Aesthetically sash windows out-do modern ones, if regularly maintained. Starting your own professional sash window repair business will ensure steady work. Many older houses have sash windows and for sentimental reasons owners would often prefer to repair than to replace.
You will need a small toolkit containing a pry bar, a flat-head screwdriver, a heat gun, a putty knife, a utility knife, natural and synthetic bristle brushes for primers and top coats, safety gloves and plastic goggles. Broken glass and splinters are common when working with older windows. Acrylic paint, oil-based primer, sash cord or chain, Plexiglas, glazier points, glazing compound and epoxy resin complete your kit.
The rope and sash weight system get worn and the window will not open or stay open. Glass panes crack and need replacing and a new coat of paint or sealer must be carefully applied so parts still move. Failure of joints and putty, wet rot, rattling and draughts are the result of poor maintenance.
Remove the sash and strip off old paint and putty. Clean joints with a screwdriver and glue with epoxy before repainting. Free the glass panels, strip off the old putty and waterproof with new putty. Coat the frame with primer and bed the glass. Insert the points and tool the putty. Now rehang the sash allowing for two days for the epoxy, primer, paint and putty to dry thoroughly.
If the window judders when opening or will not remain in position, it is time to replace both cords. To remove all of the moulding to access the sash cords. Start in the centre of each beading and bend it outwards until it jumps out of the corner joints.
To replace the cords will require you to take out the beading on all four sides by bending it in the middle until it snaps out of the corner joints. Take the beading that divides the two sashes and also the small piece of wood at the bottom of each frame. The lead weights are under this. Remove any dust at this point.
To re-thread the sashes, attach a string to a small weight and pull it over the pulley. The weight will drop down in the jamb. To the end of the string attach the cord so that you can then pull it over the pulley. Attach the cord to the hole on the top of the weight with a figure of eight knot and pull it down into the recess. Any sticking caused by the pulley indicates some oil is needed.
As a potential profession, starting an expert sash repair business is not very difficult. The job takes time but if you delight your customers, you will get more calls via personal reference. This is definitely the best way to build up clientele for a one many show.
You will need a small toolkit containing a pry bar, a flat-head screwdriver, a heat gun, a putty knife, a utility knife, natural and synthetic bristle brushes for primers and top coats, safety gloves and plastic goggles. Broken glass and splinters are common when working with older windows. Acrylic paint, oil-based primer, sash cord or chain, Plexiglas, glazier points, glazing compound and epoxy resin complete your kit.
The rope and sash weight system get worn and the window will not open or stay open. Glass panes crack and need replacing and a new coat of paint or sealer must be carefully applied so parts still move. Failure of joints and putty, wet rot, rattling and draughts are the result of poor maintenance.
Remove the sash and strip off old paint and putty. Clean joints with a screwdriver and glue with epoxy before repainting. Free the glass panels, strip off the old putty and waterproof with new putty. Coat the frame with primer and bed the glass. Insert the points and tool the putty. Now rehang the sash allowing for two days for the epoxy, primer, paint and putty to dry thoroughly.
If the window judders when opening or will not remain in position, it is time to replace both cords. To remove all of the moulding to access the sash cords. Start in the centre of each beading and bend it outwards until it jumps out of the corner joints.
To replace the cords will require you to take out the beading on all four sides by bending it in the middle until it snaps out of the corner joints. Take the beading that divides the two sashes and also the small piece of wood at the bottom of each frame. The lead weights are under this. Remove any dust at this point.
To re-thread the sashes, attach a string to a small weight and pull it over the pulley. The weight will drop down in the jamb. To the end of the string attach the cord so that you can then pull it over the pulley. Attach the cord to the hole on the top of the weight with a figure of eight knot and pull it down into the recess. Any sticking caused by the pulley indicates some oil is needed.
As a potential profession, starting an expert sash repair business is not very difficult. The job takes time but if you delight your customers, you will get more calls via personal reference. This is definitely the best way to build up clientele for a one many show.
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