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You may get an anonymous phone call telling you all the advantages of replacing your old wooden windows with the newer vinyl ones. Before you buy into that sales call, consider these reasons to say no to plastic windows and restore your original historic wooden windows.

Wooden windows are designed for a long life. Many historic wooden windows will last for two hundred years as long as they are painted on a regular basis. In addition, wood windows are made to be repaired and restored easily. A good cabinet shop can make any part to restore your wooden windows to like new condition, even if your windows are having problems with rot.

If you replace wooden windows with plastic ones, you are replacing a product designed to last for centuries with one designed to last for twenty years or less. The softeners that keep the vinyl flexible will evaporate out of the plastic over time and those new windows will begin to get fragile and break easily.

In the winter you may hear of all the advantages of double glazed plastic windows, however it has been shown that a traditional wood window with a storm window installed over it gives better insulation than a double glazed window.

If you use storm windows instead of double glazed widows you will never have the problem of permanently fogged windows due to the problem of leaking gaskets. Storm window are easy to clean and allow windows to be easily cleaned.

The greatest advantage of the wood windows is their looks. A plastic window with plastic bars attached over the glass does not replicate the authentic look of a wooden window.

The restoration of wooden windows not only improves the look of your home, it also helps to maintain its value. Restored windows, which have been done correctly may easily last for another hundred years.

Cleaning your windows in London can be a pain for anyone to do themselves, why not get a company to do window cleaning. Sash window repairs London can be useful. They also give services for Sash Window Draught Proofing.

Tags: Architechture, carpentry, double glazing, draught insulation, joinery, real estate, repairs, restoration, sash windows, windows
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