Sash window painting in Oldbury and Warley. Sashes eased, old paint prepared, gaps filled and the windows painted so they still open and close afterwards.
Sash windows are the one part of an older Oldbury house that painting can ruin. Paint the sash to the frame and it will never open again; skip the preparation and the bare timber rots from the bottom rail. Done properly, the sashes are freed first, the old flaking paint is taken back, joints are filled and sealed, and each coat is applied with the window moved up and down so nothing sets stuck. The result protects the timber and keeps the windows working.
Oldbury's older streets still have original sashes, and many were painted by a previous owner without being opened first. The cost depends on the number of windows, how much rot repair the bottom rails need and how the upper floor is reached. A photo of each elevation and a close-up of the worst sill is enough to price it.
Sashes painted shut are cut free and eased, so the finished window slides rather than being sealed closed by the new coat.
Where rot starts. Soft spots are cut out and filled with a resin repair before any paint goes on.
Loose putty lets water behind the glass. It is replaced or made good so the paint has something sound to seal.
Outside coats chosen for weather, inside for a clean finish. Staff and parting beads done without jamming the sash.
Split or soft sills built back with resin repair and shaped to shed water.
Ladders for the ground floor, a tower or platform for the top sashes where it is safer.
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Usually. The paint line is cut, the beads eased and the sash freed. Broken cords can be replaced at the same time if needed.
Outside, every five to eight years depending on how much weather they take. South and west facing ones go first.
Press a screwdriver into the bottom rail and sill. If it sinks in, there is soft timber, and it is better repaired now than replaced later.
No. Windows are closed and secure at the end of each day, even while coats are drying.
Yes, often while the sash is out for painting. It saves doing the job twice.