Basic Wood Window Preservation and Repair Workshop
July 14
$600
Brick, Earth, Stone, and Timber (BEST) Preservation Workshops with the National Park Service
Location: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Dates: July 14 – 17, 2025
Description:
In Basic Wood Window Preservation and Repair, participants practice the basics of window maintenance
and repair, including documenting condition, stripping paint, preparing weathered wood, backbedding
and glazing, glass cutting, and painting. Trainees will also learn about and practice using degummed
linseed oil products as a treatment system for glazing and painting wood windows. To compliment
hands-on work, students will participate in discussions on why we preserve historic windows; options
for increasing historic windows’ energy efficiency; and how to apply the Secretary of the Interior’s
Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties to window projects.
Instructors:
Larry Waldrop Supervisory Exhibit Specialist, Historic Preservation Training Center
Erin Gibbs Training Specialist, Historic Preservation Training Center
Tuition:
$600 General participant
$50 Student (at least half-time in an accredited institution)
Click here for more information and registration!
This posting will expire July 14, 2025.
