If you are thinking of getting new windows for your humble abode then you maybe want to think about sliding sash windows. For your information a sliding sash window is made of one or more movable panels/sashes, and these help to form a frame to hold the panes of glass, which can often be separated by narrow muntins. If you are wondering what a muntin is they are strips of wood or sometimes metal that are there to divide and hold panes of glass in a window, and they can also be sometimes called sash bars.
Classically these windows have 3 panes across and 2 up on each of 2 sashes and this gives what is commonly known as a six over six panel window.
The term sliding sash window refers to the type of window that is opened by sliding vertically or horizontally, and these types of window have been around since at least the 17th Century in England. Many Georgian and latterly Victorian homes had sliding sash windows.
The windows can be opened at either the top or the bottom, or sometimes both depending on the style, and although you cannot swing these sash windows outward many of the more modern types of sash windows tilt in and out which is great both for cleaning and ventilation.
If you already have a sliding sash window installed in your home but it is getting a little worse for repair, if possible it may be a good idea to get the window repaired and waterproofed but if the window is beyond repair you can get a window company to design an authentic replacement for you.
If you are a traditionalist I am sure you would want your sliding sash window to be made of timber, but an alternative is to use a composite structure with timber on the interior so it retains that classic look but clad with aluminium on the outside so that they will be very durable.
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