This lovely original arched sash window needed quite a bit of work. It had been painted shut with several layers of paint and most of the cords were broken. Much of the putty was cracked or missing and one of the curved glass panes was broken. It probably hadn’t been opened for many years.
Firstly I had to remove the staff and parting beads and remove the sashes from the frame. This took quite a bit of time as there were so many layers of paint.
Once out of the frame I then sanded the frame and sashes ready to be painted.
The next task was to remove all the cracked and loose putty and replace the broken glass. I then primed and undercoated the frame and sashes.
Once dry I then refitted the sashes fitting new brush pile parting and staff beads.
Linseed putty takes at least 2 weeks to dry sufficiently enough to be painted so I had to return to the property to finish the painting.
