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Hi,
I'm plannning to have wooden sash windows installed in my house (an old council house in need of refurbishment) but I can't make up my mind on whether I should go for the pulley system or for the spring system.
Given its particular shape, one front window will need to have 4 panels on top and 4 panels at the bottom. Basically, this window will be made out of 2 sash windows: one sash window having 2 panels on top and 2 panels at the bottom and the other sash having the other 2 panels on top and 2 panels at the bottom.
If I go for the pulley system the problem is that I'm going to have a 20 cm piece of wood right in the middle of the window (i.e. where the pulleys are going to be stored), whereas if I go for the spring system those 20 cm will be reduced down to 8 cm or so.
Now, I've heard that spring sash windows are easier to maintain but a bit harder to slide.
Does anybody know if there's any other downside to having wooden sash windows with a spring system other than the above?
I was also told that I could still go for the pulley system - if I wanted - by having a dummy sash on the 2 top left panels and a dummy sash on the 2 bottom right panels. This way the space needed for the pulleys will be reduced, however I would be able to open the window only partially.
Hope this explanation of mine isn't too messy. All I want to know is whether pulley sash windows should be preferable to spring sash windows and why.
Many thanks in advance,
Organic
I'm plannning to have wooden sash windows installed in my house (an old council house in need of refurbishment) but I can't make up my mind on whether I should go for the pulley system or for the spring system.
Given its particular shape, one front window will need to have 4 panels on top and 4 panels at the bottom. Basically, this window will be made out of 2 sash windows: one sash window having 2 panels on top and 2 panels at the bottom and the other sash having the other 2 panels on top and 2 panels at the bottom.
If I go for the pulley system the problem is that I'm going to have a 20 cm piece of wood right in the middle of the window (i.e. where the pulleys are going to be stored), whereas if I go for the spring system those 20 cm will be reduced down to 8 cm or so.
Now, I've heard that spring sash windows are easier to maintain but a bit harder to slide.
Does anybody know if there's any other downside to having wooden sash windows with a spring system other than the above?
I was also told that I could still go for the pulley system - if I wanted - by having a dummy sash on the 2 top left panels and a dummy sash on the 2 bottom right panels. This way the space needed for the pulleys will be reduced, however I would be able to open the window only partially.
Hope this explanation of mine isn't too messy. All I want to know is whether pulley sash windows should be preferable to spring sash windows and why.
Many thanks in advance,
Organic