Gunard) Polite Painting

Art Glass Restoration: Drehobl Art Glass

Storm/Screen Windows: Adams Architectural Millwork (Dubuge, IA)

New Windows: Strong Windows (Monee, IL)

Hardware Installation: Portage Park Handyman Service

New Glass + Screens: Rainbow Glass & Aluminum, Smolka True Value Hardware

New Hardware: William A. Kilian Hardware Co. (Philadelphia, PA), House of Antique Hardware (Portland, OR)

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