Un-biased View - Am I mad to get rid of these

[dishman]

A lot of work but well worth the effort, I would be inclined to give them a quick rub down to remove loose paint and a temp coat to protect them until the warmer weather next year. Starting to strip and refurbish in this weather you will be on a hiding to nothing.

I was thinking about doing this but worried about how to go about it and what to use. I thought the best paint to use once repaired would be holkhams linseed oil based paint.

If I was just going to protect them for winter, what should I use for a temp coat?

Also when you say "a lot of work" what do you think that may entail? Ripping out whole sections or a lot of sanding and small repairs?

 

[footprints]

Sanding stripping and small repairs, perhaps replacing the rusted hinges.

I would tend to use an oil based paint because if you decide to strip later using hot air or a lamp, water based does not come of very well with heat.

 

[noseall]

I would keep all the cacti but get rid of the rest, especially the tall one.

 

[crank39]

Traditional stuff like that isn't my cuppa tea, i appreciate the work that went into making them all those years back and even now when you watch a specialist making them but its only a matter of taste thats all, i'm more of a contempory guy.

I've ripped out more of these type of windows in my time than i can remember and stuck in some pvc - hey it was my job , take the advice here and leave them in and get them refurb'd - they are part of the house, they were born with that house - don't chop them out and thats coming from a pvc guy

 

[dishman]

Traditional stuff like that isn't my cuppa tea, i appreciate the work that went into making them all those years back and even now when you watch a specialist making them but its only a matter of taste thats all, i'm more of a contempory guy.

I've ripped out more of these type of windows in my time than i can remember and stuck in some pvc - hey it was my job , take the advice here and leave them in and get them refurb'd - they are part of the house, they were born with that house - don't chop them out and thats coming from a pvc guy

I agree. If this was a new house, or designed from scratch. They are not necessarily something I would put in myself. However, they are there in decent ( I hope) condition and that (as I have asked)...begs the question "should I invest the time/money to keep them", like you say they were "born with that house". It seems a shame to just rip them out....almost disrespectful....

Sash windows get a lot more attention in this regard. They went through a rip out and replace period, and now there is a huge bonus in keeping them....this view has not quite reached 1930s leaded lights it seems (maybe because they were so common at one stage), but they are getting rare and I can foresee that if in good condition they may become regarded in the same way sashes are.

For the most part people just want windows that they don't have to think about and are economic (from a heat loss point of view). I still, after the affirmation of posts on this forum catch myself thinking , am I being an idiot, I am not in a conservation area, I am just making work for myself.....but I think I am one of these people has an urge to respect the original designs and feel obliged try to retain them. One because I do like them on this property, and two, because I think it’s important that some of the original designs of the street are not lost.

I would keep all the cacti but get rid of the rest, especially the tall one.

I knew I should have taken the plants away before taking a photograph!!....It’s ok, they are not original features...most of them will go in the refurb!!! What’s wrong with the tall one!!

 

[Ric2013]

Another advantage of secondary glazing is that it prevents condensation from forming on the original windows, thus helping to preserve them.

 

[ree]

The OP and thread are from 2013 but i wonder what happened next? Perhaps dishman will update with pics?

 

[dishman]

What happened next......by dishman


......Winter set in, and I decided that as the windows has survived 30 years without being re-coated or being painted at all , that one more winter would not hurt.

I plan to strip and repaint them this summer!

I think I have decided on sikkens satura. The windows are obviously very sheltered and should last a while when re-coated and I think a slightly less durable satin look should look better that something too glossy. Also, an oil based paint should be easier to strip in the future.

I looked at some linseed paints, but I am not sure how such old timber would react to a natural oil product. Also the learning curve for linseed based paints seems to be quite steep!

Hopefully all will go well!

 

[ree]

Thank you.