I have old wooden sash windows to the front of a cottage onto a busy road; and 6 old wooden casement windows on the back looking out to fields.
All windows are in poor condition. Im in a quandary about whether to replace them or not: I hate upvc and I fear timber windows will be to expensive. This leads me to think about having the windows refurbed and adding secondary glazing. A few questions:
1) Is it at all possible to somehow refurb the windows and put in acoustic/double glazing?
2) I want the front sash windows to block out as much noise as possible. Would secondary glazing be better at doing this than double glazing? (If double glazing is better then Id probably need to get new windows)
3) Is acoustic glazing better than double/triple glazing?
4) What would be the most cost-effective solution that achieves the best result?
I can post up some photos if that helps.
Thanks
All windows are in poor condition. Im in a quandary about whether to replace them or not: I hate upvc and I fear timber windows will be to expensive. This leads me to think about having the windows refurbed and adding secondary glazing. A few questions:
1) Is it at all possible to somehow refurb the windows and put in acoustic/double glazing?
2) I want the front sash windows to block out as much noise as possible. Would secondary glazing be better at doing this than double glazing? (If double glazing is better then Id probably need to get new windows)
3) Is acoustic glazing better than double/triple glazing?
4) What would be the most cost-effective solution that achieves the best result?
I can post up some photos if that helps.
Thanks