Guides, advice and news from Wandsworth Sash Windows, covering timber sash windows, casement windows and doors for London period homes: repair or replacement, draught-proofing, glazing options, costs and planning permission in conservation areas.
Sash windows (or double hung sash windows, as they are called in the US) look beautiful and add a great deal of elegance to any home. They not only look great, they are also very practical. This is why, in recent years, there has been a resurgence in the popularity of sash windows, as homeowners…
In most cases, yes! But there are some occasions where they won’t. Around ninety-five percent of homes in the UK will increase in value if replacement windows are fitted. If you live in a house that was built before the turn of the millennium, then it’s extremely likely that replacement windows would see the value…
Here at Wandsworth Sash Windows we firmly believe that we have an important role to play within our local community. Businesses that thrive need to reassure local people that they are not there just to take money off of them – they are there also to play a role within the community they’ve established a…
For many years the window installation industry suffered a bad press. As double-glazing became the ‘norm’ for housing, the pressure for all existing houses to be fitted with this new glazing standard intensified. This led to the creation of the ‘pushy double-glazing salesman’, who would come to your home and then would virtually refuse to…
Sash windows have been around for a while – since the late 1600s in fact. Initially, sash windows were extremely expensive, and could only be afforded by the very well off, such as the royal family. Sash windows were used in many royal palaces, including Kensington Palace and Hampton Court. By Victorian times the price…
May is in and so is the promise of good weather. We Brits may moan about chilly summer days, but we do actually get quite a great deal of sunshine during the warmer months. As well as checking your stocks of sunblock and ice cream money, the approach of summer is a good time to…
If you are a private landlord in England or Wales then you need to be aware of the new ‘Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards’ legislation that the current UK Government has seen passed into law. Currently, all properties are assessed for their energy efficiency. This results in the award of an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). An…
It’s now been a month since we announced our unique, never-seen-before offer to win £10,000 of work from us, and wow, have we been inundated with bookings. Don’t let that put you off, though. If you enter our competition by booking a quotation from us from now until the last day of April, then you’ll…
When you’re researching possible companies to help deal with your windows and provide bespoke joinery, it’s always reassuring to find out that any quotation a specific company offers comes ‘obligation free’. Between March and April this year we’re afraid that here at Wandsworth Sash Windows, we simply cannot offer you a ‘no obligation quotation’ –…
Generally, 2015 was something of a ‘meh’ year – no Olympics, World Cup or European Championships, and a general election that was over as soon as the exit poll results were announced! However, 2015 turned out to be quite an exciting one for Wandsworth Sash Windows. We’ve seen our company build upon its past successes…