Box sash windows, front doors, internal doors
Doors and windows
Timber box sash and casement windows made to match the originals, front doors in oak and painted hardwood, and internal doors made to the size of the opening rather than the nearest stock size.
Penarth is full of Victorian sash windows that someone wants to replace with plastic. They can be made again, in timber, double-glazed, draught-sealed and good for another hundred years.
Sash windows are made in Accoya or sapele for the frames and sashes, with slim double-glazed units, brush draught seals, and the original mouldings and glazing bar patterns copied from your existing windows. They run on weights and cords or spiral balances as you prefer. In a conservation area we match the profiles exactly, which is usually what the planners want to see.
Front doors are made as frame-and-panel in oak or painted hardwood, with the glass, letter plate and furniture of your choice and a multipoint lock. Internal doors are made to the opening, which in an old house is never a stock size, in the style of the originals: four-panel Victorian, two-panel Edwardian, flush 1930s, or whatever the house had.
What is included
- Profiles and glazing bars copied from the originals
- Accoya or sapele frames, slim double glazing
- Draught seals, weights and cords or balances
- Front doors with multipoint locks
- Internal doors made to the opening and hung
- Conservation-area matching
What it costs
Box sash windows from £1,650 each, double-glazed, fitted. Front doors from £2,400 in painted hardwood, £3,200 in oak. Internal doors from £480 made to size and hung. All prices include timber, hardware, making, finishing, fitting and VAT. See the full price list.
Questions about doors & windows
Timber or uPVC?
Timber lasts longer, can be repaired and repainted, looks right on an old house and holds its value. uPVC is cheaper to buy. If the house is Victorian or Edwardian, timber; if it is a 1990s estate house, honestly, probably not us.
Start with a measure.
Ffion visits, measures the room and draws what will fit. The drawing comes with one price and a sample of the finish, and nothing is cut until you sign it.