North Coast Window Works

Our first visit out to this site was pre-pandemic, to discuss several phases of work on this beautiful Italianate farmhouse, including framing in and fenestration for a screened in porch. By taking time to formulate a plan, we also built a relationship with the clients, learning about their extraordinary attention to detail. This relationship became the foundation of the whole project, providing us the opportunity to make their vision a reality.

The clients’ desire to build in classic Italianate design & proportions was challenging at times, especially resolving the gables on the porch roof for a proper soffit, but with a lot of teamwork and communication with our clients, we have finished phase 2 and started mock ups for the exterior paneling, columns, soffit and door.

Up next for phase 3 is millwork and trimming out, so for now, back to the shop, awaiting the roofers to lay the new metal roof.

North Coast Window Works recently had the pleasure of completing this residential project in South Bend, Indiana. This project required replacement of 4 entire window units, and 10 replica sashes... All before we even got on site.

The preparation was demanding, being an hour and a half from the shop, and the front triple gang jamb was rebuilt/restored entirely on site, including replication of the intricate exterior millwork and plenty of epoxy. The crew buckled down at went at it with some very long days, and the results speak for themselves, just take a look at the before and after of the front.

A window restoration project can quickly morph into a some major envelope restoration, as we found on this residential job.

As we began to open up the soffit, we found a lot of the bump out needed to be re-framed, and ended up replicating and rehanging 4 different moldings as we rebuilt the soffit.

The windows were restored to a natural finish on the inside which took some careful work, including the original hardware.