draughtproofing sash windows

andyv · 2011-12-29T10:00:55+00:00

I'm about to repair a sash window with some rot along the bottom ofthe top sash. This will entail removing the staff and partingbeadings, and whilst out I'd like to apply draughtproofing. I seevarious companies supply kits which consist of new beading with builtin brushes to stop the draught.There are various methods of advancing complexity and cost. The mosteconomical would I think be to rout a groove myself into the beadingand apply the carrier and brush. If my beading is OK I could do thewhole house this way for about =A375 whereas buying kits would be =A3900.Has anybody tried this?If so which of the beading is the brush applied to, and what's thebest way to seal the bottom edge of the lower sash?

Dec 29, 2011 21 Replies

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robgraham 14 years ago

I found this in an online dictionary

"5. a stick with some special use, such as a walking stick or an emblem of authority

something that sustains or supports - 'bread is the staff of life' "

Rob

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polygonum 14 years ago

And I found this:

"An alternative method seen in older houses of forming a rounded or bullnosed corner uses a quirked wooden staff bead. The staff bead, a 1 inch dowel with approx 1/3 shaved off the back, is set on the external corner by the joiner on site, fastened to wooden plugs set into the brick/block seams, or to the wood frame. Plaster is run up to the staff bead and then cut back locally to the bead or "quirked" to avoid a weak feather edge where the plaster meets the bead."

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descriptively fits the typical window staff bead fairly well, if not in terms of how it s formed.

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