Bathroom Sash Window

[Anonymous]

I'm about to restore my sash window in the bathroom, and would like to reglaze with an appropriate glass (eg. frosted). The glass is currently not the wobbly glass, but the wavey stuff for semi-transparency.

What sort of arrangement would give best to give improved insulation (eg double glazing), and still maintain my existing frames? I think the depth of frame is about 1", but I need to check properly on that.

I appreciate I won't be able to have it to the standard of a new unit, but an improvement would be good. I'll be changing the weights anyway, so additional glass wouldn't be too much of a problem on that score.

I'll be refitting the sashes with draught proof beading, but would like glass that will give the best thermal efficiency for what I have, at a "reasonable" cost.

 

[Anonymous]

I think you probably need a joiner to look at the job - clearly, you will need to have new sliding sashes made if you want DG. This may of course mean you have to have thicker glazing bars, which you may or may not think acceptable, especially if the windows have multiple panes. It can look very - well, ugly!

I suppose that if you do want DG that one sheet of K glass and one of obscured may do the job.

Another option may be secondary glazing with obscured glass, which would leave your original windows intact.

This site I found this week - the people in the Directory may be able to give further advice.



http://www.sash-style.co.uk/sos.htm