https://www.nickrandallcarpenter.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/392bbdc8-0f62-4d8b-b04a-c967048be684/IMG_4052+copy.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/8f339d72-8ec0-41ec-b914-66caece3d69c/Bay+Window%3A+Friendship%2C+Pa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/74f8f9fd-c0d7-4294-838e-f7e36cc3a62b/IMG_2380.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/0190a3d5-aea5-43fb-b64c-85e0625e1df7/IMG_2378.jpg https://www.nickrandallcarpenter.com/portfolio daily 0.75 2026-03-09 https://www.nickrandallcarpenter.com/portfolio/full-home-window-restoration monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/1773065744100-ZCVB82TC4N9OZJ9KPFK9/IMG_0909.jpg Completed Projects - Full Home Window Restoration, Friendship Most of their windows only required minor repair and maintenance. Among other issues, this kitchen window had its sashes painted shut, broken sash chains, and deteriorated paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/1773066249593-ONHB6H9008YB5W2UA39M/IMG_3267.jpg Completed Projects - Full Home Window Restoration, Friendship After freeing and removing the sashes, the frames were dismantled, and the weights were restrung. After cleaning up crusty paint, and adjusting the weatherstripping, the sashes and frames were reassembled. Seams were caulked, channels were waxed, and paint was touched up, leaving a fully restored and functional window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/1773066603591-ZZ4CKJF3IZAB9WCDULG9/IMG_0916.jpg Completed Projects - Full Home Window Restoration, Friendship Here again, we had the big three: chains broken, sashes stuck, and paint failing. Otherwise, this double hung was in fantastic shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/1773066812388-TD7A5RNTK8DUOLN730AS/IMG_3268.jpg Completed Projects - Full Home Window Restoration, Friendship After opening it up, we could restore function, and re-seal everything. Weights and sashes were re-balanced, restrung, and reinstalled. Weather stripping was adjusted or replaced. Frame channels and sash edges were waxed. flaking or failed paint was removed, primed, and twice repainted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/3f1c992e-7ddf-4fd5-9e36-42295ce305f6/IMG_3193.jpg Completed Projects - Full Home Window Restoration, Friendship Modern replicas built by Allied Millwork on Penn Ave, replaced the original sashes in the dining room. In my shop, they were primed and painted, and/or stained and sealed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/d42665e2-c9d1-43cc-b6ca-3dd1ad12a13b/IMG_5032.jpg Completed Projects - Full Home Window Restoration, Friendship The sill and fascia of this stunning bay window unit was suffering from significant deterioration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/1773067363623-TWFH2AWE1IVT0VEEJDOR/IMG_4066.jpg Completed Projects - Full Home Window Restoration, Friendship This paint had likely failed over a decade ago. Exposed to the rain, ice, and uv rays, the lumber was a flaking crumbling mess under the shell of hard paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/2c174016-5567-4e59-8436-040d57da653d/IMG_4310.jpg Completed Projects - Full Home Window Restoration, Friendship After carefully dismantling the sill and lower fascia, new pieces were fabricated from Spanish cedar supplied by Allied Millwork to match the originals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/973a7406-ebde-45ef-aeba-11686f42c9da/IMG_4308.jpg Completed Projects - Full Home Window Restoration, Friendship After replacing the missing pieces, the joints were resealed, glazing was touched-up, and everything was sealed in enamel primer, and repainted twice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/4779f4c8-4fed-4a98-acb2-51408b51f9d3/IMG_5034.jpg Completed Projects - Full Home Window Restoration, Friendship The entire bay unit was repainted again after sealants and glazing had a few weeks to cure. Thanks are due for the opportunity to work on such an amazing home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/440fd978-b1ef-4ab9-a2e1-35a4ea92bcd9/IMG_6766.jpg Completed Projects - Full Home Window Restoration, Friendship Basement awning windows were replaced with beautiful modern replicas from Allied Millwork on Penn Ave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/139f3cdf-a556-4379-8982-aaab49771fc6/IMG_6760.jpg Completed Projects - Full Home Window Restoration, Friendship Requiring only the slimmest bit of fitting, the new windows provide vintage look and authenticity, with the security and efficiency of modern hardware, and insulated glass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/306bdb5d-f999-46ea-80e6-471178a929d4/IMG_6765.jpg Completed Projects - Full Home Window Restoration, Friendship All the windows required specific channels and pockets for the security system's sensors and wiring. I managed just fine for nearly 20 windows, only to snip the sensor lead on the second-to last one. After a fair bit of swearing, the fault was found, and the system was restored. