Christopher & Carrie
July 28, 2018
Last fall, we bought a little carriage house on Capitol Hill, and we're replacing the old, drafty windows. The project will also remove the lead paint from our existing windows and replace the rotting window sills. The house was built in 1890 and is deemed a "contributing" historic property, meaning there are historic preservation requirements that we need to follow. We are working with a historic window expert, who's helping us maintain the home's historic integrity. The house is only 750 square feet, meaning we don't have much space (and have spent much of 2018 trying to downsize). Instead of filling our registry with physical objects that won't fit into our small home, we have built a registry for our window project and would love your help! Check out our registry here on Zola. Thank you for your generosity and helping us buy new, lead-free windows!
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Our upstairs is our bedroom, facing an old Episcopal Church. Sometimes we can hear music or see exercisers on weeknights.
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Window #2 - Upstairs, Front Replacement
$1,003.00
14%
$853 still needed
$853 still needed
Group gift
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Window #3 - Full Tear Out and Installation
$450.00
0%
$450 still needed
$450 still needed
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Doesn't this window just look like it wants to retire!? Term limits!
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Window #3 - Front, Downstairs Window Replacement
$1,003.00
45%
$550 still needed
$550 still needed
Group gift
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Window #4 - Full Tear Out and Installation
$450.00
0%
$450 still needed
$450 still needed
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You crack me up sometimes. But our new Marvin windows are no joke!
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Window #4 - Rear, Upstairs Window Replacement
$1,003.00
9%
$903 still needed
$903 still needed
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Window #5 - Full Tear Out and Installation
$450.00
0%
$450 still needed
$450 still needed
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We just need to replace you.
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Window #5 - The Other Rear, Upstairs Window Replacement
$1,003.00
9%
$903 still needed
$903 still needed
Group gift
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Window #6 - Full Tear Out and Installation
$450.00
66%
$150 still needed
$150 still needed
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You're not paying rent. Letting cold air in. It's time to face facts.
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Window #6 - Rear, Downstairs Window Replacement
$1,003.00
0%
$1,003 still needed
$1,003 still needed
Group gift
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Rear Door - Full Tear Out and Installation
$1,200
8%
$1,100 still needed
$1,100 still needed
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(Sung to the 12 Days of Christmas.) Or not. Just sorta losing my mind here posting all these photos and thinking about this project's expense!
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Rear Door - Marvin Wood Ultimate Inswing French Door (9 panes of glass)
$1,787.00
49%
$897 still needed
$897 still needed
Purchased
When we met, Alex asked, "Is this home Victorian or Colonial?" Since, he's taught us a lot. We're in good hands with this Capitol Hill window pro.
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Window #1 - Full Tear Our and Installation
$450.00
Purchased
Alex uses Marvin windows--a good Minnesota company--and we're opting for the 6 over 6 window panes, the mark of the federal style.
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Window #1 - Front, Upstairs Window Replacement
$1,003.00
Purchased
See what kind of condition our current windows are in!? Rotting wood and leaky seams and mottled pine exterior fencing. Not so cozy.
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Window #1 - Pine Exterior
$38.00
Purchased
A picture of "white paint" is pretty boring, so instead here's a white chicken!
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Window #1 - White Paint
$129.00
Purchased
The spacer bar goes between the window and outside frame and keeps windows tightly sealed. Again, our current windows need help!
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Window #1 - Spacer Bar
$216.00
Purchased
Imagine how clean and shiny the new brass fixtures will look!
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Window #1 - Antique Brass Sash
$69.00
Purchased
So many casings from which to choose!
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Window #1 - Exterior Casing
$19.00
Purchased
Subsills are an important part of the window--can't forget these!
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Window #1 - The Subsills
$18.00
Purchased
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Window #1 - Exterior Window Sill and Installation
$150.00
Purchased
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Window #2 -Full Tear Out and Installation
$450.00
Purchased
Not the upper-level front window, but a beautiful shot at dusk of our home! :)
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Window #2 - Exterior
$38.00
Purchased
You can walk right up to homes in our neighborhood, so you want to make sure the paint is sharp!
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Window #2 - White Paint
$129.00
Purchased
Not our house, but another on Capitol Hill. Especially on street-facing properties, the windows could be checked for compliance.
