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The Frey Repair: Framed In

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We continued work on the Frey Repair, of course, moving past reinforcing the panel to cleaning it and putting it back into its frame. We’re pretty proud of the results!

The completed panel on our work table
A detail of the repairs done
A detail of the repairs done
A detail of the repairs done
A glimpse of what it will look like in the window…
How it appears without light coming in through it.
Photos by Kevin Elliott

Each batch of art glass is different, even when it’s the “same” glass; there are always variations and individuations involved, especially with textured glasses. But we think we did a pretty good job of matching what was already present as we effected the repair and replacement, and we’re confident that the panel will hold up well for a long time to come, increasing the value of the home where it will be reinstalled and adding beauty to the lives of those who live there.

We’re not the only ones, either! The clients had the following to say about it when they picked it up:

After a major hail storm, we searched for options to repair an exterior piece of antique stained glass and were excited to find and work with Heart’s Desire Stained Glass. Our piece was not only expertly repaired and antique glass expertly matched, but was also reinforced against future damage. Heart’s Desire Stained Glass communicated with us throughout the duration of the project to provide incredible restoration and repair.

The Freys

For now, though, on to the next project!

Think you’d like to have some of this in your place? Please, give us a call at 830-890-1509, or message us via the form below or our “Contacts” page to see what all we can do for you!

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The Frey Repair: Making Progress

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Things seem to keep coming up, but we get through them–and we continue to make progress on the work we’re doing. In this case, we’ve continued work on the Frey piece, having removed and replaced the broken glass and adjusting such joints as needed work. That much done, we took pains to protect the piece, adding reinforcing rods in a stiffer, more durable material, so that the panel will have the structural strength to face the world well.

Note the reinforcing rods in profile
Note that the reinforcing rods blend in when looking at the panel head-on
Again, the reinforcing rods in profile
Photos by Kevin Elliott

We make a point of strengthening our work whenever we can do so, all while maintaining the visual effect of the pieces we handle. Even relatively simple art glass adds quite a bit of appeal to the rooms where it is installed, and that appeal comes chiefly from how the glass admits and alters light. Keeping that flow of light open is important, therefore, and we take pride in being able to do so while enhancing the stability of pieces we work with, ensuring that they remain beautiful for years to come!

If you’d like to have out work in your home, please, give us a call at 830-890-1509, or message us via the form below or our “Contacts” page to see what all we can do for you!

And, for your writing needs, get in touch with Elliott RWI!

The Frey Repair: In the Shop

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After taking a bit of a break and clearing out some personal things that needed doing–all are well, thanks!–we were finally able to get the Frey Repair into our shop and get a good look at the panel for ourselves.

Now that it’s on the table…
A general view, showing the damaged glass
A detail of the damaged glass
A detail of the damaged glass
A detail of the damaged glass
A detail of the damaged glass
Photos by Kevin Elliott

As noted previously, the panel comes to us from Eldorado, Texas, where it was caught in one of the hailstorms that occasionally crops up in the Texas Hill Country. Our examination of it notes four pieces of the panel that need replacement; what we’ll end up doing, for starters (we may end up doing more), is

  • Remove the panel from its frame,
  • Disassemble the panel to the extent needed to remove the broken glass from it,
  • Remove the glass,
  • Select and cut new glass,
  • Install the glass,
  • Reconstruct the panel,
  • Clean the panel, and
  • Restore the panel to the wood frame.

It’s a fair bit of work to do, of course, but it’s work for which we are well trained and equipped. And we’ll be sure to show you what we do along the way!

If you’d like us to take a look at your art glass, for repairs or creations, give us a call at 830-890-1509, or message us via the form below or through our “Contacts” page to see what all we can do for you!

And, for your writing needs, get in touch with Elliott RWI!

The Frey Repair: Getting Started

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Projects just keep coming our way!

The most recent one to start with us is coming to us from Eldorado, Texas, a small city in the western Hill Country. Now, as folks who’ve lived in the area can tell you, we may not get a lot of rain in our part of the world, but when it does come, it’s like to come in abundance–and with company, namely hail. In Kerrville, we’ve had hailstorms that left the town coated in little ice pellets, standing a foot deep in some places, and many’re the folks who’ve had close encounters with quarter-sized chunks of ice coming from the sky. (It ain’t comfortable.) As might be imagined, such storms–and we’re always glad of rain–wreak havoc on windows, including such stained glass pieces as our soon-to-start project, the Frey Repair.

The panel in situ; nice place for it, really
The panel in situ, closer, showing some damage
The panel in situ, closer, showing damage more clearly
Detail of damage
Detail of probably the major damage; a hailstone seems to’ve punched right through…
Detail of damage
Detail of damage
Photos from the client

It’s clear even from these photos that there’s work to do; several panes need replacing, including one that seems to’ve had a hole punched clean through it by a particularly ornery hailstone, and there might be more to find once we get a good look at it in our shop. The window needs a good cleaning, too–but between getting that and the repair, when we get it back to the client, it’ll be a glorious little bit returned to another Hill Country town!

We’d love to hear from you. Please, give us a call at 830-890-1509, or message us via our “Contacts” page or the form below to see what all we can do for you!

And, for your writing needs, get in touch with Elliott RWI!