Joiner
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For that, a day each window. I'm currently doing precisely this job on three sash windows, including replacing the sliding sashes on two of them. The top storey bottom sash having always been fixed, I've cut the slots for a sash pulley and converted it to a working slider, including (obviously) the weights. Draughtproofed parting bead and staff bead replaced the original beads.
With the sashes out and the beads removed everything was sanded down. The cill had weathered and so got a smoothing layer of wood filler. The lot was primed with acrylic primer (dries in 30 mins), and then given a coat of Dulux gloss, the kind that also dries in 30 minutes (and it does, this is the first time I've ever used it and it's brilliant, not high gloss, but gloss nonetheless).
(You could say I'd cheated because the replacement sashes had been painted earlier in the workshop before glazing, but if fitted I'd reckon to have them primed and glossed in a couple of hours, tops.)
The top sash was then fitted, the new draughtproofed parting bead fitted (belt sand a chamfer on the one edge to give a good entry to the existing groove), the weight pockets refitted (they're sometimes in the middle of the pulley stile, so then have to be fitted before the parting bead), the bottom sash fitted and the draughtproofed staff bead fixed to give a nice smooth run to the sash.
A run of acrylic sealant sealed all the joints on the bead, a spatula used to remove all excess sealant from the run of the sash. Catch fitted to locate the screw holes and then removed and then everything I could see painted with another coat of the quick-drying gloss. Cup of tea and a sarny and then reverse the sashes and paint what could be seen.
Customer told to close the window in an hour when the paint was dry.
I started the job last Wednesday and had the weather forecasters got it right last week I'd have finished the job on Friday. As it is, I'm back there tomorrow (Monday) and Tuesday.
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