<![CDATA[ - Blog]]>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 22:40:11 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Road Trip]]>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 23:38:12 GMThttp://hpsteelwindows.com/blog/road-tripWe took a week long trip across the USA; salvaging windows destined to the landfills.  It is so sad that so many people buy homes that have historical features only to rip them out and throw them away as if they were garbage.  These windows have been in the their present location for 90 years or more, they have weathered everything nature, humans, and time has thrown their way and have come out a little beaten but still standing!  I understand that they are a mess! Yes, it is expensive to restore them, but with proper maintenance they can last an additional 90 years. Do the math! 

Suppose you have to replace replacement windows at best within 20 years of installation, in that case you would have replaced them three times going onto your fourth time within the 90 years the steel windows have already been installed. Imagine once they have been restored, using rust inhibiting primer, oil based paints, double paned glass and new glaze, you now have a window that can last decades! SO worth it, so beautiful, so much more equity to your home!
]]><![CDATA[Trying to reverse the mistakes of others!]]>Sun, 21 Aug 2016 02:37:22 GMThttp://hpsteelwindows.com/blog/trying-to-reverse-the-mistakes-of-others
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We were called to replace steel windows that were ruined by another!  We were able to convince the owners that the damage could be reversed.  We will be re-building the sash that was ruined, replacing the steel T's that were cut out in order to reinstall all the pieces of glass removed.  Cannot wait to bring back the functionality and beauty this window once exhibited! 
]]><![CDATA[What a Waste!]]>Sun, 17 Apr 2016 22:58:17 GMThttp://hpsteelwindows.com/blog/what-a-waste
It is really upsetting when the beauty that was still present within these windows cannot be appreciated any longer because someone decided that it was not worth the effort to conserve history. This warehouse in Beacon, New York, is being converted into condo's, the picture next to the building is what the windows became after some contractor tore them out. There are plenty of businesses, mine included who would have taken them out with the intention of restoring them to their former beauty! Its upsetting when the proper research is not done; why buy a home or business with these types of historical or architectural features if you never meant to conserve it?  
Do your research; just like a recent client of ours did, then factor it into the buying price of your historical home.  There are grants that can be won to restore historical properties, look for them.  Go into the buying phase with all the facts.
]]><![CDATA[How many generations have looked through these windows?]]>Mon, 19 Oct 2015 17:05:47 GMThttp://hpsteelwindows.com/blog/how-many-generations-have-looked-through-these-windowsPicture
As we worked yesterday at the Ethical Cultural Fieldston School, in the Bronx; I looked out the windows in one of the classrooms and thought to myself "How many generations of students have stood here looking at the trees turning color?"  That is the beauty of steel framed windows, you can stand in front of one and still be able to enjoy the view decades after installing them because they are made to withstand.  They may be a little beat up by nature but they can be restored so that decades from now another generation will stand where I stood and enjoy the colors of fall!
]]><![CDATA[October 09th, 2015]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 19:25:15 GMThttp://hpsteelwindows.com/blog/october-09th-2015
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Omar, glazing windows in Brooklyn, NY
]]><![CDATA[October 05th, 2015]]>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 16:35:00 GMThttp://hpsteelwindows.com/blog/october-05th-2015
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Working hard on Cannon Place, Bronx, NY 10463!
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