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As heating costs continue to rise, more and more Richmond residents are
increasing the insulation in their properties - and windows are a great
place to start as they are responsible for a large proportion of heat
loss. This page covers all things to do with windows
in Richmond upon Thames - double glazing,
sash window repair / installation and window shutters.
Or go back to our main index for services, tradesmen and home improvement. |
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>> 24/7 Glass & Glazing 44, Lawrence Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 7LR, T: 0800 073 1147 >> DW Glazing Services 90b, Staines Rd, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW2 5AN, T: 020 8894 5060 >> Lydon Glazing 37, Crane Way, Twickenham, Middlesex TW2 7NH, T: 07932 378774 >> Refurb-a-sash |
>> American Shutters 72, Station Rd, London, SW13 0LS, T: 020 8876 5905 >> The Shutter Co London House, 243-253, Lower Mortlake Rd, Richmond, Surrey TW9 2LL, T: 020 8384 1010 >> Shutter Logic - window shutters 5 Ferryman's Quay, Fulham, London, SW6 2UT, T: 0207 384 0340 |
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| A window shutter is a solid and stable window covering usually consisting of a frame of vertical stiles and horizontal rails (top, center and bottom). Set within this frame can be louvres (both operable or fixed, horizontal or vertical), solid panels, fabric, glass and most any other item that can be mounted within a frame. Shutters may be employed for a variety of reasons, including controlling the amount of sunlight that enters a room, to provide privacy, to protect against weather and to enhance the aesthetics of a building. Depending on the application, and the construction of the window frame, shutters can be mounted to fit within the opening or to overlap the opening. The term window shutter includes both interior shutters, used on the inside of a house or building, and exterior shutters, used on the outside of a structure. On some styles of buildings it is common to have shutters to cover the doors as well as the windows. |
A sash window is made of one or more movable panels or "sashes" that form a frame to hold panes of glass which are often separated from other panes (or "lights") by narrow bars. Although any window with this style of glazing is technically "a sash", the term is used almost exclusively to refer to windows where the glazed panels are opened by sliding vertically. The design of the sash window is attributed to the English scientist and inventor, Robert Hooke and the oldest known examples of sash windows were installed in England in the 1670s, for example at Ham House, London. Sash windows are often found in Georgian and Victorian houses, and the classic arrangement has three panes across by two up on each of two sashes, giving a "six over six" panel window, although this is by no means a fixed rule. |
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