Historic Window Restoration - Full Process - Mozer Works, Inc. 

I wish I can find someone like these guys in my area.

Easily one of the best videos I’ve ever watched on RU-vid! Thank you for this demonstration of excellence in restoration. Well done gentlemen.

Thoroughly enjoyed this video! Thank you.

I wish I lived closer. I love restoring old windows.

I put this on thinking I could learn how to do my own windows. I learned that I need to hire someone to do it lol.

Amazing video, thank you. I'm restoring the windows on my house from the 1850s. It's so much work! But worth it. So much better than vinyl replacement windows

This is what our company does also windows & doors.We have an 1890s cotton mill project 5 stories high with about 200 windows 4 1/2' x 10' arch tops that must be historically replaced, only 3 were able to be saved. The windows seem to have only ever had 1 coat of paint over period of 130 yrs. Processes looks very much the same as ours👍

Beautiful work!!! Congratulations! Best wishes for the future preserving the past ! And thank you for all the useful information!

Fantastic video - your passion for your work really comes through. Excellent content and narration.

Thank you for the excellent video. I have ten windows which all need some work. It gives me a very clear idea of the work involved and the timeframe for restoration. I appreciate it greatly.

Y’all are my spirit animal

What a great resource video. Thank you so much for making this and posting it. Cheers.

This video is great and so is your work. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

hello...I made a Christmas Tree after watching your video. Thank you for being an inspiration to me.

Great video of what you do.

Well done!

Looks like a lot of work you must have a passion to be able to do it

Nicely done video. It's not often that companies can articulate their mission so clearly in a manner that endears prospective customers. Too bad you guys weren't in the Northeast. Would consider your help with my 1904 home.

Fantastic!

Great job 👏

I love seeing old windows preserved and restored. I have all the original wood windows on my 1900 home. Sad seeing all these old sashes being trashed or used for garden art.

Great video! Picked up using boiled linseed oil. Looking fir a tool for around the small 6 upper panes. Guess I'll look for a dremmel attachment.

Merci beaucoup. Splendide . Just subscribed

Great video, would like to see what you used for weather striping? Thanks.

Great video. Only thing you missed was putting in new/old weatherstripping, so lots of questions there. Thank you

Very nice work but you should use a draught proofing system in the parting and staff beads?

Question, when you are reinstalling, in the video, it looked like one of your crew was applying something to either the frame or sash edges, what was that? I'm guessing a lubricant so the sash lift more easily. But what was that? And do you wax the frame, between the stops, where the sash sits? Great video, thank you!

Nice video. I'm halfway through restoring a bunch of 100 year old windows in my house. I do it pretty closely to your approach, which is reassuring. What is that gooey looking putty you use for repairing the corners?

A Dallas glazer gave me a glazing tool several years ago which I lost during a move. 1" curved st. steel blade about 5" long with a rosewood (?) handle. Anyone know where to get one online?

Steam box question , Sir: does it also “fragilise “ the old hide glue ? If so , it needs to be disassembled and re glued ? Thank you for sharing such a knowledge. I am a Stained glass worker/restoration / new work .

@ Mozer Works, Inc. B.M. Fresh Start alkyd primer - got that - but what top coat are you applying? Also, what exactly is being applied at 16.16?

I love this, but I'd be scared to contact them. This looks really expensive.

Why do you use linseed oil to preserve the wood, because it can attract mildew? There are other options that seem like they would be much better.

I'm thinking about getting into repairing rotted sashes and sills etc. I currently work for a glass shop and we get 20 calls a month it seems like for this issue. but we just don't have the capacity to deal with it. just the glass alone keeps us busy. but it's becoming a big problem in our area. lots of 20 30 40 year old windows are starting to fall apart. but the homeowners are faced with fix that one or two windows or replace the whole entire house. which 99.99% of them would rather not do. and I get that

My question is if the restored windows can somehow be insulated? We have a 107 year old log home that has original windows and we need something to keep cold/heat out.

I can't move out while my windows are being restored. What do you do in that situation?

