The sash window draught reduction service:
DRAUGHT PROOFING
Draught proofing sash windows will do four things; service your window to open and close smoothly, increase your personal comfort, reduce your fuel bills and cut your Co2 emissions.
Throughout the winter we are offering draught proofing services from just £189.00 plus VAT @ just 5% (£9.50)for windows up to 1700mm (5'7"') tall (excluding add weights if required).
THE FACTS & FIGURES:
English Heritage (http:www.english-heritage.org.uk/your-property/saving-energy/sash-windows/) suggest that servicing a window and then applying a draught reduction system will reduce draughts by as much as 90%.
To quantify this we asked the Energy Saving Trust (http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/) what this equated to in terms of cash and Co2 emissions. They provided the following response:
'The average financial benefit from draught-proofing all the single-glazed sash windows in a typical house is £25 per year. This equates to around 630 kWh and 120 kg CO2 saved over the course of a year.' (energysavingtrust 2010)
English Heritage also suggest that a close fitting set of blinds, thick lined curtains and shutters will further reduce heat loss by as much as 30% through each window..
How do we install a draught reduction system?:
- Dismantling of the window
- Checking, cleaning and lubricating the pulleys
- Weighing the sashes and checking the weights for counter-balance
- Scraping away the paint on areas that obstruct the movement of the sashes
- Rout in brush strips to the upper and meeting rails
- Re-cording the window with cotton sash cord and correct weights
- Renew all parting bead and staff beads with a draught inlaid carrier bead
- Re-fit sashes in alignment with the beading's
- Paint all exposed timber with white primer
- Wax and check for operation