How To Glaze Windows

[Dan]

I have now glazed 20 windows in my home and my last one that was similar to this took me an hour. Karen’s skill is very impressive. I have learned a lot from this channel. It is a great resource while I am fixing up an historic house on my days off.

[viking]

Painter for 10 years, and just wow, I would spend way more time, in the field doing this. I think I'll try your technique, looks to save time/money, THANX!

[jerrylearn]

What a great video. Short and to the point without fluff or posturing. Two thumbs up!! Thank you!

[stephendee]

That woman demonstrating is very skilled. Watching and using the way she holds the knife while running it along the length of the sash improved my finished product immensely. I also didn’t know of the use of whiting or powdered sheet rock compound to finish the glazing and clean the windows was another revelation. Thanks for the great video.

[Hillegass]

I wish I would have discovered your blog before I ripped out my original 110 year old windows in exchange for vinyl replacements. Too little too late. Despite that, I have a new appreciation for those old windows. There just isn't enough emphasis on preservation of old-fashioned, quality craftsmanship.

[johniorio]

nice clean work....I always check the condition of the wood before glazing...always paint bare wood or the putty will fail in time....i usually paint about a 1/4 inch of the glass as trick? I blue- tape about a 1/4 inch from the edge, then spray the edge with a quick film of paint, let it dry ten minutes then apply the putty. Same with the little edge of wood, make sure its my mom's sunporch french windows ten years back, putty is still hugging glass, its starting a few hairline cracks, but its solid.

[allthingsfrench]

This is so useful...i am getting ready to do some old windows, they cannot be removed. I've never done this before, i haven't done a lot of this kind of thing before. I bought this beautiful house 1933 and I am doing all the work on it so far.

[daver]

Do you prime the wood before applying putty ?

[EyeToob]

Karen has skills!
Great video with good advice, but I bet some viewers don't realize how important it is to have the glazing putty to be warm and soft.
Don't try to glaze with cold glazing putty.

[fatbuddhaboo]

Excellent video, simple and to the point! Now I know I can fix these old windows on my near 100 year old house

[BetsyH]

So glad I found this before I replaced the window sidelights on my home. I do not like any of the plastic looking replacements offered.

[prakkari]

Wery helpful. See the putty is very soft comered to what I am using. I knead it properly but it seems to lack a bit of linseed oil. Therein lies my problems. Too much oil and it sticks all over the place. I saw on her gloves that she had it sticky. This is a fine line to walk. I at least found out the hard way that the consistence of the putty is key.

[robertbean]

Please tell us what is the putty she is using? Excellent video, good close ups!

[renindy]

obviously a true artist at work. thanks for sharing...

[martinoamello]

I've done hundreds of windows over the years. I always dipped my knife in a bit of turpentine to keep the putty from dragging with the knife. I've never had problems doing that, but the dust is a new one on me. I'll have to try it next time. I've got around 50 windows to repair in the coming weeks..
Also I've never been good at making the snakes so I just dip globs of putty on my knife and jam it in the rabbit joint.. Corners are easy especially with a dab of turpentine..

[kimber]

I found this just as we were buying a house built in 1781! I'm going to be a glazing pro by the time I finish these windows...

[danilorainone]

an embee curved one inch knife, , used ONLY on applying putty, ( great stuff= Nuputty, , out of business now) Des Plaines Il, , feather the glass edges with fine grit sandpaper, or just a step above the fine stuff, taking the sharp edge off means the 3ft crumbcrunchers in the house can slam the window down and it will not break, use the glass cutter to snip off the sharp corners too, trangle glazing points, these secure the bedded glass TIGHT onto the sash, , before glass is set in the sash for puttying, clean it with pumice or cerium oxide to remove the plastic grit that protects the massively heavy glass sheets from rubbing and breaking during the trip to the assembly point, windex alone does not do this, , the putty will likely fall off, peel, and not seal properly, ( red devil glass cutters, , real good for this, ), store each cutter in oil or creosote, one for each thickness of glass, dont use one for the other, , prime the rabbet with a bead of paint before applying the thin putty bed, that sealed surface means the putty will stick, , unless someone tosses a baseball through the window, it will provide more inside quiet, and weather sealing for 50-60 years, use a belt sander to feather and smooth every wood surface in the window track casement bottom and sides, the window should go up & down smoooothly, not stick, or get stuck on protruding nails inside the window weight housing, an inch and a 1/4 long 3 d nails are what you use to nail the trim and parting stop in place, nothing longer, cotton cord to attach the window weights lasts a lot of years, , nylon cord will soften and break prematurely.

[polishbroadcast]

Nice work Karen! When I pull the knife it pulls the glazing with it. Does that mean the glazing is too cold or not enough oil in it?

[mrzif]

Wow, nice site. My windows are old and glazing oozing out and leaking an air is the only problem. Am I crazy to think just replacing the glaze will solve the problem vs replacement windows. Seems like the window industry would have more business's replacing the glaze and not doing the whole window for 25K.

[staciemontgomery]

If I even attempted to go the same speed or relatively close chances are I will need a replacement replacement glass and most likely a stitch or two..I'm cursed with being able to make what should be a simple task very complicated..at this point it's a talent..