All Windows are In

Finally, all 22 windows have been installed. The front windows were the last to be put in and I guess they were the hardest because there were never windows in the front of the building. All the vinyl siding has been taken off the building, except for the soffit area. You can see in the triangle up top where there is boards to nail the siding to. There is a gap around that triangle, were are thinking of putting a louver in the gap and using it as attic ventilation, along with normal vents in the back of the building.


A view of the windows on the front and lawn side of the building.


The front of the building before the windows were installed; with just the framing.


A view of the windows from the inside.

Starting Front Windows

Work on the front windows has started. You can see here where the new window is being framed out. There was no windows in the front so studs have to be moved and new windows framed out.


All the lawn side windows have been installed. The second floor door has been removed and the hole patched.


An inside view of work on the front corner.


This is the back corner of the second floor in the middle is where the door was, now patched.

14 Windows in - 8 to go

All the windows on the driveway side of the house have been installed.


This is a photo of the lawn side of the house with all the window area removed; waiting for framing.


The front two bays have been framed and windows installed; only eight windows to go. Four on this side and four in the front.


The trench to the well is being dug now, a conduit will be installed and the area around the conduit will be filled with sand. This conduit that will hold the water pipe and electricity for the well pump will be going under the driveway and if in the future one of those needs to be replaced, the job will be much easier instead of having to tear up the driveway a new pipe will be pushed or pulled through the conduit.


You may have noticed that the fire escape has been removed from the side of the building. Here it sits on my lawn, a piece of modern art until I can figure out how to get rid of it.

First Windows

The windows are finally being installed, here are some of the first ones put in. We now have to figure out what to do with the area around the windows. The house is getting to look a wreck now, I guess it will get worse before it gets better.


You can see here where the workers are removing what was the original window area and re-framing to be accommodate the new windows. You can see how big the openings are in comparison with the workers.


The back of the house has two windows, one on each side of the second floor. There will be a garage eventually so only two can be installed; too bad it would have been such a nice view.


Two of the second floor windows.

The Windows are Here

The windows have been delivered and the framing out and installation begins. The window holes have been, as Tony would say, "Hogged Out" and framed; at least the process started.


The view on the second floor; the hole on the right has been framed to the proper size, just waiting for the window to be installed.


The windows stand at the ready. We purchased the Integrity Wood-Ultrex series windows with the Simulated-Divided-Lites(SDL). We also had them pre-finished on both sides. In a building like this we wanted to make them look as authentic as possible. These windows have the grills on both sides so they really look like individual panes of glass. Having grills between the glass may make it easier to wash but we just don't like the look.

Back Wall Almost Done

Work is continuing on sheeting the back wall. One more day of work and I think that should be it.


The siding is being removed to allow the windows to be installed. As you can see, there were large windows on the side of the building, it is my guess that they were removed when the church was converted to the Grange. There will be two windows in each of these areas, one over the other. We are still deciding what to do with the space between the two windows; once in we will decide. We think we will put a flat panel between the top of the bottom window and the bottom of the top window. We will make the final decision once we have the windows in. It looks like we will not be putting on vinyl siding but scraping and painting the wood siding.


Unfortunately, vinyl siding hides the problem areas such as rot. Here is a little that will need some work.