On this thread we have Single Glazing..

[London_Calling]

I remember renting a flat - on the 5th floor - with sash windows and had to go to Homebase or somewhere like that one winter to buy giant plastic sheets which I sissored down and cellotaped around the window frames. Not pretty but toasty.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

start your own thread posh boy

The house just came like this.

 

[Badger Kitten]

We have single glazing and old rattly draughty sash windows.

But I love my sash windows and don't know how to have them made energy-efficient without them being wrecked and looking modern which is wrong on a Victorian flat.



What can I do? We want to sell the flat and will need to produce some kind of energy efficiency certificate when we do I think. Can they be sympathetically made snug and energy efficient without looking modern and grim?

 

[Pip]

I wonder if shutters would fit the bill? I really don't know though.

 

[Ron Merlin]

We have single glazing and old rattly draughty sash windows.

But I love my sash windows and don't know how to have them made energy-efficient without them being wrecked and looking modern which is wrong on a Victorian flat.



What can I do? We want to sell the flat and will need to produce some kind of energy efficiency certificate when we do I think. Can they be sympathetically made snug and energy efficient without looking modern and grim?

Loving this thread. It's getting well taters lately. We're in a late Victorian place with the same windows. You can get draught-proofing fitted - basically brushes that stop the rattling and keep the wind from getting through the sliding bit. This is significantly cheaper than replacement windows and frames. You can also get d-g sashes (timber or - yuk - upvc) fitted into your original frames, so long as they're not totally rotten. Like ours. We're having to lay out £17k for replacement windows and doors for the whole flat, but if your frames are sound, you can get away with a (much cheaper) refurb.

These links might help:
Double Glazing Forum
Window Pricing
Sash Windows - Painting and Draught-Proofing

PM me for tales of woe and shit. I am NOT on commission, BTW.

 

[dodgepot]

We have single glazing and old rattly draughty sash windows.

But I love my sash windows and don't know how to have them made energy-efficient without them being wrecked and looking modern which is wrong on a Victorian flat.



What can I do? We want to sell the flat and will need to produce some kind of energy efficiency certificate when we do I think. Can they be sympathetically made snug and energy efficient without looking modern and grim?

my brother got replacement sash windows put into his house that aren't drafty at all and keep the heat in well, and don't look modern or out of place at all. dunno how much they cost, though.

 

[girasol]

Bubble wrap (aka bubbleglazing), mate! Worked for me for a few years when I had no double glazing or central heating...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/52518939_80bff3dfa3.jpg

 

[Idaho]

Double glazing - deep and thin terrace house = still warm without any heating.

The central heating only needs a little squirt to warm the place up.


(glows with smugness)

 

[Hellsbells]

hmmm i'm moving into a new rented flat next month - most things about it are perfect - apart from the fact that the windows are single glazed. I like sash windows though. I like the way they open.
But they do look chilly. And kind of fragile.

 

[Pip]

Bubble wrap (aka bubbleglazing), mate! Worked for me for a few years when I had no double glazing or central heating...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/52518939_80bff3dfa3.jpg

I did that on my boyfriend's windows last year. He was not happy... until he remembered what it's like to be warm.

 

[Pieface]

I simply get dressed and add whatever clothing I come across around the flat as I get cold. Jefe gets really annoyed with me because I look like a crazy, fat old bag lady when I do that.

 

[Badger Kitten]

Loving this thread. It's getting well taters lately. We're in a late Victorian place with the same windows. You can get draught-proofing fitted - basically brushes that stop the rattling and keep the wind from getting through the sliding bit. This is significantly cheaper than replacement windows and frames. You can also get d-g sashes (timber or - yuk - upvc) fitted into your original frames, so long as they're not totally rotten. Like ours. We're having to lay out £17k for replacement windows and doors for the whole flat, but if your frames are sound, you can get away with a (much cheaper) refurb.

These links might help:
Double Glazing Forum
Window Pricing
Sash Windows - Painting and Draught-Proofing

PM me for tales of woe and shit. I am NOT on commission, BTW.

Oooh ta

 

[fractionMan]

I'm in.

