The Art of Sash Window Repairs
Bringing in sash window repair specialists to fix you sash window is not quite the same as bringing in someone to fix a modern window. There are different issues that a sash window may face. Glass panes can break, especially if they are hit with a round, blunt object like a baseball. More than that, the weighted “sash” can easily get stuck within the window frame causing the window to remain either open or closed.
Some of the glass that sits in one of those small muntin is more than 100 years old. The thick paned glass of older homes and buildings is not the same type of glass that we find in more modern homes and buildings. This is what makes the repair of a sash window so difficult.
If it’s so difficult to fix shouldn’t we just replace them with a more modern window? While this is always an option, it’s not one that should be considered lightly. Sash windows are becoming rare, historical, and are full of character that you just can’t get from a modern window. Replacing these windows isn’t likely to provide better insulation nor is it likely to provide a better aesthetic value to your home.
It is not common for the stacked glass panes to break, although they can be helped along thanks to the neighbor kids’ baseballs or if the window slams closed. More often than not, sash window repair specialists find themselves working on the frame of the window.
With the “sash, ” or weighted pulley, hidden within the frame of the window, after 100 or so years it could be expected that the pulley would get kinked or even wear through. Replacing this weighted pulley requires that the window frame is disassembled and the weighted pulley is restored while it remains in the window frame.
Whatever the repair ends up to be, the important thing is that you and the sash window repairs specialists were willing to preserve a historical window and keep your home’s character intact. This is a significant part of preserving our history throughout the world. The simple things that represent a time in our history shouldn’t be easily discarded.
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