Double Glazing in Rochester
Rochester is about eight miles from our Aylesford base, straight over Blue Bell Hill on the A229. We fit and repair windows and doors across the town and Strood, from the historic High Street to Borstal, Frindsbury and the new homes at Rochester Riverside.
- About 8 miles from our base
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Our work in Rochester
Medway is one of the areas we work in most regularly, and our projects there range from a single replacement window to large housing developments. In Rochester that range is especially wide. A house near the cathedral may need sash windows that match its neighbours, while a new flat at Rochester Riverside needs glazing that simply performs, and both are jobs we take on.
Parts of the town carry extra planning controls, set out below, so we would always rather see a property and talk it through before quoting. That way the windows we suggest are ones the council is likely to accept.
Rochester homes and the windows that suit them
Rochester grew up at the lowest bridging point of the Medway, and its centre still has buildings from the 14th century through to the 18th, from the Guildhall and the Corn Exchange to Restoration House and Eastgate House. Along the High Street, sash windows and panelled front doors are a big part of that character, and replacements need to respect them. Our sliding sash windows are designed to replicate classic timber sashes, and flush sash windows sit level within the frame in the way older windows did.
From the old centre the town climbs south up Star Hill, The Delce and Maidstone Road, where many of the older streets are protected, and on towards Borstal, while across the bridge lie Strood and Frindsbury. Strood has seen a great deal of private building, from the riverside by its station, developed by 2000, to an old chalk pit beside the A228 at Merral’s Shaw that now holds 400 homes. Most of the later houses in those parts suit modern uPVC casements and composite doors. The newest housing is at Rochester Riverside, the land north of the railway that has been redeveloped with new homes and a school, where aluminium windows and sliding doors suit the contemporary design.
Windows, doors and glazing repairs in Rochester
Windows
Casement, tilt and turn, sliding sash, flush sash and bay windows, in uPVC or aluminium.
French and sliding doors
uPVC French doors and slim aluminium sliding doors that open the house up to the garden.
Composite doors
Highly secure, energy-efficient front doors, with the colour, glass and style all yours to choose.
Bi-fold doors
Aluminium bi-folds from two to six panels, in an extensive choice of RAL colours.
Repairs and glass
Misted units, broken glass, and faulty hinges, handles and locks, usually without a new frame.
New-build glazing
Windows, doors, curtain walling and shop fronts for developers, builders and architects.
Planning and conservation in Rochester
Rochester is in Medway, which has its own unitary council for planning. Medway Council has made Article 4 directions in several of the town’s conservation areas, and in those streets replacing the windows or doors on the front of a house, where it faces a road or public footpath, needs planning permission.
They include parts of the historic centre such as Crow Lane, Love Lane, Eastgate Terrace and St Margaret’s Street, the High Street towards Star Hill, Gundolph Road and St Bartholomew’s Terrace, and the Watts Avenue, Roebuck Road and King Edward Road area. The council publishes the full list of addresses, and it is the first thing worth checking for a house in the centre.
Check the rules with Medway Council
Building Regulations
Whatever the planning position, new windows and doors have to meet the Building Regulations, which have covered replacement glazing since April 2002. A replacement window today needs a U-value of 1.4 or better, or a Window Energy Rating of band B, and the work has to be either self-certified by an installer registered with a competent person scheme or approved by your council’s building control team.
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Questions from Rochester homeowners
Anything else you would like to know? Call us, message us on WhatsApp or send us your question through our contact page.
Do I need planning permission to replace windows in Rochester?
Only in some places. If your house is in one of the conservation areas where Medway Council has made an Article 4 direction, changing the front windows or door needs permission. Elsewhere, like-for-like replacements normally do not, although a listed building always needs listed building consent.
Can you make windows that suit an old house near the cathedral?
Yes. Our sliding sash windows are made to look like traditional timber sashes, and flush sash windows sit level in the frame like older windows, so they can follow the pattern of a period front without the draughts.
Do you cover Strood?
Yes. Strood, Frindsbury, Cuxton and Halling are all in our area, along with Borstal, Wouldham and Burham, and the rest of the ME1 and ME2 postcodes.
Get a free quote in Rochester
Tell us what you need and we will give you a free, no-obligation quote. Call us, message us on WhatsApp or send the form on our contact page.