Windows: Done!

On Saturday, Scott took out and replaced the bottom row of the big upstairs windows. He had a narrow ledge to work on, and after he carried the windows to the second floor from the inside, he had move them to the outside through the openings and lift them into place before nailing them. It was nerve-wracking to me, but he said he wasn't nervous at all.

On Sunday, he put the top curved window in. This one he lifted on the outside of the building, but he said it was lighter. It was higher up, so I was praying the whole time he wouldn't fall. But they're in, and he's still with us.

To help him manage the windows from the outside, he build this ledge. So at least he was standing on something level, even if it was only 10 inches wide.

Then he put in the last window, which was on the first floor in the office. He had to make the opening larger after removing the existing window. I saw the job being done and it was not easy. Whew. But it looks great.

When I wasn't helping to stabilize a window, I was tearing out drywall in the living room and office, burning any wood trash I could, and cleaning up. ​

He's now replaced every window in the house:

Sunroom

• Sliders, flanking windows, and transom windows on wall facing the river
• 3 double hungs facing the nature preserve
• 3 double hungs facing the neighbors
  

Office 

• 1 double hung facing nature preserve
• 1 double hung facing the river
  

Kitchen

• 3 casements above sink
• 1 double hung facing the neighbors

Bathroom, Downstairs

• 1 double hung

Bathroom, Upstairs 

• 1 double hung
  

Living Room

• 2 double hungs flanking fireplace, first floor
• 2 double hungs flanking fireplace, second floor

Bedroom

• 2 casements, 1 picture window, and 1 half-circle window on the front-door side of the house