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Window #2 - Spacer Bar
$216.00
Purchased
Here's a view to the northeast out our home. The Capital is up that alley and to the left. To the right is Eastern Market (Carrie's happy place).
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Window #2 - Antique Brass Sash
$69.00
Purchased
Here's a famous home just down the street from us...think $50/a night and polar bears. Good window casings here!
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Window #2 - Exterior Casing
$19.00
Purchased
Judging by the chipped latticework, it appears as if our home sat abandoned for a few years and a bird made her way down the chimney.
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Window #2 - Subsills
$18.00
Purchased
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Window #2 - Exterior Window Sill and Installation
$150.00
Purchased
To direct west live our neighbors, a family of three. Our first night (locked out), they welcomed us in and warmed their fire.
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Window #3 - Pine Exterior
$38.00
Purchased
Hey, buddy! No slacking off!
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Window #3 - White Paint
$129.00
Purchased
Okay, serious again. You can more clearly see the chipped latticework in this photograph to the west (Library of Congress is just beyond those homes).
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Window #3 - Spacer Bars
$216.00
Purchased
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Window #3 - Antique brass sash locks
$69.00
Purchased
See for yourself the degraded state of our little house's windows!
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Window #3 - Exterior Casing
$19.00
Purchased
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Window #3 - Subsills
$18.00
Purchased
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Window #3 - Exterior Window Sill and Installation
$150.00
Purchased
A break from the house photographs to show more of the neighborhood, including the cobblestone alleyway. Carrie hurrying us along!
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Window #4 - Pine Exterior
$38.00
Purchased
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Window #4 - White Paint
$129.00
Purchased
Looking south down Library Court. A view of our rear elevated windows is possible just a few steps down (as is Starbucks for spying congresspersons).
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Window #4 - Spacer Bars
$216.00
Purchased
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Window #4 - Antique Brass Sash Lock
$69.00
Purchased
The exterior casing--and our back patio shed--need TLC.
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Window #4 - Exterior Casing
$19.00
Purchased
This is actually our front, upstairs window (and that is a book of Frank Sanford's poetry checked out from DC library). But the damage is there.
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Window #4 - Subsills
$18.00
Purchased
All the smell without any of the forest.
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Window #5 - Pine Exterior
$38.00
Purchased
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Window #5 - White Paint
$129.00
Purchased
Watch out that I don't defenstrate you, buddy.
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Window #5 - Spacer Bar
$216.00
Purchased
An interior view of our house (while dog-sitting). Kenai can't make wedding. But his parents, Nic and Kate (Carrie's matron of honor), can!
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Window #5 - Antique Brass Sash Locks
$69.00
Purchased
We want our windows to be happy!
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Window #5 - Exterior Casing
$19.00
Purchased
Enough windows! More beautiful photographs of the neighborhood.
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Window #5 - Subsills
$18.00
Purchased
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Window #6 - Pine Exterior
$38.00
Purchased
Windows are expensive when you only hire the best.
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Window #6 - White Paint
$129.00
Purchased
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Window #6 - Spacer Bar
$216.00
Purchased
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Window #6 - Antique Brass Sash Locks
$69.00
Purchased
Gotta fit into the neighborhood!
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Window #6 - Exterior Casing
$19.00
Purchased
This is a picture of the entrance to Library Court.
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Window #6 - You're Subsills
$18.00
Purchased
It'll be like a forest when you visit...without the bugs.
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Rear Door - Pine Exterior
$90.00
Purchased
Just like these beautiful, bright, white flowers, our white interior back door will look great!
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Rear Door - White Interior Paint
$349.00
Purchased
We're not even sure what that is, but here's a photograph of our door!
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Rear Door - Wood Ultimate Casement Picture
$452.00
Purchased
More obscure window terms.
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Rear Door - Ovolo Interior Gazing Profile
$69.00
Purchased
You could burst your way in, but why not just turn the handle, hmm?
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Rear Door - Satin Taupe Active Interior Handle Set
$110.00
Purchased
When you visit our back patio, there won't be any of this rotting wood around!
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Rear Door - Oak Sill Liner
$15.00
Purchased
Maybe visit in winter. We'll have wine. And windows!
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Rear Door - Factory Mull Charge
$146.00
Purchased
Thank you for helping us fix up our Little House on the Hill.
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Rear Door - Exterior Casing
$24.00
Purchased
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Rear Door - Exterior Sill and Installation
$200