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Celebrating Towne Storage Job

Aug 28, 2020

Written By Versatile Wood Products

Celebrating Towne Storage!

208 windows, 455 sashes, 13 building phases (spanning October 2016 through August 2017), 81 deliveries to site, 4,752 pounds of lead sash weights, 5,967 square feet of insulated glass units and 1.2 miles of Simulated Divide Lite (SDL) bar applied and we’re finally ready to celebrate the Towne Storage job!


It was a perfect night for a celebration and as you will see from these pictures, we’re very proud of this work.


After the news back in March of 2016, that the 101 year old, historic Towne Storage building at 17 SE 3rd Avenue would be renovated and expanded to include creative office space and a restaurant space at the ground floor, Versatile Wood Products was proud to be the go-to custom window supplier.


Working closely with Bremik Construction, we built and installed 208 windows. On Thursday, August 24th, 2017, Versatile celebrated the completion of the project.


Our evening was filled with laughter and cheers for a job well done.


Below are photos from start to finish:

The Towne Storage job began in October last year.


The first phase was taking out all of the old windows and boarding each window with plywood while we waited for them to be installed with brand new, energy efficient transom windows that matched the original style designed by architects, McNaughton & Raymond.

Alan and Henry know how to run a saw mill – they pushed through all 4000 Fir boards to cut down to the exact dimensions needed. Each frame takes about 20 minutes to complete.


Sash are stacked on top of each other while the glue dries. We use a time-honored technique to put the sash together with a custom designed mortise and tenon joint.

And, now it's time to celebrate!

And now it's time to celebrate!

Views from the top!

Product designer, Alan Ford says there’s no better spot to sit than an open window.


The future is bright!

To learn more about this project, visit the Daily Journal of Commerce and Restore Oregon.

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