Glazing Old Metal Windows

If the metal window frame had rusted spots sand down the rust.

Glazing old metal windows.

Old glazing putty on steel windows is often much harder than on historic wood windows. Note the loft style new windows to the left and the scale of these windows compared with the regular apartments to the right. On older single pane windows the glass is usually surrounded by putty called glazing compound which holds the glass in place and seals out the weather. You fill in all the gaps with silicon.

To clean the hinges generally brass or bronze a cleaning solvent and fine bronze wool should be used. This hundred year old building on 57th st. There is also a possibility that it contains asbestos so you should have it tested before large scale removal. You push in the aluminum corner beads and you clean up the silicon.

Hi i brian lm working on a old metal prymide sky light window it leaks where the glass meets in the middle. When bedding glass use only glazing compound formulated for metal windows. You sit the double glazing on rubber spacers wedging it in with more rubber at the top. However a lot of earlier windows had muntins with ornately curved profiles sometimes called a queen anne section or a lamb s tongue profile.

The next steps are the same as if working with any type of windows. The basic idea is that you remove the old putty and glazing cleaning the frame back to the metal. In nyc has hundred year old steel windows about 15 high. The hinges should then be lubricated with a non greasy lubricant specially formulated for metals and with an anticorrosive agent.

Clean off any remaining window glazing putty dirt or rust that may be on the metal window frame with steel wool or a cleaning cloth. Step 1 putty removal. The operating hardware must be cleaned and lubricated every few years. Can the glass be removed and install new putty around frame and then reinstall window thanks brian.

A lot of existing metal muntins are a simple t profile that is just a flat bar on one side of the window inside or outside and two glazing rebates recesses on the other side. Make offer 29 x 24 28 antique vintage original window sash old 2 pane from 1913 wavy glass vintage farmhouse old wood frame 9 pane window sash 38 1 2 x 28 wedding 125 00. The process is pretty straight forward and mostly focuses on removing the old glazing and paint down to bare metal before applying fresh coatings. Loose or missing compound lets wind and rain leak in around the glass.

This putty often lasts decades but over the years it becomes rock hard cracks and even falls off the window. Can the glaze brake down on the under side where the glass sits against the frame.