This morning I'm thinking about that quote of Paul's, the one about seeing through a glass darkly. When I was younger, I thought it meant that it was like seeing through a window at night. But lately, I've thought about a different possibility. We've had windows through which you see darkly--but we're in the process of replacing them.
Yesterday's installation went well, although the windows didn't arrive as expected. We had also ordered sliding glass doors, so some installation could happen.
Our wall that faces the mountains has three sliding glass doors and a solid door, which means the back wall is almost all windows. But the old sliding doors were pitted and dappled and impossible to make clear:
And yes, we did try to scrub them with a variety of cleansers. There were also places where condensation seemed to have settled in--here's a view from the old windows in the study/office:
When the professionals took the doors out, we discovered some rot, which wasn't a surprise to me. It was clear from the damaged subfloor that there had been water intrusion. Our installer took the rotted places out, replaced the wood, put flashing on the wood, and now everything should be water tight. Hurrah!
Last night, I was struck by the difference in the view with new windows:
And here's the view from the windows in the study/office:
The old windows are in better shape, so the difference between them may not be as startling. At the end of the project, we'll have 3 additional windows, so hopefully there will be a bit more light coming in. Of course, we have lots of tall trees around the house, so the light will always be dappled.
At least when the project is finished, the glass in the house will not be dappled, even if the light is dappled.
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