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Page 1 of 1 Elicia Feasel - 1130 E Wayne Street - letter from window restorer From: Kim Bloom <bloom.kim1019@gmail.com> To: <CHOSTETL@co.st joseph.in.us>, <EFeasel@co.st joseph.in.us>, <SSzaday@co... Date: 10/5/2014 10:43 AM Subject: 1130 E Wayne Street - letter from window restorer To whom it may concern: My name is Mark Carney. I am a painting contractor, working mainly on homes built in the first half of the 20th century in the Sunnymede neighborhood and nearby. I have extensive experience working on windows of many types. Kim Bloom asked me to evaluate the windows in her home at 1130 E Wayne and I visited her home on Oct 3. The house has original steel casement windows circa 1928 of medium quality in my opinion. The closers and handles are of a simple design. Several handles are either missing or broken. Many panes of glass are cracked. The frames and sashes are heavily rusted, glazing is crumbling or absent, and few if any of the windows are functional. Several do not close fully and the gaps are filled with deteriorating foam weatherstripping. Storm windows are either non-existent or a mix of exterior clip -ons or interior custom made creations. I don't believe that an attempt to restore these windows would be successful. From past experience I know that it is impossible to locate parts for these old casements. The metal is so rusted on many of them as to be unsalvageable. Any attempt to save these windows would be very expensive and ultimately not worthwhile. The house is in otherwise excellent condition and top quality replacement casements will enhance the exterior appeal of the house, provide significant energy savings, and allow interior ventilation which is absent now. These windows have reached the end of their utility and need to be replaced. Thank you. Mark Carney phone: 236 8902 file://C:\Documents and Settings\efeasel\Local Settings\Temp\XPgrpwise\543120E9Intern... 10/6/2014