Tautfest Home Design Center in Weatherford, OK
TYPE OF PROPERTY: Downtown/Main Street, Route 66 Storefront
THE PROBLEM
Tautfest Furniture and Appliance, a downtown Weatherford business located on Historic Route 66, was the scene of a traffic accident that resulted in one of the cars hitting the storefront’s windows. Tautfest was faced with a rather large problem - how do they repair their historic storefront?
When the car hit the window, muntins broken, wavy glass was shattered, the lower rail was damage as well as the sill. With all of these issues, this home goods store now had a 16 1/2’ wide and 8’ tall window that needed to be replicated.
THE SOLUTION
Tautfest’s solution was to call us at Old Home Rescue and to have a consultation completed to assess and plan for repairs. Based on the consultation, we were able to recommend a custom, replica sash built by our preservation craftsmen.
The replica 36 lite windows a built-in house and then shipped from our facility in Oklahoma City to Weatherford, OK. The reproduction wavy glass was not installed until on-site to prevent any breakage throughout its’ hour journey. The window and glass were installed by our preservation carpenter then painted its final coat over the course of a week in Weatherford.
When reinstalled, the storefront was returned to its original condition following Old Home Rescue’s mantra to “make it look beautiful and like we were never there!”
THE PRODUCTS USED
Window Type: True divided lite, single pane
Wood Type: Sapele, a naturally rot resistant wood that was primed on all sides prior to installation
Glass: 1/8” double strength, reproduction wavy glass
Glazing: Wood stop
ABOUT OLD HOME RESCUE
Old Home Rescue is Oklahoma's only historic preservation company focused on repairing, maintaining and restoring historic homes, buildings, downtown and Main Street buildings, one room schoolhouses, train depots, National Register of Historic Places buildings, and museums.
We have restored homes, buildings, and wood windows in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Missouri, with 30+ individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places as well as 600+ historic residential homes. Our award-winning craftsmanship is recognized nationwide as the 2019 Accoya North America Challenge winner, the Craftsman Blog “Preservation Rockstar”, co-host and consultant for HGTV's Restore and Revive and host the popular YouTube channel Old Home Rescue.
Old Home Rescue is proud to offer our repair, maintenance and restoration services to museums and historic sites in Oklahoma as well as residentially in Oklahoma City and surrounding communities like; Norman, Edmond, Shawnee, and Guthrie. We serve all of OKC, including nationally listed historic districts like; Mesta Park, Heritage Hills, Edgemere Park, Crown Heights, Putnam Heights, Gatewood, Lincoln Terrace, Paseo, Shepard, and many more. We work closely with Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office, Norman, and Oklahoma City Preservation Commissions to ensure all products and services are approved and receive a certificate of appropriateness.
Old Home Rescue products and services will extend the life of your home or historic building by using the best products available, like Accoya wood and Dunn Edwards Paint, as well as following the National Park Service Historic Preservation Briefs as a reference for repairing, maintaining and restoring your home or historic building
We encourage you to become our NEIGHBOR by scheduling an appointment with a PRESERVATION CONSULTANT and getting a customized REPAIR PLAN.