North London
Sash windows in Crouch End.
Edwardian and Victorian terraces with the tall sash windows the area is known for. I repair, restore and draught-proof timber sash windows throughout Crouch End, with 25+ years’ hands-on experience and the same honest, repair-first approach on every job.
The houses in Crouch End
Crouch End was built up in a rush between the 1880s and the First World War, so its streets are solidly Victorian and Edwardian: tall terraces and semis with generous bays, often with decorative top sashes and plenty of original timber. The roads off Crouch End Broadway, Park Road and Crouch Hill are full of them, and the area is a conservation area for good reason.
What usually goes wrong
Tall sashes mean heavy sashes, so cords stretch and snap, pulleys wear and windows stop staying open. Decorative top sashes are often painted shut and have not opened in decades. Rot shows up at sills, bottom rails and the foot of the box where water has sat. Nearly every house also has draughts and rattles that disappear once the sashes are draught-proofed.
Planning and conservation
Crouch End is a conservation area within Haringey. Repairs, restoration and draught-proofing of the existing windows do not need any consent. If you are thinking about new sashes on a front elevation, check Haringey’s conservation guidance first, as the council expects like-for-like timber sashes rather than uPVC.
How I help in Crouch End
Whether it’s one sticking sash or a whole house of period windows, here’s what I can do.
Questions from Crouch End
Sash window questions in Crouch End
Yes. I cut the paint seals, free the sash, clean up the channels, check the cords and weights and ease it so both sashes slide. Opening the top sash is also the best way to ventilate a tall Victorian room.
More answers on the FAQs page.
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