STEEL WINDOW RESTORATION

Steel windows are often the most vulnerable elements of a historic building restoration project. With more than 40 year in Historic Restoration experience, Cooper Historical Windows is leading the way with our unique approach & service to the restoration and preservation of historic steel windows. Steel windows are found in academic, municipal, and commercial buildings, including churches, cathedrals, and other historic and landmark buildings throughout the United States.

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STEEL WINDOW RESTORATION PROCESS

  • STEP 1:

    REMOVAL & DOCUMENTATION

    We first carefully remove and meticulously document all historical steel windows. A full assessment of existing conditions is recorded and evaluated to capture all damaged, corroded, or missing elements in preparation for the restoration process.

  • STEP 2:

    ABATEMENT, CLEANING & TAGGING

    Each individual steel window and its accompanying components is carefully packed, crated and transported directly to our facilities for quality-controlled abatement.

  • STEP 3:

    SURFACE PREPARATION

    The individual window is carefully prepped through a comprehensive surface cleaning process in preparation for finishing at our restoration facility.

  • STEP 4:

    REPAIR & REPLACEMENT

    Our team of skilled craftsmen repair or replace damaged steel frames and determines the degree of restoration required to match the historic design and finish, while ensuring alignment with exact historic restoration and reproduction protocols and procedures.

  • STEP 5:

    SEALING, PRIMING & PAINTING

    The repaired and restored steel windows undergo an advanced multi-step sealing, priming, and painting process by our finishers in climate-controlled painting booths.

  • STEP 6:

    GLAZING

    The finished steel windows are transferred to our glass facilities for final glazing. Cooper Historical Windows offers expert recommendations on glass options, to not only meet our client’s design, but to also achieve specific historical and environmentally conscious requirements, from laminated glass to our state of the art, low-E and insulated glass (IG) panels.