John
Leeke
at national
Traditional Building Conference
Boston, March 12-15, 2008.
Come see me ANY day of the conference:
- Wednesday, Pre-conference workshop: Repairing
Wood Windows - A Master Class.
- Thur. 2:30-3:30pm, Book Signing, Save Your Wood
Windows, by John Leeke, at the Schuyler Bookstore Exhibit
- Thur-Sat, I'll be roving the entire conference and
exhibit area.
My conference "headquarters" is at the Schuyler Bookstore on the
exhibit floor, bump into me there.
Or, let me know by email if you want to make an appointment, if you
want me to shoot a video
Report of your demonstration, or just meet-up and shoot the breeze.
Send me your postal address and I'll send you a free $10 Exhibits Ticket:
Traditional
Building Exhibition and Conference
Boston
2007
Wednesday,
March 12th
9:00am–5:00pm Workshop
(pre selection required)
W02
Repairing Wood Windows – A Master Class, Cost: $185 (with 1-day conference
pass)
Intermediate to Advanced
6.5 AIA HSW CEUs
Instructor: John
Leeke, Preservationist, John Leeke’s Historic Home Works, Portland, ME;
Co-Instructors: Jim Turner, Turner Restoration, Detroit, MI, Duffy
Hoffman, Preservation Consultant, Elkins, WV
Assistants:
Rickie Peterson, Workshop Assistant, reservation tradesman, Ipswich, MA,
working with Cleary & Son, Inc., Waltham, MA, window restoration
specialists; Bill Karp, Workshop Assistant Karp Woodworks, Ashland, MA
- Learn how to stabilize a window to limit
deterioration until more effective repairs can be done.
- Identify the four most commonly needed
maintenance and repair methods for wood windows.
- Learn to upgrade the thermal and comfort
performance of wood windows.
This workshop will focus specifically on
the few most common and necessary maintenance methods, repair procedures,
and treatment strategies for old windows. Attendees will use and
learn specific methods and procedures that have proven effective for the
past three decades. Specific topics covered will be paint and putty
maintenance, repairing exterior wood sills, sash joint repairs, and glass
repair and replacement.
Tell us what you want to learn
at the Window Workshop and participate in workshop planning over here
at the Forum.
Register NOW, last year this
workshop was the first to be fully booked and closed, weeks ahead of the
conference.
Traditional Building
Conference:
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Video Reports from the Field at previous conferences:
Get the low-down on window repair tools, materials
and methods. Here John Leeke trains window specialist from around
the country in sash joints repair at the 2007 Conference. (photo credit:
Merle Easton, AIA)
(photo credit: Rob Coburn)
(photo courtesy Restore Media)
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