My house has two sash windows on the front, both need replacing.
It's an stone old house and the windows are set into a dressed stone surround.
I have NEVER done something like this before, but I am a practical person with a good eye for details.
My initial feelings were to replace a non-sash window, but I just have problems with the change of the 'look', so I started to look at modern sash windows. The price seems a bit more expensive, so that's why I felt to do a self-fit.
I would imagine that fitting a new sash, made to the same dims as the old ones, should be a simpler operation than fitting a non-sash.
I have read of people using wedges and expanding foam as the initial fix, is this a good way? Do I need further fixing?
These are not big windows, about 1000x1000.
Just how difficult would this be?
Can someone here give a point by point guide?
Finally thanks to all replies.
It's an stone old house and the windows are set into a dressed stone surround.
I have NEVER done something like this before, but I am a practical person with a good eye for details.
My initial feelings were to replace a non-sash window, but I just have problems with the change of the 'look', so I started to look at modern sash windows. The price seems a bit more expensive, so that's why I felt to do a self-fit.
I would imagine that fitting a new sash, made to the same dims as the old ones, should be a simpler operation than fitting a non-sash.
I have read of people using wedges and expanding foam as the initial fix, is this a good way? Do I need further fixing?
These are not big windows, about 1000x1000.
Just how difficult would this be?
Can someone here give a point by point guide?
Finally thanks to all replies.