Sash Windows For Gloucestershire Homes

The county’s buildings range from symmetrical Georgian townhouses to irregular rural cottages and farm buildings. These styles are often distinguished by their window detailing, including slender glazing bars, deeply set frames, and balanced elevations.

Tailored Wood studies these elements closely before beginning any design work. This allows us to produce timber windows that maintain:

• Accurate glazing bar thickness and spacing
• Consistent frame proportions in relation to wall construction
• Traditional mouldings that reflect the period of the building

For properties requiring improved efficiency, we incorporate slim heritage double glazing within solid-through glazing bars, typically between 10 and 14mm thick. This maintains the fine detailing associated with historic windows while improving thermal performance.

Gloucestershire includes extensive conservation areas and a high number of listed buildings, particularly within the Cotswolds and historic town centres. Window replacement in these settings is subject to strict planning controls, often requiring exact replication of original designs.

Tailored Wood regularly works within these constraints and provides support throughout the approval process. This includes:

• Preparing technical drawings for submission
• Advising on glazing specifications acceptable to conservation officers
• Reproducing traditional construction methods

Our joinery capabilities include:

• Manufacture of traditional box sash windows, complete with cords and weights
• Replication of historic casement windows with period-correct detailing
• Box frame restoration, preserving original materials wherever possible

Where performance upgrades are permitted, we can integrate vacuum glazing, typically 6 to 8mm thick with U-Values around 0.7, allowing improved insulation without increasing glazing bar dimensions.

Choosing the correct glazing specification is essential for balancing performance with appearance. Tailored Wood offers a range of options tailored to different project types:

• 3 to 4mm single glazing for strict heritage applications
• 10 to 14mm slim heritage double glazing for period properties
• 16mm slim double glazing for new timber windows with traditional styling
• 6 to 8mm vacuum glazing for high-performance upgrades
• 20 to 28mm standard double glazing for contemporary buildings

We manufacture both solid-through glazing bars for authentic heritage work and face-applied glazing bars where alternative construction methods are more appropriate.

Every window produced by Tailored Wood is the result of a detailed and methodical process. We do not rely on standard dimensions or pre-set designs, allowing us to respond fully to the requirements of each project.

Our service includes:

• On-site surveys and measurement
• Assessment of architectural detailing
• Custom design development
• In-house joinery production
• Installation carried out with care and accuracy

This ensures that each window is both technically sound and visually appropriate.

Tailored Wood works throughout Gloucestershire, including Cheltenham, Gloucester, Cirencester, Stroud, and surrounding villages.

Our experience across these locations allows us to adapt our designs to suit a wide range of building types, from formal townhouses to rural and agricultural properties.

• Individually designed timber windows for each property
• Detailed understanding of Cotswold and Regency architecture
• Experience working within conservation areas and listed buildings
• Technical knowledge of glazing systems and traditional joinery
• Options for slimline and high-performance glazing
• Box sash window manufacture and restoration expertise
• Draught proofing integrated into traditional designs
• Durable timber species suited to local conditions
• In-house manufacturing for quality control