Should I keep the sashes?

[Anonymous]

Yes - - Darwin is another example.

Same story all over these areas.

SAVE is to produce a report we hope soon, and has made a great deal pof fuss - hence the Commons Select Committee Enquiry.

However, it's too late for many houses already gone...

 

[Anonymous]

keep the sash windows, they will prove to out last any upvc window as Ive found to my cost. Ive had upvc and now installing box sash in wood, they are better for sound prevention and heat retention than any upvc. Ive had major/ national firms who supplied and fitted my upvc, and they are not as good as my local joinery firm (in wood).

 

[Anonymous]

UPDATE!

I managed to keep the sashes - hurray!

The council grudgingly agreed to record the windows and when the men came to do it they took all day!

I went to check the windows opened OK - the bottoms were OK but the tops wouldn't open. On further investigation I found that the lovely men had actually NAILED THE TOP WINDOWS SHUT - not by accident - on purpose. I was very annoyed but rather than get them back I took the nails out myself. Job done, I thought. Except that I found they hadn't even recorded the top sashes!

The next day, I went into my front garden and guess what I found discarded there? All the sash weights from the top sash windows. I am absolutely disgusted and very disappointed. What is the use of having sash windows that I can't open? Perhaps they are trying, in a roundabout way to force me into having plastic windows.

I am reluctant to get the same builders back - even though they are being paid out of the "regeneration" council budget. I think I will have to try and win the lottery so I can call in Ventrolla, and get the experts to overhaul my windows!

On the bright side, at least I spotted the weights in the garden before the builders threw them away! Luckily, our builders don't like bad weather and it has been a bit rainy - we haven't had a roof on for nearly 3 weeks now because they say they haven't got any slates!

 

[Anonymous]

Well done on keeping the sashes - but what a disgrace!

I'd certainly make a fuss, and insist that they are repaired properly - someone is being paid to do this job, why should they be allowed to bodge it up?

Please do tell us which area you are in!



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