Renovation To Bring New Life To Sash Windows

Sash windows are a popular glazing style found in many homes and business around the London area. While these windows bring functional aesthetic beauty to any structure, when they age they can begin to grow frail as they take on a shabby appearance not as satisfying as their original beauty once was. If you are looking to bring new life into your sash windows, a renovation may be in order to ensure your windows stay as beautiful, as functional, and as safe as the day they were first installed!

A sash window is a type of window that is made up of movable panels, or sashes, which hold panes of glass separated by muntins. Muntins are the strips of metal or wood that separate glass panes in a window, and a sash window may have muntins separating any number of glass panels depending on the size of the window. These sashes may be moved either vertically or horizontally to open the window, and due to their construction individual panes of glass may need to be replaced at different times to keep the windows functional and secure.

As sash windows age, the glass inside each set of muntins may begin to weaken or deteriorate, and this will occur with any type of window. Also, the muntins themselves may lose their functionality and aesthetic causing the need for replacement or repair. While sash windows are a completely secure and functional window choice, they will require some renovation during their lifetime to ensure a glazing emergency is avoided.

Not only can these renovations allow windows to remain safe and secure, but they can also breathe new life into the look of the windows themselves. A window renovation of this kind can leave the glazing and structure looking brand new and as charming as they appeared the day they were installed.

At Emergency Glazing London, we perform renovations on all types of sash windows, and our glaziers specialize in glazing London glass of all types to keep your windows looking and working like new no matter their age!