Heritage
Hardwood Cottage Windows
Chunky sections, small panes and simple ironmongery — the cottage window done properly in hardwood rather than thin softwood.
Timber moves. The craft in hardwood cottage windows is anticipating exactly how much, in the UK conditions, and detailing the joints and finish so that movement never becomes a problem.
What you get with our hardwood cottage windows
- Trickle ventilation designed into the head where Building Regulations require it, not drilled in afterwards.
- Factory-finished in controlled conditions — three coats minimum, fully cured before delivery.
- Stainless or solid brass ironmongery, because plated steel fails first and takes the finish with it.
- Compression seals rather than brush pile where the design allows, for a measurably tighter close.
- Trickle ventilation designed into the head where Building Regulations require it, not drilled in afterwards.
How we price hardwood cottage windows
The guide range above assumes a typical domestic unit in Idigbo with argon-filled double glazing and a factory-painted finish. The variables that move the number most are, in order: overall size, timber species, glazing specification and finish. Access and making good come next.
| Variable | Effect on price |
|---|---|
| Timber species | Idigbo baseline · Sapele +7% · Accoya +24% · European oak +38% |
| Glazing | Double baseline · heritage slim +13% · triple +19% |
| Finish | Primed only −8% · factory painted baseline · stained or oiled +4% |
| Quantity | 2–4 units −3% · 5–9 units −6% · 10+ units −10% |
We survey across your county at no charge and with no obligation. You get a fixed written price, a lead time and a drawing before anything is ordered.
Frequently asked
Free survey
Cottage Windows — measured, priced and drawn before anything is made.
Not sure on budget?
The guide price tool gives you a realistic range for hardwood cottage windows in under two minutes.
Get an indicative priceHow much disruption should I expect?
Less than most people fear. A straightforward replacement is one opening at a time, typically two to four windows a day. Scaffolding is only needed on higher elevations. We protect floors and furniture and leave the site clean each evening.
How long do hardwood windows actually last?
Properly specified and maintained hardwood joinery has a realistic service life of 60 years or more. The timber is rarely what fails — it is the finish and the seals, and both are renewable. That is the fundamental advantage over uPVC, where a failed unit or a distorted frame means the whole window goes.
Are timber windows warm enough for Building Regulations?
Yes, comfortably. Timber is a natural insulator with far lower conductivity than aluminium or steel. A standard hardwood double-glazed window achieves around 1.2–1.4 W/m²K whole-window, against a 1.4 requirement for replacements. Triple glazing in a deeper section will reach roughly 0.8.
Can I have double glazing in a conservation area?
Usually, yes — using slim-profile sealed units as narrow as 11mm, which fit within traditional glazing bar sections without fattening them. Conservation officers vary, so we specify from the outset to whatever the local authority has stated and provide section drawings for the application.
Do you repair windows or only replace them?
We repair wherever repair is the right answer. Rot is normally localised in a cill or the bottom of a stile, and splicing in new hardwood is typically a third of the cost of replacement. We will tell you honestly at survey which way the economics fall.
Can you match existing windows?
Yes. That is most of what we do. We record the existing sections at survey, reproduce the mouldings and sightlines, and match the finish. On listed buildings we will produce like-for-like profile drawings for the consent application.
The process
How a hardwood cottage windows order runs
Get an indicative price
Use the guide price tool or send a photo and rough sizes. You get a realistic range in minutes.
Free measured survey
We measure the openings, record existing profiles and check exposure, access and cill condition.
Fixed quote and drawing
A written price and a section drawing. Nothing is manufactured until you approve it.
Manufacture and install
Made, finished and cured in the workshop, then fitted by our own team with making good included.
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