Double Glazed Timber Windows in Devon

Yes, we genuinely supply and fit timber windows, and it is a large part of what we do on period property. Engineered hardwood casements and sliding sashes, factory finished in a colour of your choice, with slim double glazed units that keep period proportions intact.

Timber is a specialist product. Fewer installers offer it properly, and the difference between a good timber window and a bad one is mostly in the material, the finish and the glazing detail.

Why engineered hardwood, not softwood

Engineered laminated hardwood is built from bonded sections with the grain alternated, which makes it far more dimensionally stable than solid softwood. In the wet Devon climate that is the difference between a window that stays square and one that swells, sticks and cracks its paint at the joints.

We specify European oak, accoya or sapele depending on the finish, the exposure and the budget.

Finishes: painted or stained

• Factory applied microporous paint in any heritage or modern colour
• Translucent stains where the grain should stay visible
• Dual finish, so exterior and interior colours can differ
• Spray applied in controlled conditions, not brushed on site
• Recoating typically every eight to ten years on exposed elevations

Slim sightlines for period homes

Slim double glazed units, commonly around fourteen millimetres overall, let a timber casement keep the delicate frame and bar widths a period elevation needs. Chunky standard units are the single most common reason a replacement period window looks wrong.

Glazing bars can be true divided, integral or applied with a spacer inside, and we match whatever the original used.

Maintenance and lifespan

An engineered hardwood frame with a factory microporous finish will comfortably pass sixty years with light maintenance. Maintenance means washing, checking the seals, and a light sand and recoat when the finish starts to dull, which is roughly every eight to ten years on south and west facing elevations and longer on sheltered ones.

Our spraying team can carry out that recoating on site, without removing the frames.

Conservation areas and listed buildings

Timber is normally the conservation officer's preferred material. We work on Grade II listed and conservation area properties across Devon and supply section details, specification and photographs to support consent applications.

Where we fit timber in Devon

• Exeter, Cranbrook, Topsham and Exmouth
• Newton Abbot, Torquay, Paignton and Teignmouth
• Tiverton, Cullompton and mid Devon villages
• Plymouth, Ivybridge and the South Hams
• Barnstaple, Bideford and North Devon

Questions people ask