The window pages on this site are arranged by the age of the house rather than by material, because in Tunbridge Wells the age decides almost everything else. A stucco house of the 1850s, an Edwardian semi near Warwick Park and a 1950s house on the Sherwood estate each need something different, and the planning position changes with them.
- Windows for period homesVictorian villas and terraces, and how to keep their look
- Edwardian casementsFor the red-brick houses of the 1890s and 1900s
- Sliding sash windowsStucco, Camden Park, St James and the Regency streets
- Windows for 1920s to 1970s housesPost-war estates and the plainer houses of the last century
- Slim aluminium windowsExtensions, garden rooms and houses built since 1980
- Front, French and garden doorsComposite front doors, French doors, bifolds and sliders
Materials, briefly
Every page covers the same four materials, in the order that suits that kind of house:
- uPVC flush casement: the sash sits flush in the frame like old joinery. The usual choice for period houses that aren't listed.
- uPVC sliding sash: in white, a heritage colour or woodgrain, for houses built with sashes.
- Aluminium: slim frames for extensions and later houses, and a steel-look version where metal windows were original.
- Timber: stated plainly and recommended where a house is listed or the council asks for it. Its paint needs renewing about three years after fitting and on a regular cycle after that.
Prices for whole jobs, rather than single windows, are on the costs page.