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  • Re: sash windows, we had our 12 large (2+m high, various widths) windows fully refurbished inc routing for draft strips, new beading, new pulleys, cords, twist locks, brass handles, sash stops, some new panes, some new weights, and two new sills done for about £8k inc painting. So, under £700 per window. Absolutely worth it; they are by no means perfect but 100x better than they were. We did enquire about new DG units to replace but was going to be at least double that. @Airhead is right: get the existing fixed and spend the savings on thermal-lined, floor length curtains. As it is difficult to improve heat loss through the walls in Victorian houses - not to mention the hard-to-fill gaps everywhere from the front door to the floorboards, if you have them - DG windows are a bit of a nonsense IMO. Get used to wearing slippers and an extra layer, and prepare for massive heating bills! For restoration in SE London, give Dom a call: http://www.drkdecorating.co.uk/

    That said, if I get my way our next home will be a hermetically-sealed passivhous.

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