Ok so I have an old parish house that has been converted into a home. Much of the old glass is historic, and wavey. The bigger concern I have is the glazing and paint looks like its going to chip and or run. I have a waterfed set up, so normally all of the small glass wouldn’t be a big deal, but with the condition of the frames I’m nervous.
Here’s the breakdown:
743 small panes (true divides)
20 normal windows
1 skylight (can waterfed pole from ground)
4 (4 windows true divides 3 stories up)
separate building/ separate pricing - with
5 windows with screen (not old)
4 windows w/o screen
5 smaller windows
(see pics) Thoughts? Feel free to PM me if you don’t want to broadcast your pricing. I would have posted this in members area but…
This is if it has been cleaned fairly regular so the glass is not to far gone. Some old houses like this in my area can have a mother of pearl look to the glass and has to be restored.
I would not WFP the job but that’s just me. So this price is for traditional, but that should not matter the cost should be the same. It’s priced a little higher to compensate for the frames falling apart.
I’ve done a decent amount of old annealed glass like that. you’ll find it cleans up quite nicely. The appearance of waves doesn’t really affect the cleaning action of your squeegee. you can blade it without worry, too. Like WAP said, I wouldn’t wfp, only because old windows like that don’t seal up well. you’re running a high risk of pushing water into the house.
the glazing can get brittle over time and totally fall apart as you clean it, but maybe you can use that as an up-sell opportunity. either learn to glaze it yourself (pretty easy) or sub it out to a local craftsman. There aren’t too many guys around anymore who know how to service heirloom glass properly.
The other companies quoted over the phone. I would have too, (its in a bad traffic area) but my spidey sense went off, and as I asked questions I decided to visit before estimating.
The other companies would have been suprised when they arrived.
Oh and I haven’t done the job yet and he’s talking about scheduling for the fall. Apparently I did something right. Hey it happens once in a while.
Id say 75% of the work I do is windows and homes like this. It will take you extra time, and chances are you will knock off some old glazing, but once you get good at homes like this you’ll make a killing.
