Historic Fire Station No. 7 Window Restoration Tour

SAVE THE DATE!  Join AIA Houston Historic Resources Committee Spring Preservation on-Site

Thursday, February 23

• 3pm-4pm (limited to 10 attendees)    REGISTER HERE, 3pm
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• 4pm-5pm (limited to 10 attendees)    REGISTER HERE, 4pm.  SOLD OUT

** Please note, the fire house is currently under construction, therefore space is limited for this tour.  Our hope is to have a follow up tour for a larger audience once construction is complete  **

Houston Fire Station No. 7 Window Restoration Tour

(PPE is required)

Please join Plum Alley Windows, REPRACTICE architecture, Tellepsen Builders for a windows ONLY tour; an introduction to old wood windows and how they work. The Houston fire museum is a wonderful and unique example of turn of th century industrial wood windows.  

Discussion Points:

• See the inner workings of a traditional weight and pulley window system typical of old homes, and the slightly different commercial system used on the fire station windows
• Discuss restoration process with paint, repairing damaged wood/joints, and weatherstripping
• Original hardware versus reproduction
• Discuss different types of glass and how to preserve original glass while increasing energy efficiency

AIA Credit: 1.0 HSW

Addtional Information: 

• hard sole and closed-toed shoes
• pants and avoid loose clothing
• PPE is required (hard hat and eye protection)