Wood Repair & Restoration - Newton, Massachusetts

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Historic Wood Repair Newton, MA

Catchlight was hired to paint the home’s exterior trim and restore this Newton, MA window to its former glory. In order to access the upper trim and weathered window on the home's third floor, scaffolding was needed.

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This once lovely window had deteriorated after long years of exposure to the elements.

Close-up, it's easy to appreciate the window's inherent beauty as well as its need for repair.

Pieces of loose paint, caulk and wood are gently removed; much of the wood will be set back into place.

Here a liquid priming agent is applied. This primer penetrates deeply into the wood fibers insuring a strong, durable, subsurface bond between wood and the epoxy resin that we will use to fill voids and reconstruct missing elements.

The epoxy resin effectively seals and fortifies the old wood. Like clay, it can be shaped and sculpted while moist. This is a specialty product, one we employ frequently where age or dry rot present a challenge.

The window, much improved, still has a ways to go. A second application of epoxy will be applied and shaped so that the bottom, side and top edges of the window casing are once again uniform.

This lovely window is once again as strong and stately as the day it was crafted.

There are not many carpenters around today with the old-school knowledge and skill needed to create a window such as this, nor painters capable of such restorative repair. We're proud of what we were able to achieve.

Wood Repair & Restoration - Newton, Massachusetts

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