Guides
Heritage & Period Homes
Georgian, Victorian and older homes, and heritage-style glazing.
- Choosing Windows for Victorian HomesMost Victorian houses were built with sliding sashes, so sashes are usually the natural choice for the front. Bay windows need careful survey. Rear extensions can take contemporary glazing without spoiling the street face.
- Choosing Windows for Georgian HomesGeorgian houses depend on the proportion of their sash windows and glazing bars. Replacements need to respect pane pattern, bar profile and how the window sits in the opening. Many Georgian houses are listed — check before choosing anything.
- Replacing Windows in Period PropertiesStart by confirming the planning status, then match the opening type and proportions the house was built with. Where the original windows have significance — particularly in listed buildings — repair may be expected before replacement.
- Heritage Windows: What Does the Term Actually Mean?"Heritage" is a marketing description of style — usually slim frames, traditional proportions or glazing bars. It isn't a planning category and doesn't mean a window is approved for listed or conservation settings.
- Can I Add Modern Glazing to a Period Home?Often, particularly at the rear or in an extension. Contemporary glazing that's clearly new can sit well beside a period house. On listed buildings or protected frontages, consent and careful design are needed.
- Flush Casement vs Sliding Sash for Period HomesIf the house was built with sashes, choose sashes; if with casements, flush casements. Flush casements are not a substitute for sashes on a Georgian or Victorian frontage.