Wood Windows

Perhaps the most notable element of this project in N.E. Portland near the Alameda district…

…was the fact that reaching the window opening from the exterior was almost as difficult as photographing the opening from the exterior.

This was due to a number of factors such as the terrain, the foliage and a lower patio covering consisting primarily of lattice, which provides…

…a modicum of shade perhaps, but is not structurally sound enough for use as a support for any of our planks while we worked on the window opening above.

So we employed the use of a pump-jack AND an extension ladder after a portion of the lattice structure was disassembled. If you enlarge the photo, you may be able to make out Tim, our technician working to remove the original window assembly.

This of course translates into considerably more time to perform what would have otherwise been a relatively straightforward procedure. Can you make out the pump-jack-vertical post and its attachment to the house through all the foliage?

This shot shows some of the lattice structure disassembly that was necessary to facilitate our extension ladder being threaded up through the substructure.

Here we see Tim, Bruce & Phil preparing the sill-pan and overhead flashing. This shot also shows some of the aforementioned terrain and foliage directly below this opening.

The new XOX Kolbe & Kolbe wood-clad Casement Window Assembly sans the sash, is hoisted into position with the experienced care and skill of our three technicians. Whoever took this photo must have scaled the lattice structure.

Better than new. Literally.