A competently constructed leaded window adorns churches, cathedrals, mansions and farms. Nevertheless it may suffer severely by weather influences and bird droppings that cause holes, tarnish, oxidation or breakage of the glass or the lead. These problems affect the stability of the window.
For restoration and conservation, we chose the best technique that goes the best with the original window. Sometimes, the application of fraction lead is necessary to maintain the stability of the window. If used, we always keep in mind that this technique may blur the design of the lead-network. The Tiffany technique is used to maintain the broken piece of glass in its original condition. If an important piece of a stained-glass window is broken, for example the head of an image of a saint, epoxy resin is used to glue the broken pieces. In case a stained-glass window is that much damaged that it can no longer be glued together, a copy of the original can be made by Lichtraamwerk.Restoration also implies cleaning the glass and replacing the old lead. Especially secondary glazing (a window that is put in front of a leaded window) together with insufficient ventilation may cause tarnish.
Whenever an existent leaded window has to have different measurements, of course this can also be done by Lichtraamwerk.
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Joh.VermeerpleinDe windows (+/- 1900) came out of the rabbet, there were several broken painted glasses. With new led and lute, new steel fortification, replaced. |









