Tavern Window Reglazing and Repair 2024

Fri, Mar 8th, 2024

by Burnham Tavern Staff

Tyler LiBrizzi is the owner and glazier of Twelve Lights Window Restoration, LLC; a small company based in Machias, Maine specializing in the restoration and preservation of historic windows. Since starting the company in 2022, LiBrizzi has restored windows from Eastport to Camden, for public buildings and private homes. Here at the historic Burnham Tavern of Machias, Twelve Lights’ work can be seen in one of the oldest and most unique buildings in the Machias area.

LiBrizzi explains, "The window restoration process begins by first extracting the windows on-site and bringing them back to a local shop. Old glazing is removed, original glass is extracted, sashes are stripped of paint and sanded, and any necessary wood repairs are made. Then the interiors of the sashes are painted, the original glass is reset, new glass is cut and set (if applicable, from our private stock of salvage glass), each pane is easel-glazed, and finally, the exterior is painted. The last step is to reinstall the restored windows and ensure everything works properly and looks beautiful."

For the Burnham Tavern, this project began in the late Autumn of 2023 and was completed in early March 2024. A total of 10 windows were fully restored during this period. Years ago, LiBrizzi restored the windows on the face of the Tavern under apprenticeship with Erik Squire of Squire Millwork. To this day Twelve Lights Window Restoration and Squire Millwork are in intimate partnership.

Twelve Lights Window Restoration, LLC recognizes the importance of this kind of work. LiBrizzi says, "Windows are the light and soul of a building. When new life is breathed into them and they’re brought back to working condition and classic ascetic, not only does this preserve history, but it enlivens history and exemplifies the majesty of such a special building as the Burnham Tavern."

Tyler LiBrizzi, Twelve Lights Window Restoration, LLC can be contacted at: 
Phone: 207-271-0099 
Email: 12lightsrestoration@gmail.com
He can also be found on Facebook & Instagram.

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