This article was published on December 13, 2016
Making Windows Beautiful again:
By their very nature, many traditional sliding sash windows are over 100 years old and with some dating back to the 1800s, it’s not surprising that draughts, rattles and operational issues are all too common. We recently organised a Conservation and Heritage Workshop for local conservation officers from across the North East. During the seminar delegates were able to see first-hand the techniques that our skilled team uses to renovate and refurbish timber windows. There was in particular interest in just how bad a state of repair a window could be in for us still to be able to renovate it. So we thought we’d share the technique in this blog.
ERW’s Full Draught Sealing system – for windows where both sashes slide. Installation is similar for the half draught sealing system except only the bottom sash slides and the top sash is sealed.
Permanent Seal – for when sashes are sealed and non-operational
Timber Repairs
STEP ONE any decaying timber is routed out to expose the ‘sound’ timber
STEP TWO The exposed timber is then treated
STEP THREE Timbabuild epoxy resin is used to fill the cavities in the timber
STEP FOUR The epoxy resin is moulded to match the existing profile of the timber
STEP FIVE The window frame is then painted
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