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What is the name on this type of window?

JJJackal · 2019-03-27 18:08:18

I would like to know the type of windows I have - apologies, I will describe them as best I can. They look a bit like the old Georgian windows that you pull up and down. Once you unclasp the window in the middle you can pull the bottom half of the window in and you can push the top half of the window out. Does anyone have…

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I would like to know the type of windows I have - apologies, I will describe them as best I can.

They look a bit like the old Georgian windows that you pull up and down. Once you unclasp the window in the middle you can pull the bottom half of the window in and you can push the top half of the window out.

Does anyone have windows like this? If so what are they called and do you find them drafty?

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#2 27-03-2019 06:30PM

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They're known as sliding sash windows.

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#3 27-03-2019 06:46PM

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are they drafty?

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#4 27-03-2019 06:52PM

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I dont have those type of windows myself but like any window they can of course become drafty over time. But you can remedy this in most cases......have a read through this

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#5 27-03-2019 06:56PM

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Cheers, these are in a place we are looking to buy. Have only seen them on a dry sunny day. Built in the last 20 years so not too sure what the story might be.

Thanks for the link

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