August 11 – Team 7 wrapping up

One of the remaining projects was repairing this broken window pane on one of the tower windows.

The team scoped this out on their prior trip, allowing appropriate supplies to be procured. While glazing can be patched in place, removing old glazing & glass and reinstalling new is best done on a flat surface.

Unfortunately, it was the top sash with an issue, necessitating removal of both the upper and lower sash in the frame.

Once out, the old glazing is removed. A layer of bedding is laid, the glass set, points installed and then glazed. It’s actually the points that hold the glass — the glazing make the window watertight. Here’s their work station in the second story hall.

Note the new paint in this area courtesy of Kathy Sanders and her team a few weeks back!

Ben is inserting the stops that hold the upper sash. Once secure, he inserted the lower sash and the stops on each side the hold both sash against the frame.

Meanwhile, James has been at work mowing, weed-whacking and edging. One can see from the color variation on the sidewalks that he removed a lot of extraneous material. Not only does this look nice, but it will help minimize water accumulation and freeze/thaw damage.

All photos courtesy of Jim Greenwell

The grass will need to go for awhile as there’s a gap until the closing team arrives in early September.