Double Glazing in Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells is about eighteen miles from our base, and it is one of the towns we work in regularly. We fit and repair windows and doors across the town, Southborough, Rusthall and Pembury, and in the villages around such as Langton Green and Speldhurst.
- About 18 miles from our base
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Our work in Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells has a great many fine period houses, and on those, new windows have to look as good as the ones they replace, not just perform better. We fit sliding sash windows designed to replicate classic timber sashes, flush sash windows for cottage fronts, and composite doors in traditional styles and classic colours.
The town has plenty of newer housing too, and our About page counts Tunbridge Wells among the places we have worked on housing developments as well as single homes, so we glaze those just as readily.
Tunbridge Wells homes and the windows that suit them
The town was built on its spa, and it has carried the prefix Royal since 1909. A chalybeate spring found in 1606 drew visitors from London, shops were built beside the Pantiles promenade in the 1680s, and lodging houses went up along Mount Sion. The town grew again in the early 19th century, when Decimus Burton laid out the Calverley Park estate, and sandstone from quarries at nearby Langton Green was used to build houses in the town.
Those Regency and Victorian villas, with their tall sash windows, are where replacements need the most care, and where sliding sash windows with slim bars are usually the right answer. After the Second World War the town grew again, with large housing estates at Sherwood and Ramslye. Southborough, Rusthall and Pembury have a wider mix of homes, which suit energy-efficient uPVC casements, composite doors and aluminium bi-folds, and the TN3 villages to the west and south, from Speldhurst to Lamberhurst, have many older cottages.
Windows, doors and glazing repairs in Tunbridge Wells
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 Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council has 25 conservation areas, and one of the largest covers the centre of Royal Tunbridge Wells, so many of the older houses in the centre are inside one. The council’s appraisal for that area is on its website, and it is worth reading before changing windows on a street-facing front.
In the St James area, an Article 4 direction already brings front boundary walls, fences, gates and hard surfaces under planning control. Any change to a listed house that affects its character, inside or out, needs listed building consent from the council.
Check the rules with Tunbridge Wells Borough 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 Tunbridge Wells homeowners
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Can you replace sash windows on a period house in Tunbridge Wells?
Yes. Our sliding sash windows are made to look like classic timber sashes while insulating far better and needing little maintenance. In the conservation area, check with Tunbridge Wells Borough Council before changing their style, and a listed house needs listed building consent.
Do you cover Southborough, Rusthall and Pembury?
Yes, along with the TN3 villages such as Langton Green, Speldhurst, Groombridge, Frant and Lamberhurst. Tunbridge Wells is about eighteen miles from our base, so all of them are within easy reach.
Can I have a composite door that suits a period house?
Yes. Composite doors come in traditional styles and classic colours with decorative glass, so a Regency or Victorian front can have a door that looks the part while being a secure, energy-efficient alternative to traditional timber.
Is it worth replacing old double glazing in a Victorian house?
Often, yes. Early double glazing loses heat through tired seals and frames, and a replacement window today has to reach a U-value of 1.4 or better, or a Window Energy Rating of band B, so the difference can be noticeable.
Get a free quote in Tunbridge Wells
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.