Friday, December 9, 2011

How Sash Window Restoration May Raise The Sale Value Of Your Residence.

By Lisa Joy Allen


How sash window restoration can increase the sale value of your property is a matter of keen interest to owners of older properties. Refurbishment will cost something, so a calculation must be made to decide whether the cost will increase the sale value commensurately.

Sash windows have panels that slide up or down. The frames are balanced by weights concealed inside boxes on each side of the frame. Ideally the frames slide effortlessly as they are balanced by the weights. They stay in place and may leave gaps at the top and bottom. This allows air to circulate through a room.

This type of window has been used since the seventeenth century. It was particularly favored by architects during the Georgian and Victorian periods. From a practical perspective the feature allows light and air into buildings and keeps out bad weather, especially when used with heavy curtaining. From the aesthetic perspective the windows impart wonderful balance and harmony. They are particularly distinctive features of Georgian architecture.

Another very down-to-earth advantage is that these windows may be cleaned from both sides. A cleaner can slide one frame up, clean both sides of the frames in the bottom panel and then slide it to the top and clean the panes in the other frame. This merit can be lost in the course of time. If the windows are not properly maintained a number of wear and tear illnesses can appear.

Fluid shifts of the frames up or down their runners may be impeded by accumulated dirt and warping of the wood. It may also splinter and break especially as efforts to shift reluctant frames become more and more energetic. Sometimes the cords that connect frames to weight concealed in boxes on either side of the panes may perish or break. This means that the heavy windows rely entirely of human strength to be lifted or lowered.

The wear and tear depredations on sash windows may be overcome by effective restoration. Professional restorers can return then to their pristine state. The frames will be removed and cleaned, the beading replaced and runners cleaned of dirt and excessive paint. The ropes connectingthe frames to weights will be replaced and balanced so that the frames slide effortlessly, and remain where they are left.

How sash window restoration can increase the sale value of your property will become apparent when the party goes inside. Using only her little finger the agent will slide the window soundlessly up to reveal the view of the garden. Quite probably an impressed buyer will ask her to repeat the movement so that he can marvel at how well restoration works




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