Timber

Sapele Windows

Name: Hardwood Windows
Address: Unit 1 Hems Crescent, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B43 5DG, GB
Telephone: 0800 088 6248
Price range: ££££
Rating: 4.9

Sapele is the workhorse hardwood of the UK joinery trade — stable, dense, takes paint and stain beautifully, and priced sensibly.

£1,700 – £2,300Typical guide range, supplied and fitted, including VAT. Varies with size, timber, glazing and finish.

the UK has a housing stock that punishes off-the-shelf joinery — openings settle, reveals go out of square, and cills rarely sit level. Bespoke sapele windows solve that properly.

What you get with our sapele windows

Specification as standard

Engineered laminated sections on anything over 1.2m, which resist bowing far better than solid stock.
End-grain sealed at every cut before assembly — the single detail that decides whether joinery rots.
Glazing beaded internally, so the sealed units can be replaced without disturbing the external finish.
FSC-certified hardwood with documented chain of custody, available on request for planning submissions.
Engineered laminated sections on anything over 1.2m, which resist bowing far better than solid stock.

How we price sapele 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 install across your county with our own fitting teams and make good internally as part of the price. No sub-contracted surprises.

Frequently asked

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Sapele Windows — measured, priced and drawn before anything is made.

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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.

Are hardwood windows secure?

Yes. Multi-point locking, laminated glass options and key-locking handles are all available, and a solid hardwood frame is considerably harder to attack than a hollow plastic one. We can specify to PAS 24 where a planning condition or insurer requires it.

Do you take away the old windows?

Yes. Removal and responsible disposal are included, along with making good internally. We work one opening at a time so the property is never left open, and we clear the site each day.

How 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.

10-year joinery guaranteeWritten cover on manufacture and installation.

Free measured surveyNo charge, no obligation, fixed written price after.

FSC-certified hardwoodDocumented chain of custody on request.

Nationwide installationOur own fitting teams, England, Wales and Scotland.

Fixed-price quotationsThe figure on the quote is the figure you pay.

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