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  • 01.12.2023

Secondary Glazing vs Double Glazing: A Cost-Effective Comparison

Unsure whether to choose secondary or double glazing for your windows? Learn about the differences between the two and which option may be best for your home.

  • 01.12.2023
  • Timber Doors

Optimising Security for Your Front and Back Doors

Most period homeowners cherish their external doors, they may even date to the property so swapping them for something new in uPVC even if it is impenetrable, just isn’t an option.

  • 01.12.2023
  • Timber Doors

How To Keep Your Exterior Doors Draughtproof This Winter

That fashion in old houses and cottages to have curtains installed over exterior doors was popular for a good reason – it kept out the draughts. These days we want to show off historic old doors in a character property but the problem with draughts is that they are as old as the doors themselves and a persistent issue in houses of a certain age.

  • 01.12.2023
  • Timber Doors

Shut the Front Door

A new front door can be a huge focal point in the appearance of your house and will have an impact that belies its size and style. However, choosing the right front door for your home is not just a matter of aesthetics, there are other considerations like energy efficiency and vital home security too.

  • 01.12.2023

What are sash windows made from?

Sash uPVC windows are usually made from painted plastic to emulate a wooden frame. However, our sash windows are made solely from African hardwood and are designed and assembled with complete accuracy and care.

  • 01.12.2023

A Whiter Shade of Pale: Which Is the Best Colour For Your Sash Windows?

Traditionally, wooden sash windows are white but, there is white and white. One of the criticisms about uPVC windows is the brilliance of the white plastic.

  • 01.12.2023
  • Sliding Sash Windows

Understanding the Anatomy of a Sash Window

Probably the earliest recorded technical specification of a sliding sash window was done by Thomas Kinward, Sir Christopher Wren’s master joiner during the time he worked at Whitehall Palace. Amazingly, that’s around 1669! The oldest surviving examples of sash windows in the UK are at Ham House in Richmond in Surrey – these were installed in the 1670s.

  • 01.12.2023
  • Sash Window Repair

Money-Saving Interior Design Tips

We’re living through tough economic times where prices continue to rise. Contending with the daily pressures of life can be challenging, especially when wage increases are once in a blue moon. What’s rare about today’s financial climate is how everyone has been affected to differing extents. Some have felt the squeeze a lot more than others, yet everyone has the incentive to build financial security by saving money.

  • 01.12.2023
  • Sliding Sash Windows

How Windows Can Make or Break Your Home

Windows can complete the look of any home. They can transcend the internal aesthetic and create a beautiful setup to be observed from the outside looking in. Windows are far more than a portal to the great outdoors. Yes, they add light and facilitate ventilation, two things which are essential to our everyday existence. However, homemakers often overlook the extent to which windows can introduce charm, character, and warmth to the property they’re in.

  • 01.12.2023

How to Enjoy 21st-Century Insulation with Traditional Sash Windows

Who doesn’t love a sash window but there is a ‘comfort’ price to pay for traditional features. Sash windows can be draughty, and no one wants 19th-century temperatures and spiralling energy bills irrespective of how lovely their windows are.