Quarterly Care Workshop: Historic Wood Windows
Channel: VCC Foundation
Date: 2019-06-12

Learn from an expert how to take care of your historic wood windows! 

This workshop focuses on historic wood windows. Building owners often cite repair costs and energy efficiency as reasons to replace historic windows with new windows. However, the original windows can easily be repaired to meet or exceed today’s energy savings goals, to preserve the character of the architecture, and to respect the exceptional craftsmanship of their original design. With proper maintenance, historic wood windows can endure for hundreds of years. This workshop covers the basics of identifying problems and troubleshooting window repairs, to protect the building and the owner’s investment.

The Quarterly Care Workshop series is designed to provide hands-on demonstrations and resources to property owners and caretakers about the nuts-and-bolts of architectural preservation. Maintenance is preservation – and proper maintenance will protect historic structures from untimely deterioration.

This workshop series is part of a multi-tiered education initiative that will teach people of all ages and backgrounds about the value of the French Quarter’s architecture and proper stewardship of their historic structures through compliance with the Vieux Carré Commission Design Guidelines. Our goal is to raise awareness of the French Quarter’s cultural, economic, and historical value, as well as to concretely educate people about the nuts-and-bolts of architectural preservation by way of demonstrations and resources to French Quarter stakeholders that directly yield value to the district’s distinctive character.

Thank you to Michelle Brenner for this important lesson on historic wood windows.

Thank you Brennan’s Restaurant for supporting this event.