[Moderator David@stives]

Can anyone tell me why sash windows have handles at the bottom of the top sash ?

Dave

[Wayne Thomas]

To make it easy to pull them down, push the other one up out the way so that they can easily be cleaned internally. IMO the handle is a pain in the *** when it comes to WFP.

[Moderator David@stives]

Thats what i thought but is that the real reason ?

[NWH]

I use a brush with splay for these windows,i normally use the yellow cleantech 1 as it pushes under them handles.I do a house that is gergion and has about 20 of these arrrrggghh.

[D woods]

In the bad old days window claners used climb out of sash windows stand on the window ledge and shut themselves out to clean the outside of the window.

They would then use the handles to hold themselves on the ledge.

[NWH]

My father in law watches 3 WC`s weekly doing this 3 floors up,he said he can`t look.

[Moderator David@stives]

Dave

That is what i was wondering !!!

[jeff1]

Thats what i thought but is that the real reason ?

The Top Sash window was Notorious for being difficult to open from inside, especially if they had not been opened all winter when the wood expanded, also paint causing it to Jam, they fitted the handles on the top window on the out-side, you would open the bottom window lean out and grab the handles to assist in the opening of the top window.

They were not put there for the benefit of w/c although when I was on my ladders they were very handy on high ones, I susspect Dave the windows there fitted to, are the larger sash type, they were fitted to the normal size ones but you see them more on the bigger ones as they were fitted as standard on installation.

[Moderator David@stives]

Jeff

Good explaination, you have now put my mind at rest.