Farmhouse Sash Windows

[stablegirl]

We had someone round looking to ousting the house windows, they pointed out how rotten a lot of them are.

Im unsure what to do, let them patch wood in to repair to rot?

Look to get new wooden sash windows? Possibly with double glazing in?

Put plastic sash windows in?

It's a beautiful farmhouse and I feel a bit like plastic windows would be sacrilege?

The is quite drafty, but there's over 40 windows?

 

[Lincs Lass]

Any grade listing on the house

 

[Dr. Alkathene]

Change them at night a couple at a time....

 

[Nearly]

@JLTate

 

[Doing it for the kids]

If listed you ought to go timber really @renewablejohn I think did similar.

New plastic sash windows are sensational now, you can’t tell unless right up to them, fitted them in several houses.

They aren’t cheap though but if looking long term then makes it more worthwhile

 

[br jones]

Plenty of good looking windows,some really skinny framed aluminium ,vey good looking ,any colour

 

[stablegirl]

House isn't listed, building around it in the courtyard are.

We could replace one side them the other a year or two later.

I hear so much bad things go about modern timber, but if we are to spend quite a bit of money it really needs to be double glazed.

Really tough dont want to be the generation that put those horrible windows In the house!

 

[Stw88]

Plastic sash ones here. There great- no draughts, easy to clean, no maintenance. Would be alot cheaper than wooden ones and you cant tell the difference.

 

[H.Jackson]

We have put in new wooden double glazed sash windows they are made of acoya not supposed to rot still got them painted asap. Been in 5 years and still good, plus the curtains now hang straight not 30 degrees into the room!!

 

[Happy hillbily]

Chatting with my foot trimmer last time he was here, he had the same problem. Old rotten draughty sash windows. Not wanting to spend a fortune on new ones, he decided he was going to renovate them one by one, replacing the rotten pieces and making them weather and draught proof using products from here https://www.mightonproducts.com/
Not sure whether he was putting double glazing panels in at the same time though, but he said it made a heck of a difference, just cutting out the draughts.

 

[stablegirl]

Thank you happy hillbilly il have a look.

What was the rough cost per wooden sash?

 

[Kidds]

House isn't listed, building around it in the courtyard are

Being that close to listed buildings could affect what you are allowed.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

if you have a period house with box sash windows, please don't replace them with UPVC, it spoils a house in my opinion. I would be inclined to repair what is there (scarfing in new timber) or if I was going to replace them I would get a good joiner to make double glazed new box sash windows.

 

[renewablejohn]

Our farmhouse is grade 2 listed but with stone mullions originally (around 1650) with glass direct into the stone mullions. Council wanted wooden single glazed to be replaced with oak frame single glazed. With help of English Heritage council where forced to change there attitude and give listed building consent for triple glaze direct into the stone mullions with ventilation controlled by MVHR units. Difference since installing has been dramatic with a fridge now being very easy to heat with no draughts. 82 windows in total.

 

[stablegirl]

I don't think il have a listing problem.

But the cost is already terrifying me? Any more hints?

 

[JD6920s]

We had someone round looking to ousting the house windows, they pointed out how rotten a lot of them are.

Im unsure what to do, let them patch wood in to repair to rot?

Look to get new wooden sash windows? Possibly with double glazing in?

Put plastic sash windows in?

It's a beautiful farmhouse and I feel a bit like plastic windows would be sacrilege?

The is quite drafty, but there's over 40 windows?

Look at Residence 9, more money but hard to tell it’s not wood, not looked to see if they do sash myself, but I’ve seen their windows and they are fantastic quality.

R9 | Timber Alternative Windows | The Residence Collection

Residence 9 designed to authentically replicate 19th Century timber windows. Discover more at The Residence Collection & start your journey!

www.residencecollection.co.uk

 

[renewablejohn]

I don't think il have a listing problem.

But the cost is already terrifying me? Any more hints?

Think you will find it will be listed as it will be classed as being within the curtilage of the listed buildings. I had a similar problem putting in planning for an agri building as the planners wanted the agri building within the curtilage of the listed building to keep all the buildings in a group. The Listed building officers did not want the agri building detracting from the architecture of the listed building. Listed building overuled planners and agri building built 100 mtrs away behind existing woodland in isolation.

 

[e3120]

Replaced wooden sashes with pvc 7/8 years ago. Roughly £400 a pop from memory. I think they look fine. Must confess to putting cheaper casements on the back, which already had a hotch-potch of fixed frame and modernish, rubbish wooden double glazed.

 

[renewablejohn]

I have just bumped the thread on mullion windows which might be of interest.

 

[Tarw Coch]

We had someone round looking to ousting the house windows, they pointed out how rotten a lot of them are.

Im unsure what to do, let them patch wood in to repair to rot?

Look to get new wooden sash windows? Possibly with double glazing in?

Put plastic sash windows in?

It's a beautiful farmhouse and I feel a bit like plastic windows would be sacrilege?

The is quite drafty, but there's over 40 windows?

Went through similar 18 months ago, put in opening upvc window, upvc sash were more than twice the price and that was on 20 windows so quite a bill.
In an ideal world it would have been sash but at more than 20k extra it just wasn’t going to happen.

The windows have taken their place well and unless it’s a close up inspection you wouldn’t say they look at all different to the original sash from a distance.

In no way do I feel they have spoilt the character of the house and as they are merely fitted, no alterations have had to be made to the structure of the house, any future owner who doesn’t agree can dip in their own pocket and reinstate sash windows .

You pays your money you makes your choice but I have no problem with the decision made and I’ve received plenty of comments about how much better it looks and not one saying I should have done different.