Charm & Character

Having original box sash windows in your home can be both a blessing and a curse.
Full of character and history, the traditional box sash window has been part of our building heritage for well over a century. Yet for all its charm and beauty the window is not without its many, many faults.

Owners of these windows will not need telling how draughty they can be.
Cold winds howl through gaps which get bigger and wider year on year causing the sashes to rattle and shake, expensive heat gets sucked out through the wafer thin glass leaving rivers of condensation streaming down the panes turning the frames black with mould and rot.

Problems solved, character destroyed

When the weathers good a welcome respite is offered and you can forget all about the poor thematics, but a whole new set of problems can arise. sliding them open to let in air becomes a battle as the sashes jam inside the box refusing to budge.
When you do finally win that war the sash cords might break leaving you with a completely useless window.

Add to all this the constant maintenance of flaking paint, swelling frames, rotten sills and splitting joinery you start to wonder why we have put up with these windows for so long.

Well for all its many faults nobody can deny the beauty and charm of the sash window.

It adds real character to the right type of home and when it does work, can be a very practical window. It is a brilliant design, which has been exported to many countries each with their own subtle differences.

So what does a homeowner do when the windows they love have so many faults they become untenable?

Do they replace them with something that solves all their problems but ends up destroying the character and charm of their home?

Or do they try in vain to repair and renovate. Maybe solving some of the issues whilst spending a small fortune in the process, but still being left with single glazing, draughts and rattles.

Well now you can have your cake and eat it, because with our range of Heritage timber sash windows, you can have all the benefits of a modern double glazed window without destroying the character of your home and still retaining the functional

charm and elegance of the original timber box sash window. Without any of the problems.

With our timber replacement sash windows you can expect the following benefits-

• Energy A rated windows 1.1 to 1.4 U values
• Frame, sashes, Sills and beads all made from grade 1 Solid Hardwood / Swedish Redwood(not engineered)
• Very tightly grained timber for stability & protection against fungal rot and burrowing insects
• All timber treated with an anti fungal agent post manufacture
• Fully finished with 5 coats of water based micro-porous paint (Anti fungal base coat, Aqua Primer, 3 Top coats)This paint will not peel or flake.
  
• Fully draught excluded to all parts of the product using nylon brushes
• Factory glazed 4mm / 16mm / 4mm double glazed sealed units
• Internal glass type – Pilkington Optiwhite E / Optitherm S4 proT – 25% to 30% more efficient than the old generation Pilkington K, offering huge benefits in terms of energy efficiency, zero light loss & ultra clear transparency.
• Traditional Cords and lead weights

For a free, no obligation call us on 01753 696 900 or request a free quotation

As we approach our tenth year in business we are growing faster and stronger than ever. Our client list and reputation speaks for itself.

A fresh new approach

Our new web site illustrates our commitment to customer service with an extended gallery of actual installation photographs, product specifications and a quick and easy method for requesting a quotation.

We’ve also chosen this opportunity to introduce a fresh new corporate identity and colour scheme which will be rolled out across our organisation over coming months.

Our new product perfectly illustrates our commitment to quality and innovation.

New product launch

The Stepped Flush In-Line Window has the appearance of a traditional finish window and yet it has all the modern benefits of a modern day replacement product.

Key specifications include;

• 28/24 mm sealed units.
• Double draught proofed with a rebated casement.
• Pilkington Optiwhite/Optitherm glass with zero light loss as standard.
• Energy rated A possibilities (subject to units specified).
• Hundreds of colours to choose from.
• Solid (FSC sourced) Hardwood.
• Equal sightlines as standard.
• Multipoint locking (“secure by design’) as standard.
• Internally beaded.
• Delivered and installed factory spray paint finished.

A personal commitment

My name is Mark Howells and as a founder and Director of the The Traditional Window Company,  I am working hard to ensure we continue to meet the high standards our many thousands of satisfied UK customers have come to expect.

Please contact us for a free no obligation quote and find out first hand why so many people have made the The Traditional Window Company their preferred choice.

Grand Designs Live is based on the hugely successful Channel 4 TV series, presented by design guru Kevin McCloud.

The event has established itself as the UK’s number one consumer show for design and innovation for the home. The show launched in 2005 and has been hailed ‘the UK’s most successful exhibition launch in the last decade’.

Grand Designs Live embraces the values of the TV show and delivers a stylish, unique and inspirational consumer exhibition. The 2011 event attracted over 100,164 visitors and over 500 exhibitors across 9 days.

The first Ideal Home Show opened in 1908 and was organised by the Daily Mail. The show was aimed at a growing market of home owners and showcased many labour saving devices that were starting to become more widely available.

The Ideal Home Show built its reputation on home innovation and was the UK launch pad for countless household products such as the toaster and electric kettle (1920), the microwave (1947) and the electric grass mower (1970). The show has also been at the forefront of environmental concerns, unveiling the first ‘energy efficient kitchen’ in 1989.

In 2008 the show celebrated its centenary with a special feature that showcased how much the home has changed in the 100 years since its doors first opened in 1908.

There are now two Ideal Home Show that place annually in London.