One tenant is leaving and the landlord institutes plans to spruce up the place for prospective new tenants.
Including replacing the wooden side window assembly that has no protection from the elements.
Time to upgrade to something more impervious to the elements, as well as updating the single-pane glass to insulated units.
The original wood-framed storefronts had some structural components to the vertical posts that sat between the glass, so 2 vertical steel supports are fabricated & installed to take up the slack. Click on the photo if you’d like a closer look.
Substantial modification is required to contend with and install the window assemblies around these steel supports.
The window assembly sill-pan.
The components are cut to length and the storefront aluminum window…
…assemblies are assembled on-site this time. A vacant facility allowed us to do this.
Maintaining the original architectural sightlines was of course…