Representing Bovard Studio
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Bovard Studios recommends our exterior wood frames be made with South American plantation grown mahogany or the heartwood of Eastern White Pine. Both are 100-year exterior quality woods that with proper maintenance can last more than a century.
The client can choose the desired finish. For paint grade finishes, Bovard Studios recommends Sherwin-Williams Duration® Coating which lasts 25 to 30 years on new wood and only requires standard painting processes to refinish when required by time.
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Our aluminum thermal barrier frames with insulated glass and stained glass windows with our patented (U.S. patent #7,607,267) Precision Flow® ventilation system are designed for the conservation of stained glass windows.
The following diagrams are for our patented (U.S. patent #7,607,267) Precision Flow® venting and our 3500 and 3750 Series frames:
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All of our framing systems are available with float glass, Lexan, laminated glass, acrylic, tempered glass, heat strengthened glass, tempered laminated, and heat strengthened laminated glass in thicknesses appropriate for the selected extrusions and pane sizes.
All of our framing systems incorporate Bovard Studio’s patented (U.S. patent #7,607,267) Precision Flow® venting system designed to comply with the engineering studies showing the requirements as determined by the National Preservation Center’s 1996 Protective Glazing Study for stained glass windows. For a summary, click here for Ron Bovard’s Traditional Building magazine article, “Stained Glass Protection".
Their conclusion is that more damage has been done to American stained glass windows from improperly designed protective covering than from all of the storm damage, fires and vandalism combined. Note: Standard screening has a short life expectancy. Bovard Studio’s screening material is perforated metal designed to last a century or more. Colors: Our standard colors are white, dark bronze and mill finish. Custom colors are available for an additional cost. In addition, Bovard Studio designs and fabricates custom extrusions for specific project requirements. |
