If you have Heritage Style Australian Timber Box Sash Cord Windows built from the period 1880 to the late 1960’s, that have been reasonably well maintained, you have a good investment!

Your windows are worth repairing and restoring and this is why:

• Traditional timber counterbalance sash windows have the best design and were built to last.

• Top and bottom ventilation. (Most people think the top window is fixed, it is not. It is just painted or nailed shut and needs to be repaired correctly to function.)

• Ease of operation with the counterbalance system. (Open and shut your window with a single finger if it is balanced and repaired/painted correctly.)

• The joinery on traditional sash windows was made when joiners had time to fully invest their skill to create a product that would last. So once repaired, they will last for years before repair is required again.

• Traditional windows were made with the ability to repair from the inside, and draft seal to make energy efficient with readily available parts.

• Made of traditional seasoned Australian local cedars, quality hardwood sills.

• They have stood the test of time.

Replacing your Traditional Style Box Sash Windows with new cheaper timber or aluminium double hung windows with modern mechanisms is a bad investment option all round this is why:

• They are made from inferior lasting materials.

• They are made with inferior and cost cutting joinery.

• Do not carry counterbalance systems, thus cumbersome and difficult to operate.

• Generally come with one year guarantee.

• Have parts that are difficult or impossible to source.

• Will look out of character to your property.

You will be wishing you restored your traditional windows if you have replaced them with new inferior windows.

Retain your investment and engage Spectrum to restore your traditional timber windows.