Employed extensively since the seventeenth century, sliding sash windows provide high levels of ventilation and beauty, whilst solving the problem of safe cleaning and maintenance.
‘Choices’ Spiral Balance windows are the modern version of the traditional double-hung timber sliding sash window. Sashes slide by means of modern pre-tensioned springs in lieu of pulleys and weights.
In demand for ‘listed’ buildings where traditional manufacture and single glazing is specified, Cords and Weights sliding sashes still use traditional technology to slide the sashes.