Timber windows with rotted sills and frames, sash windows with broken cords or sashes that are painted shut or rattle, broken glass, and windows that let the rain in. We repair what can be saved, splice in new timber where the rot is, and paint it to match, so the window keeps working and keeps the look of the house.
Most window repairs are one of these, and the first two are the ones we are asked for most.
Everything on a double-hung sash window, from a broken cord to a new sash made to match. It is part of the heritage work we do on Geelong’s older homes, and the full list is below.
Windows that won’t open, close or lock: sashes eased so they run, latches refitted and stoppers added so the window opens as far as it should and locks when it shuts.
Rot sits where water does: the sill, the bottom of the jamb and the trims under the window. We cut it out back to sound timber, replace it, and prime every cut end.
Missing side flashings and sealant that traps water. We open the cladding around the window, flash it properly and make good.
We do every part of sash window work. It sits alongside the rest of our heritage carpentry, keeping period homes working without losing what makes them period homes.
A sash that drops or won’t stay up has a broken cord. We open the pocket, fit new sash cord to the weights, rebalance them and free the pulleys so the sash slides and stays put.
We cut through the paint, ease the sashes and beads, and take back tight edges so both sashes slide the full height of the frame.
Worn parting beads and loose staff beads let the sashes rattle and the wind through. We replace and refit the beads so the sashes run snug.
The bottom rail of the lower sash and the sill under it take the most water. We splice in new timber, or replace the sill, and prime every face.
Cracked panes replaced, loose glass re-bedded, and old cracked putty raked out and re-puttied before painting.
Sash locks and catches fitted so the window locks shut. When a sash is past saving, a new one is made to match the old profile and we fit and hang it.
Silicone run along the bottom of a frame stops it draining, so water sits in the joints. We take it off where it doesn’t belong.
Plenty of older windows were put in without side flashings. Water runs down behind the cladding and rots the frame from the back.
Once the paint cracks on a sill, the timber starts to soak up water. Repairs are primed on every face before the top coats.
Years of paint glue a sash to its frame. Forcing it splits the timber; cutting it free doesn’t.
Inside and outside, close enough to see the sill and the corners.
To see how far the rot goes and whether the window is worth saving.
Repair, glass, flashing and paint, set out so you can compare it with replacing.
Timber replaced, glass in, the window working, and the paint finished.
Windows found with no side flashing. Rot above the kitchen window cut out and replaced with new treated pine, smaller patches dug out and filled, and the external silicone removed so the frames could drain. 2025.
Weatherboards taken off around the windows above a roof, the window sides flashed, sound boards put back, rotted ones replaced, and all of it painted. 2025.
A rotted window taken out and sent to a joinery while the opening was covered, then the new sash fitted on its return, with the weatherboards around it replaced. 2025.
Glass removed, the bottom sill repaired, new glass fitted and both panes re-beaded, with a latch and stopper added. 2021.
Windows that had been painted shut worked free so they open again, alongside realigning two sets of French doors. 2022.
Old sashes replaced with new ones in frosted glass, with the beads painted. 2023.
Prompt, great communication and terrific job. Have used JF maintenance for lots of work over the years and would recommend.
A window repair often leads to one of these.
We repair windows across Geelong, the Surf Coast, the Bellarine and Golden Plains. Pick your town to see everything else we do there.
Send us a photo of it inside and out, and we will tell you whether it is worth saving and give you a free estimate.
