Restoration, Repair & More

Not all repair is restoration, but all restoration involves repair.

Stained glass, like any architectural element, needs to be maintained. How much invasiveness is needed in the maintenance process varies. Regular maintenance can often avoid the need for invasive repairs for a long time. The extent to which a window must be rebuilt and new materials incorporated depends on many factors including: lead deterioration, historic significance, esthetic concerns, condition of re-enforcement systems, condition of frames, condition of the structure, and the budget constraints.

Every repair brings it's own challenges and every attempt is made to meet these ethically with consideration to the needs of both the the work to be repaired and the needs of the client.

Details of three projects are given here. These include a much abused window at Savannah's St. Vincents' Academy, a unique curved window in one of the city's finest Romanesque mansions and a large church window bulging out of its frame.

Much the same skills involved in restoration and repair are required for original construction. The studio is always happy to produce projects designed by others.

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Note distortion of bottom of this window at Epwoth Methodist Church as it bulges outward.