Event

Sacramento Heritage "Preservation Academy" Window Workshop

Hosted by Sacramento Heritage, Inc., a city affiliated 501(c)(3) nonprofit, these training sessions provide education and hands-on skills in historic preservation. This session focuses on restoring historic windows, taught by restoration specialist Tim White.

Tim White, restoration specialist with the California Department of Parks and Recreation, will give a workshop from 1 PM to 5 PM at the CADA Courtyard Building on the basics of historic window repair and restoration.

Attendees will learn how to tackle repairs themselves or what to know in hiring a contractor. White is a former contractor and window restorer.

Historic windows play a big role in the character of our vintage homes handcrafted of old-growth wood, with myriad patterns and characteristically wavy old glass. They were built solid and stable, with ease of operation. The weight and balance system of the double-hung windows is still the best around.

As many of our old windows approach 100 plus years, they may stick or rattle, have broken or missing parts, cracked or broken glass, wood that has become exposed and deteriorated, or may simply no longer be airtight. This is not a sign of inferior quality rather, a sign calling for attention. All of these problems can be fixed and the windows will be good for another hundred years.

The window repair and restoration class is free, but registration is required so that everyone can have a close-up seat to his hands-on demonstration. The session will be recorded and the video posted online for reference after the event. For more information email sacramentoheritage@gmail.com.