WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

Historic Preservation Technology Courses

        Wood Repair
Wood Repair will cover deterioration of wood and the options available for repair.  The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties as applied to repair of wood will be covered.  The course will examine wood as a construction material and the organisms that deteriorate wood (fungi and insects).

 

The non-structural common repairs include:

·         Siding

·         Trim (exterior or interior)

·         Railings

·         Moldings

·         Turnings

·         Cornice Brackets and siding


The common techniques are epoxy consolidation of decay, removal of decay and filling with epoxy putty, and removal of decay and replacement with a wood Dutchman held with epoxy adhesive and epoxy filler.  Structural repair with epoxy materials requires cutting away rot to good wood and repairing with new wood and a combination of epoxy materials, splice joints, and mechanical fasteners.

Dates Tuesday and Thursday (beginning October 14 and ending on October 30)

Time

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Instructor

 John Fugelso

Location

Snyder Building


        Wood Window Repair
Wooden Window Repair will cover the methodology necessary to repair and/or upgrade existing wood windows in historic homes.  The course will cover basic window types and anatomy while focusing on the procedures necessary to restore traditional windows to a functional state.  Topics to be covered include but are not limited to:  the identification and documentation of existing conditions; deterioration processes; window sash and frame removal and transport; the development of a reservation methodology (advantages and disadvantages of repairing vs. replacing) and the evaluation of repair options including epoxy repairs, Dutchman and full or partial replacement; how to successfully remove glass and dissemble and reassemble sashes; the recreation of molding profiles using hand tools, stationary shop tools and hand-made scrapers; paint removal options including point placement, bed glazing and re-glazing techniques; preparation for painting including sanding and priming, painting and waxing techniques designed to ensure proper operation; counterbalance systems and their repair; and the options associated with thermally upgrading existing window systems including the addition of insulating glass, weather stripping, interior and exterior storm windows and thermal blinds and shutters.  Students will actively participate by taking a window through the entire process from start to finish.

Dates Tuesday and Thursday (beginning November 4 and ending on November 20)

Time

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Instructor

 John Fugelso

Location

Snyder Building

Department of Workforce Development and Continuing Education

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
750 East King Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
717-391-3543
wdce@stevenscollege.edu