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/e8fe2285-724b-4a8e-9dec-49459de50c1d/IMG_8230.jpg Completed Projects - Full Home Window Restoration, Friendship Thanks to exposure to water from a failed weather seal, this window sill was deteriorating in a very unusual way. The exterior sill was re-set to restore appropriate drainage, and the weather seal was replaced. With a combination of new wooden replacements, and wood filler, the interior sill was rebuilt, and repainted. https://www.nickrandallcarpenter.com/portfolio/porthole-window-mt-lebanon monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/a8b1ddb5-1b9e-48ec-ac51-45ce50608c58/IMG_2147.jpg Completed Projects - Porthole Window, Mt Lebanon Porthole window significantly damaged by pooling water, and weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/db29716d-4f8f-4def-ac76-91b400d0bd75/IMG_2152.jpg Completed Projects - Porthole Window, Mt Lebanon The cut glass pane is also in great need of repair. The joints and solder of the came (lattice) stretches and weathers, becoming loose and brittle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/145006fa-4a29-474a-8462-32b81ae0d1b7/IMG_2149.jpg Completed Projects - Porthole Window, Mt Lebanon The sash was bad enough, but the sill/frame was in far worse shape. Porthole windows are especially susceptible to pooling water in the bottom of the frame. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/ee108af5-e659-4ada-887c-9f3364029644/IMG_3122.jpg Completed Projects - Porthole Window, Mt Lebanon The round sections of the frame, sash, and trim are cut from larger pieces of lumber. This leaves the end grain of the wood exposed on the inside of the frame. Deterioration like this is very common. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/9742d34e-8a83-4c6e-985b-57504d47d3a7/IMG_3459.jpg Completed Projects - Porthole Window, Mt Lebanon The job began by removing the sash as carefully as possible, to preserve the cut glass pane. that done, the frame was removed piece by piece, taking measurements and notes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/cdfc42a7-f9cc-40c4-87c9-ccd0bf53c3b4/IMG_3744.jpg Completed Projects - Porthole Window, Mt Lebanon The pieces of frame were stripped. New pieces were fabricated out of spanish cedar to replaced those that were ruined/missing. The frame was reconstructed, clamped and re-glued. Once rebuilt, it was finely sanded, primed, and repainted twice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/f3f7603a-623d-45fa-b60e-619f04ef330c/IMG_3742.jpg Completed Projects - Porthole Window, Mt Lebanon The crumbling cut glass panels was rebuilt by Williams Glass Studio in Castle Shannon, and a new sash was re-created by Allied Millwork on Penn Ave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/5458a094-0581-42ed-a3f2-37f18b5c0ef2/IMG_3873.jpg Completed Projects - Porthole Window, Mt Lebanon Reinstallation was as delicate a job as the removal. Clamped from the inside, the frame was remounted to the sheathing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/53d9e9cb-2bb0-4337-b69e-066d1665312c/IMG_3881.jpg Completed Projects - Porthole Window, Mt Lebanon The interior bezel was repaired and restored. It too plays a structural and cosmetic role. all fasteners were countersunk, and concealed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/2f8f231a-4412-47c7-86aa-6bb04dc52697/IMG_3883.jpg Completed Projects - Porthole Window, Mt Lebanon A bit of caulking and a few fresh coats of paint finished it all off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/e027351e-39a5-4836-bb2a-76242b489950/IMG_3884.jpg Completed Projects - Porthole Window, Mt Lebanon The exposed sheathing and all joints were carefully filled and sealed, and primed/painted at least 4 times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/df3b84de-437b-42a1-895d-ef977bfe7acb/IMG_3890.jpg Completed Projects - Porthole Window, Mt Lebanon Anew strip of brass weather strip was cut and layered into the jamb to ensure a snug, draft free seal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/13ecf1ed-85a6-43e1-811b-c08304eb1b27/IMG_3895.jpg Completed Projects - Porthole Window, Mt Lebanon It was a pleasure to contribute to the proud tradition of Mt Lebanon's cut/stained glass accent windows. https://www.nickrandallcarpenter.com/portfolio/various-window-restoration-projects monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/95d10645-2f6f-4af2-9f12-a5c37ce55b60/IMG_2539.jpg Completed Projects - Various Window Restoration projects One of a set of a dozen original storm windows in need of restoration. Old brittle glazing is softened with an infrared heat lamp, and scraped clean from the glazing bed, and the original glass panes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/edb17c6e-e90b-4ba2-a097-12ffeadc27bb/IMG_2540.jpg Completed Projects - Various Window Restoration projects All effort is made to salvage the irreplaceable hand rolled sheet glass. Then the glazing beds are sealed with an enamel primer, and the glass is reinstalled with new points, and a clean glazing bead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/9fea8d51-295e-4c3d-abbb-beb1dbc23cde/IMG_7780.jpg Completed Projects - Various Window Restoration projects New Allied Millwork sashes are being finished for fitting and installation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/526b508e-ace8-4e18-a6b0-a3ec66b343d6/IMG_7111.jpg Completed Projects - Various Window Restoration projects While relatively simple in comparison to other jobs, staining and sealing new trim and framing to match the color, luster, and sheen of existing trim is a trial its own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/8838d677-8e26-4a0c-8110-1a0ca36575c2/IMG_0253.jpg Completed Projects - Various Window Restoration projects Another Mt Lebanon stained glass window restoration. This one was mostly a cosmetic "resurfacing", requiring only paint stripping and sanding. The customers wanted to do their own painting, so this job was completed to "paint-ready". