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GEORGE DRAGUNS HISTORIC PRESERVATION CARPENTRY
IMPORTANT UPDATES: NEW MINIMUM CHARGE OF 3000.00
-DUE TO LABOR SHORTAGES, TURN AROUND TIMES MAY BE AFFECTED.
WOOD WINDOW RESTORATION SPECIALIST
WINDOW RESTORATION OF THE FRANCIS COPE HOUSE IN PHILADELPHIA
This project entailed restoring most of the first floor windows, pocket doors and pocket storm panels.
10' PANEL DOOR STRIPPED TO BARE WOOD
One of the three 10' x 4' panel doors stripped to bare wood at the Francis Cope House
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FRANCIS COPE HOUSE PROJECT
dutchman repairs and finished work samples
TYPICAL DAMAGE TO THE TOP RAIL OF A DOUBLE HUNG SASH AT THE FRANCIS COPE HOUSE
A before shot pre-repair
THE AFTER SHOT POST REPAIR
the same sash as seen left after a proper repair using the same species of wood
ONE OF THE THREEÂ 10' STORM POCKETED STORM PANELS READY FOR RE-INSTALLATION
These storm panels are in between a set of double hung sash on the outside and a paneled pocket door on the inside
INTERIOR VIEW OF THE DOUBLE HUNG SASH IN THE MAIN PARLOR
Installed double hung sash with new chains on the weights and new sash locks. Â There is also new weather stripping on the top, bottom and meeting rails to improve the weather seal, as well as a sliding seal installed on the stop moldings to improve the operation of the windows.
FRANCIS COPE HOUSE CONTINUED
sills and custom matched stop molding
SILL MAINTAINENCE
Since the house is surrounded by a porch, these sills were in great condition and needed minor attention
TOP VIEW OF SILL STRIPPED TO BARE WOOD
After a 100+ years, this is what the Cope House sills look like. Â This demonstrates the differences between the quality of the mill stock back then as compared with what we work with today
NEWLY MILLED STOP MOLDING TO MATCH THE ORIGINAL
I have the ability to mill most of the moldings I need in house. Â The left is the newly milled molding and the right is the original. Â Its considered a best practice to use the original molding if you can, but in this instance, I unfortunately could not. Â The next best thing is to match the molding.
ONE OF THE OPENINGS FACING WEST
A sample of the finished restoration post installation. Â on the left opening, you'll notice the pocket door in place.
ABOUT GEORGE DRAGUNS
Welcome to George Draguns Historic Preservation Carpentry. I specialize in wood window restoration and have over 15 years of just window restoration experience. I service the greater Philadelphia area.
My services include:
wood window restoration
wood sash building
architectural wood elements
porch restoration
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PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE A 3000.00 MINIMUM CHARGE FOR ALL PROJECTS
PORTFOLIO
What I’ve Made
SASH RESTORED FOR THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD
These are sash I restored for the Philadelphia Navy Yard while employed by WMG
ARCHTOP CASEMENT WINDOWS
These are casement sash I restored for the Corn Exchange Building at 3rd and Arch in Philadelphia. Â It is now the home of Linode corp. Â C.Erickson was the general contractor.
ARCHTOP CASEMENT WINDOWS INSTALLED
Here is a sample of the archtop casements installed at the Corn Exchange at 3rd and Arch St in Philadelphia. Â There are a total of 13 of these openings.
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