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Sash window repair, restoration, double glazing and draught-proofing — tips, project write-ups and history from the Sash Windows Hertfordshire team.
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The three ways to double glaze an existing timber sash, the Part L rule that governs replacement, and how to choose the right route for your window.
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Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0
What secondary glazing is, the systems that suit a sliding sash, and when it is the better spend than double glazing or draught proofing in a period home.
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Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0
What Hitchin's conservation area and Article 4 direction mean for an original sash window, and what a proper overhaul does that replacement cannot.
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Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0
What St Albans' nineteen conservation areas and its Article 4 directions change for an original timber sash, and what our overhaul does to the window itself.
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Traditional cord-and-weight systems or modern spring balances? How each sash window mechanism works, the pros and cons, and what we recommend for period Hertfordshire homes.
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Most rot in bay window timbers isn't caused by the windows themselves — it's the roof, gutter or lead flashing above leaking water down. Diagnose the upstream cause before you repair the symptom.
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From Victorian Fitch fasteners to Brighton sash stops — a guide to traditional sash window lock designs, why they get painted over, and how to restore them.
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Most wooden window rot starts on the interior side from condensation, not from rain. Here's why it happens, where to look, and how slim vacuum-sealed double glazing eliminates the cause for good.
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Rotten sash windows in most cases and be restored. A quick guide on how to access how rotten are you wooden windows and how to repair rot.
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Sash windows parts May 2022This article describes all sash windows parts. Sash, frame, hardware, glazing. Shows illustration of sash window parts. Replacement parts
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Quick and easy guide on How to paint wooden windows and exterior door frames. Step by step guide from professional sash windows specialists
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Sash Window Restoration Luton Dec 2020Sash Window Experts specialises in repairing sash windows across Hertfordshire. Sash Window Restoration Luton | Sash Windows Repair
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The History of Window Glass Nov 2020Sash Window Experts specialises in repairing sash windows across Hertfordshire. History of windows glass | First discovered | 16th century.
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Sash Window Experts specialises in repairing sash windows across Hertfordshire. We will repair, draught-proof and preserve older buildings.