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/f5282022-6619-42e8-b9ef-8bacd68e9ae6/IMG_7106.jpg Completed Projects - Various Window Restoration projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/707be9bc-dbde-48b9-86f4-d6c6212075d2/IMG_7579.jpg Completed Projects - Various Window Restoration projects Set of four windows in Shadyside. These windows all suffered from paint stuck sashes, and broken sash chains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/fc770f89-b47e-424f-9c7e-777d91af2c60/IMG_7568.jpg Completed Projects - Various Window Restoration projects The frames were dismantled, the sashes removed, the weights were retrieved from behind the frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/80c66ebd-7957-4014-8dc1-7ec31bbd7862/IMG_7569.jpg Completed Projects - Various Window Restoration projects The sashes were then weighed, balanced with the weights, and restrung with new chain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/ca472fc8-24dd-4671-9f15-33c8557b28ae/IMG_7570.jpg Completed Projects - Various Window Restoration projects These windows had brass weather strips, most of which were cleaned and salvaged. The frame's sash channels, the ends of the sashes, and all other moving wood to wood surfaces were waxed with carnauba wax. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/409ffe9b-e750-4117-afab-51bba006627b/IMG_7578.jpg Completed Projects - Various Window Restoration projects Everything is adjusted, cleaned, rebuilt, resealed, primed, and repainted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/00b5028c-6eab-45e6-aa8d-d5db8942e0d5/IMG_0850.jpg Completed Projects - Various Window Restoration projects Window restoration in Mt Lebanon, a learning project very early in my career. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/37694d97-1a39-44c4-ada4-3556b5f23aa3/IMG_8651.jpg Completed Projects - Various Window Restoration projects Many frame windows still exist here in Pittsburgh, the restoration process is slightly different, but a bit more forgiving than wood. https://www.nickrandallcarpenter.com/portfolio/project-one-f5w4d-7a83a monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/fea78d9a-616b-44da-b138-1faead3ad526/9.jpg Completed Projects - Pair of Gables, Full Restoration, Friendship Left gable pediment and molding was in rough shape, severely deteriorated on the bottom edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/1773020123412-ACEH4LJ6TYBS63CD3H4T/6a.jpg Completed Projects - Pair of Gables, Full Restoration, Friendship Right gable pediment was even worse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/1773016317478-L5R55EDF21Y2RLX2BIWW/2.png Completed Projects - Pair of Gables, Full Restoration, Friendship For my own safety, and in order to prevent damage to the roof and box gutter, large platforms were built under each 3rd floor gable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/1773016428711-YJZNBMECLODYP03QVVFY/5.jpg Completed Projects - Pair of Gables, Full Restoration, Friendship Gable's fascia (exterior trim boards facing outward) was in considerable disrepair on all three sides. Gable cheeks were clad in unsupported asphalt roofing shingles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/1773016221469-2S46SBC7VU277K3ZOLI1/1.PNG.sb-9cf392b6-FgT552%2B5.12.50%2BPM%2Bcopy.png Completed Projects - Pair of Gables, Full Restoration, Friendship As beautiful as the original windows were, the homeowners chose to have Allied Millwork replicate them. I was grateful to have full access to the framing while replacing them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/1773018030058-FYZ11WES0GHMDFF7Z998/8.jpg Completed Projects - Pair of Gables, Full Restoration, Friendship Restoration of the pediments began by removing the moulding, stripping the paint with an infrared heat lamp, sanding, carving off loose and fragile sections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/da22d8ad-6593-483f-b2b7-b10ed654c413/13.jpg Completed Projects - Pair of Gables, Full Restoration, Friendship After the original wood was stripped and sanded, various methods were used to fill, rebuild and replace the cracks, pits, and missing pieces of the pediment. The pieces were finely sanded again, and received one coat of primer and two coats of paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/859fe96e-3db4-4107-8351-3afadbafad0a/11.jpg Completed Projects - Pair of Gables, Full Restoration, Friendship Every part of all four cheeks were completely dismantled. Shingles were replaced with cement board siding. As much of the lumber and trim that reasonably could be, was salvaged and reused. But this middle band of fascia moulding was far too deteriorated, and was replaced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/ccbf8032-8916-4d25-8714-54c4b76a76ac/12.jpg Completed Projects - Pair of Gables, Full Restoration, Friendship Every part of the facades were dismantled, restored or replaced, and reinstalled. After careful finishing, everything recieved a triple coat of paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/8d720600-bd79-4c81-9380-feb21eef9dd4/10.jpg Completed Projects - Pair of Gables, Full Restoration, Friendship Finding new half circle moulding for the pediments became a challenge. After quite a search, the owner found flexible vinyl moldings that were installed at the very end of the project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/277c0293-c294-4a2b-b9c0-33da6d4bb348/10a.jpg Completed Projects - Pair of Gables, Full Restoration, Friendship The new windows, from Allied Millwork on Penn Ave, were exceptionally high quality replicas of the originals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d42957c23fdf5bcd461935/ab91d5bc-95b1-4b86-95f9-59383f470691/Front+facade.jpg Completed Projects - Pair of Gables, Full Restoration, Friendship Completed just in time for winter.