I got my hands on a 6×3 foot queen anne window. Do you know where can I source replacement glass for that? It needs four colored border panes and 1 clear center pane? It is beautiful!

As I builder with other qualifications in the building industry, I like buying old run down buildings, cottages & restoring them. Ive just had 2 window sashes made by a Joinery business. It cost me a forture as its a real craft. I scout around old demolishing businesses, that Councils/Governments have approved to destroy and pick what I think I can use or I need. I fix what I can. There is alot to these old buildings. Ppl dont realise what goes into a old window, sashes, with weights sizes & fine wood finishes etc etc. It makes me cry watching silly ppl rip out these windows & put in modern. The real vandels are Governments with a long term agenda. Old Windows ruin the look of the entire building if ripped out, taking away old craftmanship & history. I have to laugh at councils all around the World who have been on a mission to wreck, destroy the old world for hundred/s years, leave the old world to deteriorate so bad, enough to use as the given reason to demolish. What do they do & spend our money on..wreckng. This is all not by accident. What Councils, Governments have destroyed is deliberate. They already stripped them from all their ornate features, they play the long game. Take away our History so the new generations have no idea of our past as the old die off. They are the worst vandels, who destroyed more history by design. They buy up old properties on the hit list, let them sit there for years rotting away, strip them to the core, & sually end up pulling them down selling to a developer with plans to build a block of units with a free, easy pass. But for anyone wanting to restore, they have all these additional cost, conditions & codes to follow. Over the top invented hidden dangers laws they use, like lead paint. Anything to make those restoring the old World harder or impossible to achieve. As long as sensible precautions are made is all that is required. As if Governments care about our health...haha. Its not about ppls health, its about wrecking as much as they can with the appearance to look like they care & are interested in saving our past, when the truth is there has been a war on to destroy. Generational long game is their game... Unless properties are in particular areas on their agenda 21/30 list to preserve. Or belongs to those with money & in the top 1% club.

Can you tell me what sort of weatherstripping you use between the meeting rails?

What happens to all of the lead paint you remove? Is there a process for containing it in the landfill?

I would prefer not to paint my windows inside. Is there a clear primer I could use ? Also which paint (or a lacquer) for inside to preserve a natural wood color, and which paint for outside ( brown color ). Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience !

Have you used linseed oil paint yet?

what is the wood filler that you use. it looks like epoxy with some filler? Sawdust?

What brand of oil-based primer do you use? I've used Zinser but wonder if there is something better.

No Linseed Oil / Mineral Spirit mixture on the wood before priming? -5.

Do you ever glue the sash corners or just rely on the wooden corner pegs?

Do you use a linseed oil primer and paint?

Good video but geeeeez, you have guys in the “lead room” stripping without wearing gloves!! That’s RRP basic stuff, their blood lead levels are probably off the charts!!

Would you happen to know any company similar to you guys in the Southern USA? We are located in Louisiana and are starting to renovate a Late Victorian (roughly 130 years old) with original windows that will need restoration.

Sadly where I live, there are no guys like you anywhere even remotely near us. All the old windows get sent to the dump... You had mentioned modifying the sash with a dado for weather stripping, and modifying mid-rail as well. How are you modifying the mid-rail? I have mid 1950’s double hung Anderson windows that have spring operated compression locks hidden in the edges of the sash which are operated by thumb levers. No room for weather stripping in that configuration. Lastly, what is the minimum distance recommended from the face of the glass to the stile of the sash? How thin (depth) can glazing compound be? Thanks for taking the time to make and share this video!

How do you repair reveals sanded out over years.

How much do you charge per window?

How about energy efficiency?

Cool job, how can I get to work with you?

I also rebuild windows

0:50. Expert painters ? omg don't think the right brush is used there...

My windows aren’t antiques, they’re just (100 years) old, and I can’t move out while they’re being repaired. It’s a dilemma. This process is interesting, though.

8-10 weeks by 2-3 men for 8 windows......I'm guessing.......$1000 per window?

Arse, costly scam....

Stodoys plans are amazing!