On 13/05/2019 09:36, RJH wrote:
On 13/05/2019 09:04, Robin wrote:
On 12/05/2019 22:27, wrote:
On 10/05/2019 16:05, Andrew wrote:
On 10/05/2019 09:39, wrote:
On 09/05/2019 23:32, Michael Chare wrote:
On 09/05/2019 18:06, wrote:
I've got several of these to do and am planning to tackle it in
the same way I used to tackle car bodywork in the 70s: grind out
the rust, paint with some sort of anti-rust primer, fill with
polyester body filler, sand, prime and top coat.
Is there anyone here who has renovated Crittall windows and has
any advice (other than replace them)?
...or any car body experts who can suggest primers, fillers and
rust eaters?

I have found that I can buy plastic window frames with double
glazed glass made to order to the size I specify. I plan to
replace my Crital frames and wood surrounds.Â* The frames are 7cm
thick and have to be glazed from the inside.


Unfortunately plastic does not look the same, nor does stick-on
leading look the same as real leading. Also, it would be ruinously
expensive to replace the large number of casements in this house.

Though not as ruinously expensive as replacing with new Crittall
windows, though the new ones will at least be double glazed with
thermal breaks and will still have fairly slim profiles.

True, but I have about 80 casements! Most are OK. Some have "a bit of
rust". A few look OK but the glazing is being pushed away from the
casement, so there must be rust. A few are badly rusted and need
either filler or welding. To adapt a well known saying: buy a house
in haste and repent at leisure.

I think 80 is comfortably more than Crittall put in his own country
residence when he built it in the 30s.Â* Can't help wonder if you
bought a house or an office block!


I suppose a double fronted house could have (say) 5 x 4 casements front
and back (40), plus a bunch scattered at the sides and a few dormers.

Whichever, it's quite a pile!



It's not small but it's a long way from being "a pile" - there are just
lots of windows. I hadn't realised quite what a project we were taking-on.