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The Silver Saints Will Refurbish Your Windows With A Smile

By: Bill Perez Home | Home-and-Family | Home-Improvement


Even the best-made windows need repair eventually. Old sash windows sometimes get stubborn and rattle loudly in protest when opened. Sometimes they won't open at all. If you live in an older house, you may have windows that you have never opened.

Now you can give them new life. Silver Saints, London's finest handyman service, has representatives who are able to repair sash window cords as well as plumbing, electrical and all your other handyman needs. A quick call or online booking will bring one of their representatives zooming to the rescue on his silver motorbike, and he'll always arrive at on time. Rather than having to call several repair people for your jobs, you can get them all taken care of with one visit.

One of the most frequent problems with sash windows is that the sash cords get broken. If there are windows in your house that open only with difficulty or not at all, this is the most likely reason. Your Silver Saint representative is skilled at sash cord replacement and will gladly restore all of your windows to perfect working order.

When the Silver Saint arrives, he will inspect your problem windows and determine what they need. If it is necessary to replace the sash cord, he will start by removing the sash and opening the weight compartment in the side of the window. The old, broken cord is removed and a new one is installed, fed over the pulley and attached to the weight. After this, the window can be reassembled.

The amount of time required to repair sash cords is determined by which cords need replacing. A sash window has four sash cords, an inner set and an outer set. The outer cords, the ones attached to the top sash, take a little longer to replace than the inner ones which attach to the bottom sash. For replacement of the outer cords, you can expect the job to take one or two hours. If the job is to replace one or both of the inner sash cords, the job will probably take about one to one and a half hours.

In some newer sash windows, the cord and weight mechanism has been replaced by a spiral spring balance composed of a plastic tube and a metal torsion spring. Just like the cords, these spring balances tend to fail eventually and need replacement. Since there is some variation in the size of these spring balances, , replacing them requires one visit to make measurements and a second visit for the installation. Each of the balances will take about 30 minutes to an hour to fit.

Sash replacement is only one of the window repair and maintenance services offered by Silver Saints. They can draught-proof sash windows, replace rotting or unsound wood and even do a complete restoration treatment on sash windows and French doors if needed. Whatever your windows need, Silver Saints can do it with a smile and a 100% guarantee of satisfaction. In the highly unlikely event that you are not completely pleased with the job, your Silver Saint will return free of charge to make it right.



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Do your windows have a broken sash cord? Silver Saints is London's Premier Handyman Service. At SilverSaints, we employ the most experienced handymen in London. We can repair sash cord, replace sash cord, and repair sash window cords to make your windows operate properly again.

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