John Leeke Windows

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John leeke windows.

Jim brake custom painting p o. As a preservationist for nearly five decades and an ohj contributor for 26 years john leeke has encountered more than his share of old windows. Caring for older and historic wood windows. An alternative to vinyl replacement windows.

Olson house window cushing maine photo courtesy john leeke in the fall of 2010 five window specialists realized the time was right to create national standards for the repair and weatherization of old and historic windows. John leeke american preservationeer save america s windows how to repair and maintain older and historic wooden windows. Photos by the author except where noted. Older and historic windows can be saved with ordinary maintenance repairs and energy saving upgrades.

As an historic building specialist john leeke has been helping owners tradespeople contractors and architects understand and maintain their historic buildings for 20 years. The inaugural window hero webinar features scott sidler and john leeke sharing their passion for caring for and restoring historic windows. John leeke is a nationally recognized preservation specialist who helps owners tradespeople contractors and architects understand and maintain historic buildings. John is a well known preservationist and author of save america s windows.

Box 2 naples me 04103 207 542 9716 jimbrake67 at gmail dot com 207 52 9716 painting contractor with window repair experience. It s people like this as well as institutions like the national trust for historic preservation who are ensuring america values and preserves its historic structures and windows. We really do like old windows the way they look the solid wood the wavy glass the true divided lites the old hardware. Windows sash windows john leeke window repair old house journal ohj april may 2013.

By john leeke american preservationeer. Go directly to managing maintenance in the compendium book by clicking right here. He has been restoring historic buildings in new england for over 35. He teaches wood window preservation techniques across the country to ensure the art continues.

In this inaugural window hero webinar john leeke author of save america s windows. Has attended workshops or training with john leeke. Caring for older and historic wood windows gives a fascinating history of how we got to today. People replacing irreplaceable wood windows with inferior plastic ones.

In between repairing the windows on his own 1899 victorian in maine my wife is going to shoot me if i don t get that window in the back bedroom fixed before the first warm breezes of summer he says he shared with us some of the lessons he s learned over the years. John leeke is an architectural woodworker in sanford maine. If you arrived here from judy s historic windsor eblast welcome. Covers traditional methods and the latest in modern high tech materials and techniques for wood window repairs and maintenance.

These can either be pulled or cut with a hacksaw blade.