Superior wood window sash for historic preservation. |
Smith Restoration Sash designs and produces superior reproduction wood window sash and wood windows for the restoration of historic buildings, museum quality restorations and for the construction of new period style homes. By integrating proven, traditional techniques with the best of modern practices, we build wood window sash that performs as well as, or better than, the original. We maintain a catalogue of historic patterns covering a number of building styles and design periods from the early 18th century to the early 20th century. Our mission is to build windows which scrupulously maintain the integrity and appearance of historic buildings. We form long lasting relationships with architects, restoration contractors and historic commissions. Repeat clients know to consult us early in the design process to assure a successful project. References are available upon request.
Custom detail, meticulous craftsmanship and design flexibility to fit your window restoration project. |
All our work is custom; we maintain no stock inventory. We manufacture replication window sash according to each client's building needs, following original configurations and profiles. Clients replacing curved or odd sized windows find that our custom sash and frames reduce the time and effort associated with reconfiguring openings or locating suitable prefabricated windows. Because we operate on a strictly custom basis and grind new tooling as required, potential designs are unlimited. This flexibility allows us to match molding profiles and original work faithfully. Our new museum quality sash blends with the existing original wood windows and meets the most stringent standards for historic preservation.
Smith Restoration Sash specializes in single glazed, single and double hung sash and frames. We can design windows with various operating systems, the most common including weight and pulley or spring bolts. We can provide complete window units including frames, sash and wooden storm windows. To serve customers throughout the region, Smith Restoration Sash provides sash either glazed or open (without glass). In order to insure that the new reproduction windows blend with existing ones, we can furnish restoration window glass. We can complete the replicated window unit with reproduction window hardware including hinges, lifts and locks.
This complete historic window includes frames, sash, hardware, wood storms and screens. |
Painstaking attention to detail results in a reproduction window that performs as well as or better than the original. Smith Restoration Sash makes a perpetual study of why original historic sash is so durable and efficient and why it sometimes fails. We constantly seek ways to improve the performance of our product. All reproduction window sash are assembled with pegged mortise and tenons. The greatest care is given to lumber selection. Heartwood, for instance, is used for those components subject to the most extreme weathering, such as the lower rails and sills. While our joinery is traditional, our manufacturing process utilizes the best of past and present sash and window making technology. Our shop is equipped with a collection of machinery from the United States, Italy, Germany, Japan and Poland. These range from foot-operated machinery patented in the 1890's, to a state of the art briquetting machine.
Our commitment to customer service enables clients to control costs and quality. The process begins with an initial consultation and estimate, continues through the development of custom tooling and concludes with timely delivery of a high quality finished product. Do you have a question about historic windows? Contact us and we'll be happy to respond. Contact us by email or call our office at 401.351.1222.
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NEW PROJECTS PORTFOLIO!!!
See a recent restoration of an original 1760's cape in Duxbury, Massachusetts using SRS crafted 27 plank frame windows. The sash were glazed with hand made reproduction glass so as to include the bubbles, "seeds" and waviness inherent to old glass.
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Unsolicited (& Appreciated!) Client Comment: "Built by craftsmen in 1926, what has been added to this house since has invariably been of a poorer quality. The exception will be these window sash. They are not just beautiful, but in a time when the vast majority of people put little value on excellence, they also restore confidence in the nature and potential of the human spirit."
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