This workshop will take place at the Pine Mountain Settlement School, a national historic landmark and is designed to cover the basics of window restoration, maintenance and repair most commonly faced by homeowners, contractors, and historic building managers. Students will work on sash from Jubilee House, constructed in 1941 for staff housing. The workshop will look at the design and construction of windows, the materials used and how these materials degrade over time. Repair and restoration techniques will include diagnosis of problems, explanation of how windows are made, and the proper techniques for documentation and repair, with an emphasis on historically correct methods and materials. Steam removal of glazing and paint will be used. Students will learn best practices for working with lead paint. Best safety practices will be employed throughout the workshop. Students can expect to learn or improve their skills at removing old glazing and paint, making repairs using wood and/or epoxy, working with both new and old glass, and glazing and painting. This course is for all skill levels. The workshop is limited to 10 students.

Andrew Roeper is principal proprietor of Winn Mountain Restorations in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. In his many years of repairing and restoring windows and doors in the Northeast, Andrew has worked on straight and check rail sash, curved sash, round and odd-sized windows. This work has included various types of glass: from "thin and crispy" to extra thick in buildings from 1730's to the 1950's. Andrew works from a connected farmhouse complex dating to 1750 and spanning 237 feet end to end. He has demonstrated at International Preservation Trades Workshops in Frederick, MD and Barre,VT as well as at Preservation Trades workshops and the annual Traditional Building Conference. In May 2008, Andrew taught the Window Sash Repair workshop in Maysville, Kentucky. He is a member of the Preservation Trades Network, The New England Window Restoration Alliance and the Timber Framers Guild.

Cost is $580.00, which includes tuition, class materials, meals, lodging, and safety equipment. Students will stay in dormitory-style accommodations, with shared bath. Bed linens and towels are furnished. All Pine Mountain Settlement School buildings are smoke-free. No pets or firearms are allowed on campus.