Sash windows

Refurbish original sash windows or fit well made copies to retain your home’s style.

1 These bespoke six over six sash windows fitted in a bay window are traditionally made from hardwood. Prices start at £1,000 from Hayburn & Co.
2 Ventrolla provides a renovation and draughtproofing service for timber sash windows, from £350 per window, and can replace sashes in existing box frames with slim double glazed sashes, from £700.
3 Timber Victorian bar sliding sash windows, inward tilting for easy cleaning, are made to measure, from £600 by Jeld-wen.
4 Handmade timber sliding sash windows made in any style and operated by weights and pulleys are from £2,500 including fitting from The Sash Window Workshop. The company also supplies replacement sashes to fit an existing frame and will draughtproof existing windows.
5 The Conservation box sash window by Mumford & Wood has weight and pulley operation and nylon cord, from £1,740.
6 The Box Sash Workshop offers restoration and conversion of existing box frames and new double glazed sashes hand built to match the originals, operated by weights and pulleys, from £1,700 per window, including painting and fitting.

A guide to period windows...
Read about the restoration of sash windows in a grade II listed Georgian house...

FEATURE MAGGIE STEVENSON
All prices and stockists correct at time of publishing
Featured in the February 2012 issue of Period Living