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Thanks - a good viewpoint. Timescale - not certain how long we will be here, but minimum five years, and probably ten. I have a good range of woodworking kit, and I'm pretty confident that I could reconfigure existing sashes to take 4-6-4 sealed units, and some shashes will take 4-8-4 or even...

Hi, Thanks for this - all views appreciated. Your point about changing the appearance is well made, and we've wrestled with this and sought the opinion of others. It's a difficult call. The frames are not historic - that are probably from the 1980s. I've never found internal bars attractive...

Any advice on how these sashes are jointed at the corners? They all feature a mortice and tenon joint, but are they glued, pinned, or glued and pinned? If they can be knocked apart without damaging the timber, one option is to run them through our bench saw to create the new rebates - nice and...

Glazing sprigs - yes, they are definitely in there. Something else to avoid ...

Thanks - that's a good video - exactly what I needed. There are approx. 75 frames to do, plus 20 small lights, so I can't afford to get a joiner in to remake the frames. I've got some good woodworking kit and plenty of time, so this might be one for next Spring ...

Yes, understood - I was being a tad flippant on the numpties front. I've seen a few Victorian bay windows sagging where the old timber frames had been removed and replaced by plastic. There were no lintels - the weight of the first floor bay above was supported by the ground floor timber...

Thanks for this. We intend to retain all existing timber and simply re-rebate and re-glaze fixed and opening panels with sealed units. The glazing bars and current single glazing would be removed. There will be no changes to the main timber frames, and they won't be removed during the process...

Hi, Thanks for the excellent reply - appreciated. Yes, understood about the minor thermal gain. It will be there, but narrow sealed units are not as good as the wider ones. We'll definitely see gains in terms of maintenance, cleaning and improved views. Condensation - we manage this pretty...

I'm aiming to change the windows on our house. All windows are timber, made in the 80s, good quality wood. Some splicing needed in a few places, but nothing major. We are changing the glass in the openers and fixed panels, not changing the main window frames, so there should be no structural...