 

[Hellsbells]

Did anyone actually have double glazed windows when they were growing up? I certainly didn't. Going to houses that did, always felt like a huge, slightly uncessary luxury.

 

[Ron Merlin]

Did anyone actually have double glazed windows when they were growing up? I certainly didn't. Going to houses that did, always felt like a huge, slightly uncessary luxury.

Not me - we had freezing cold metal-framed Crittal windows. Bloody awful things. Looked lovely on a 30s semi, but not particularly practical.

 

[Badger Kitten]

Did anyone actually have double glazed windows when they were growing up? I certainly didn't. Going to houses that did, always felt like a huge, slightly uncessary luxury.

I used to have ice frost patterns INSIDE my windows when i was growing up, used to get dressed under the duvet.

 

[madzone]

I had ice inside my windows last winter. I'm still alive.

 

[madzone]

I simply get dressed and add whatever clothing I come across around the flat as I get cold. Jefe gets really annoyed with me because I look like a crazy, fat old bag lady when I do that.

Hot water bottles stuffed into the waistbands completes that rather chic look very well I find.

 

[Cloo]

We have it, but also luckily a good central heating system and a quiet road. Just as well, as there's no way on earth we can afford to replace the windows.

 

[keithy]

i think my nose is about to drop off

 

[dodgepot]

I simply get dressed and add whatever clothing I come across around the flat as I get cold. Jefe gets really annoyed with me because I look like a crazy, fat old bag lady when I do that.

he gets annoyed cos you're cutting his style.

 

[rubbershoes]

double glazing here

but hoping to move soon to a place with single glazing and no central heating

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I've only got single glazing, patchy central heating and live in North Yorkshire...it gets rather cold in winter.

However my bills are included with my rent, so I've got a couple of electric heaters which warm the place up a treat. Don't understand why my landlord doesn't fit double glazing, it would save them cash in the long run.

 

[Hollis]

Loving this thread. It's getting well taters lately. We're in a late Victorian place with the same windows. You can get draught-proofing fitted - basically brushes that stop the rattling and keep the wind from getting through the sliding bit. This is significantly cheaper than replacement windows and frames. You can also get d-g sashes (timber or - yuk - upvc) fitted into your original frames, so long as they're not totally rotten. Like ours. We're having to lay out £17k for replacement windows and doors for the whole flat, but if your frames are sound, you can get away with a (much cheaper) refurb.

These links might help:
Double Glazing Forum
Window Pricing
Sash Windows - Painting and Draught-Proofing

PM me for tales of woe and shit. I am NOT on commission, BTW.

Wow! £17k.. From an investment viewpoint, I'm wondering if getting this work done is built into the value of your house.. or err, whether its only money down the drain.. I don't want to spend shedloads if I'm gonna move in acouple years..

 

[lang rabbie]

My place has giant 6 foot tall by 4 foot wide original sashes. Plain canvas Roman blinds bought dirt cheap from The Pier years ago (before they only sold silly candles and ugly plates) get put back up every September as an extra layer between the windows and curtains.

Unfortunately they have now lost most of their original plastic rings and sag horribly when pulled up.

Any thoughts on DIY repair options?

 

[dynamicbaddog]

I have single glazing and rotting window frames.
Still not cold enough for me to put on the central heating atm tho

 

[Hollis]

I have single glazing and rotting window frames.
Still not cold enough for me to put on the central heating atm tho

Good to have you in the crew..

 

[liberty]

We are single glazed Victorian sash.. it's freezing already

 

[Hollis]

We are single glazed Victorian sash.. it's freezing already

 

[Pip]

My place has giant 6 foot tall by 4 foot wide original sashes. Plain canvas Roman blinds bought dirt cheap from The Pier years ago (before they only sold silly candles and ugly plates) get put back up every September as an extra layer between the windows and curtains.

Unfortunately they have now lost most of their original plastic rings and sag horribly when pulled up.

Any thoughts on DIY repair options?

Roman blinds aren't difficult to make, so I don't imagine they're difficult to repair. You can get plastic rings at haberdasherers, and then it's just a case of restringing.