This door unit was brought to us in pieces. We removed the 100 year old glass and delivered it to a leaded glass specialist where over a couple of months, every solder was reworked and most of the leaded floweretes, eagles and mouldings recast in lead. When the glass was returned to us, we made new sashes to encase the old glass.

The frame was built in two different wood types -- the exterior half in mahogany and the interior half in oak. The unit was originally built with different profiles on the outside and inside.  We also received samples of the old mouldings. We had new moulding knives cut and replicated the moudings in our shop for both interior and exterior.

Waverly wanted protective glass for the original deco glass so we installed exterior glass shields. Then we built the frame to vent air from the outer glass to the inside of the building. If we just encased the old leaded glass in a glass enclosure,  heat build up from the sun would cause the leading to melt and fail.  At some time in the past this had been done. The glass we received was drooping and in many cases, falling out of its leaded skeleton. This build took almost 6 months to complete as it had to be recreated in several stages.

For 100 years, the Waverly Community House, affectionately known as The Comm, has been the social and cultural center of the local community. Throughout the decades, The Comm has changed and developed, yet continues to serve the community, connect neighbors, and provide a haven for families and individuals.  On the web at waverlycomm.org