This lower casement sash, at first glance appeared to have a relatively small area of rot at the bottom. However, on closer inspection an ant infestation had attacked the timber, eating it from the inside-out. It was only the paint that had stopped the ants from progressing into the frame and top sash. The original design of the old sash was copied precisely. This included a rebate at the top to marry with the top sash and glazing with individual panes to maintain the existing sightlines. The glazing itself is the latest Argan gas filled, energy saving glass. Whilst we set to work carefully cleaning and preparing the frame with a few razor sharp chisels, Henry the Hoover provided the ants with somewhere new to live. Before final fitting, a last inspection of the paintwork ensured no more ants would be finding their way through cracks in the perfectly applied 10 year life paint. All that remained to be done was to check the margins were exactly the same all around and fit the sash so it looked as though it had always been there!
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