Karl Phillips of Driftwood Construction in Nantucket looks at how he’s going to install the white oak casement window he built to restore the Graves Light windows to their original appearance and function.
From a rotted original casement window frame, master carpenter Karl Phillips and his friend Will Phelps built nine replacements in his Nantucket workshop, and installed them at Graves Light in early August 2014.
First we removed the historically inaccurate and aesthetically displeasing block glass windows that the Coast Guard installed decades ago to replace the originals, and then installed the casements.
Part of the installation was filmed for “This Old House.”
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- Karl Phillips of Driftwood Construction in Nantucket looks at how he’s going to install the white oak casement window he built to restore the Graves Light windows to their original appearance and function.
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- Karl and fellow carpenter Will Phelps lift the white oak casement window in place.
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- The oak casement is an authentic return to the original window appearance and function, replacing unsightly and historically inaccurate mid-20th century glass blocks.
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- Fitting the window is a time-consuming task, as the granite stone contains curves to protect against water seepage, and the oak frame must be trimmed with precision.
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