How to Maintain Your French Doors for a Longer Lifespan
Having new windows installed in your home is one of the best ways to bring your property back to life and even add value to it. Sometimes, however, this isn’t always possible. When it comes to home improvement and renovation budgets, not everyone will stretch far enough to cover new windows and doors, which is why you have to look for other ways to breathe a new lease of life back into your home.
One of the best ways to rejuvenate your old sash windows is to paint them. Using high-quality paint, your windows will be restored to their former glory in just a matter of coats but will remain single glazed and just painting them provides no additional insulation
This poses the question of how to paint your sash windows. Here at The Specialist in Traditional Sash Windows, we have years of experience working with sash windows and how to restore them to their best. This is why we have put together this blog to help ensure you know how to paint your sash windows properly.
How to paint sash windows
The first step to effectively painting your sash windows is to prepare the window. If you have any hardware such as handles or locks still attached, look to remove these with a screwdriver or the appropriate tool. From here begin to sand down the frame and remove any of the old paint that is remaining on the window. From here you can begin to think about what type and colour paint you want to use.
Now once you have decided what colour you want to paint your windows, you need to consider things such as varnish and sealant. Adding these to your process will allow for the paint to last and look better for longer, meaning you get even better value for money.
Tips for painting sash windows
As far as the actual painting goes, it is fairly straightforward, as long as you abide by a few key tips and rules. Our first bit of guidance would be to use masking tape to ensure that no paint ends up on the glass panes. By following along the outline of the frame with masking tape, you extend the room for error making the task far more therapeutic. If you do end up getting paint on the glass, don’t worry, a window scraper will efficiently remove it without leaving a mark.
Our next suggestion is to apply more than one coat, for a rich and rewarding finish it will take time and ultimately multiple coats are the only way of doing this. If done properly, you should have glowing window frames for 2-4 years without the need to repaint them.
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