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wooden sash windows

  • 20-06-2011 11:13am
    #1
    strewthelvis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87 ✭✭


    hi all,

    im really putting the cart beforthe horse here but we have just been left the old family cottage. Its going to need a whole lot of work just o bring it up to cosy we dont want anything fancy, One thing im wondering about it has the old timber sash windows they are fallen to bits now i love the sash windows but these were tiny they are at a guess about 20 in high and less than that wide. will it be possible when we get to that stage to replace them with bigger windows? i want to stay as true to the style as possible but i would really like a bit more light coming into the house.


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  • #2
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    strewthelvis wrote: »
    hi all,

    im really putting the cart beforthe horse here but we have just been left the old family cottage. Its going to need a whole lot of work just o bring it up to cosy we dont want anything fancy, One thing im wondering about it has the old timber sash windows they are fallen to bits now i love the sash windows but these were tiny they are at a guess about 20 in high and less than that wide. will it be possible when we get to that stage to replace them with bigger windows? i want to stay as true to the style as possible but I would really like a bit more light coming into the house.
    yes it is possible. you should consider an arch/ arch tech to get the proportions correct and to submit a planning app (they can advise on what is exempt)
    you may find the eaves line dictates how larger windows will look. a glazed entrance/sun space (sensitive to the existing vernacular) and including roof-lights instead of enlarging window opes may prove another option.

    other issues you should really consider first:
    septic tank may (imho will) need updating
    check roof timbers,slates,gutters and flashings. + strategy for adding insulation
    check walls at floor level for dampness...


  • #3
    strewthelvis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87 ✭✭strewthelvis


    thanks brian,
    your right we need a whole lot of work done before we can even think of getting to windows, the house as it stands has no toilet never had so we hope to extend a bit out the back to have a bathroom and kitchen and bring it all under one roof. Electrics need to be redone there is so much but its going to be our home when its all done so it will be worth it. bit by bit we will get there


  • #4
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    strewthelvis wrote: »
    thanks brian,
    your right we need a whole lot of work done before we can even think of getting to windows, the house as it stands has no toilet never had so we hope to extend a bit out the back to have a bathroom and kitchen and bring it all under one roof. Electrics need to be redone there is so much but its going to be our home when its all done so it will be worth it. bit by bit we will get there
    good luck with it


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