Feature & Benefits

Timber is a naturally effective insulator, helping to maintain a comfortable temperature inside your home throughout the year. Modern timber windows and doors can be combined with high-performance double glazing or vacuum glass to provide excellent thermal efficiency.

By reducing heat loss through your windows and doors, timber joinery can help create a warmer, more comfortable home while potentially reducing the energy needed for heating.

One of the greatest advantages of timber joinery is its flexibility. Windows and doors can be manufactured to individual sizes and specifications, with a wide choice of styles, proportions, finishes and detailing.

From traditional casement and sash windows to contemporary designs, timber is suitable for virtually any style of property. This makes it particularly valuable when replacing original windows in older homes, period properties and architecturally sensitive buildings.

For listed buildings and properties within conservation areas, maintaining the character and appearance of the original building can be particularly important. Bespoke timber windows and doors can replicate traditional designs and detailing while incorporating modern levels of performance.

Few materials offer the natural warmth and character of real timber. Its grain, texture and appearance create a distinctive finish that can enhance the architecture of both period and contemporary homes.

Timber can also be painted in a wide range of colours, allowing windows and doors to complement your existing exterior, match architectural details or create a completely new look.

Modern timber windows and doors are a world away from the high-maintenance products many people associate with traditional timber joinery.

The use of high-quality treated timbers, including advanced options such as Accoya®, significantly reduces the effects of moisture and seasonal expansion and contraction. Combined with Teknos spray finishes in modern microporous paints and protective finishes, this helps prevent cracking, blistering and water ingress.

When properly manufactured and maintained, high-quality timber windows can provide a service life of 70 years or more, making them a long-term investment for your property.

Modern timber windows and doors require considerably less maintenance than many people expect. Modern treated timbers like Accoya® modified wood is more resistant to moisture, while modern coatings are designed to withstand the natural movement of the material.

Unlike older paints and finishes that could crack and allow moisture into the timber, modern microporous coatings like Teknos spray finishes allow the wood to breathe while helping to keep water out. This greatly reduces the risk of deterioration and extends the life of the joinery.

Periodic cleaning, inspection and recoating will help keep timber windows and doors looking their best and performing for many years.

Timber is a natural, renewable material and can be a more environmentally responsible choice. Accoya® in particular is sustainably sourced and with a low total lifetime carbon cost.

Its long lifespan is another important environmental benefit. A well-made timber window or door that remains in service for decades reduces the need for replacement and avoids the environmental impact associated with manufacturing and disposing of shorter-lived products.