Athers1971
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I was just flicking through the Old House Eco Handbook section on Windows and Doors and came across the part in draught proofing windows.
We are currently having our timber windows 'restored', taking them back to the wood where necessary, doing some smallish repairs and replacing a few pieces of glass that were cracked (one had what looked a bullet hole in it!). Wood preserver is being applied and then they will be primed and painted in an oil based paint (Slaked Lime from Little Greene). Hopefully they will last our lifetime. They are not the original units, and some of the lights predate the others given the type of wood / thinness of the glazing bars.
Anyhow, that's the back story. Upstairs we have no secondary glazing and will be looking into this in due course. Our joiner who is doing the work has not (yet) mentioned draught proofing, and to be fair it hadn't crossed my mind until I flicked through the book.
So my question is has anyone added a rebate to their old casement or sash windows and fitted a seal? This is the suggested 'professional' approach. Is this a fair modification to period opening glazing units to improve their thermal performance? Any recommendations for suitable (compression?) seals?
Many thanks.
We are currently having our timber windows 'restored', taking them back to the wood where necessary, doing some smallish repairs and replacing a few pieces of glass that were cracked (one had what looked a bullet hole in it!). Wood preserver is being applied and then they will be primed and painted in an oil based paint (Slaked Lime from Little Greene). Hopefully they will last our lifetime. They are not the original units, and some of the lights predate the others given the type of wood / thinness of the glazing bars.
Anyhow, that's the back story. Upstairs we have no secondary glazing and will be looking into this in due course. Our joiner who is doing the work has not (yet) mentioned draught proofing, and to be fair it hadn't crossed my mind until I flicked through the book.
So my question is has anyone added a rebate to their old casement or sash windows and fitted a seal? This is the suggested 'professional' approach. Is this a fair modification to period opening glazing units to improve their thermal performance? Any recommendations for suitable (compression?) seals?
Many thanks.
