Advice · 10 articles
Sash window advice
The questions that come up before people order, answered properly rather than in a paragraph. Every figure here comes from test data, not from a rule of thumb.
Are uPVC sash windows warm?
Energy ·
Warmth is the first thing most people want from a replacement sash, and it comes down to four measured things rather than a promise.
Coloured uPVC sash windows: your options
Colours ·
White is only the start. A sash can be sprayed to almost any colour, wrapped in a woodgrain foil, or run in two colours at once.
How to stop condensation on sash windows
Maintenance ·
Condensation is warm damp air meeting a cold surface, so clearing it is partly the window and partly how the room breathes.
Quieter rooms: acoustic glass for sash windows
Glazing ·
On a busy road a window is doing two jobs at once, keeping the weather out and the noise down, and both come back to the glass and the seal.
Draughty, rattling sash windows: repair or replace?
Advice ·
A rattle and a whistle usually mean the same thing: the moving parts have worn and the window no longer seals. Whether to mend it or replace it depends on what is left to save.
Do you need planning permission to replace sash windows?
Advice ·
For most homes the answer is no, but Building Regulations still apply and the certificate matters when you sell. Here is how it actually works.
Do uPVC sash windows suit a period property?
Period property ·
It is the first question almost everyone asks, and the honest answer is that the material matters far less than four details most people never think about.
Replacing sash windows in a conservation area
Planning ·
Conservation area status does not automatically prevent replacement. It does change the order you do things in, and getting that order wrong is what costs people money.
How secure are uPVC sash windows?
Security ·
Sash windows have a reputation for being the weak point of a period house. That reputation comes from the originals, and it is worth knowing what has changed.
How to schedule sash windows for a supply-only order
Trade ·
On a supply-only order the sizes are yours. This is what a schedule needs to contain, and where they usually go wrong.
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