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Timber Windows & Doors

This new build home project in Reading focused on building a modern residential property but with a timeless aesthetic. The client sought a classic style for their home, incorporating high-quality, tailor-made timber windows and doors. Our team was contracted to provide a full survey and the manufacturing of custom-made timber spring sash windows and casement doors.

The house met the clients performance requirements, with the windows passing PAS24 standards, offering premium thermal efficiencies. The bespoke nature of the windows and doors helped the property stand out, adding a unique charm that contributed significantly to the home’s character.

Our team sourced antique brass ironmongery that matched aesthetic requirements, carefully selected for its durability, offering both beauty and strength, installed on both the windows and doors. The client opted for Sash horns to give the windows extra character. To the rear of the building they also opted for triple timber Sash windows, making the most of the light and space. The timber French doors feature direct glazed fan lights with a glazing bar arrangement that offers additional classic detailing.

The client was delighted with the final result, appreciating the attention to detail, the quality of craftsmanship, and the seamless integration of the windows and doors into the overall design of the home. This project showcases the success of combining traditional design with modern building standards, ensuring both beauty and practicality.

This was a mixed-use project and consisted of 33,000m2 of commercial space, 40 residential apartments, 3000m2 of retail space and 1400m2 public realm space. It was also situated just 500 yards from Liverpool Street station.

The site boasts lots of history, with continuous occupation from some of the blocks from medieval times. Bishopsgate and Shoreditch High Street was one of the most important Roman roads leading north from London from the earliest times of settlement.​

By the early 18th century, when Spitalfields was becoming an important silk manufacturing area, more extensive redevelopment occurred in Blossom, Fleur de Lis, Elder and Folgate Street (then known as White Lion Street), on which many houses were built up from the 1720s.

Nicholls and Clarke gradually acquired adjoining properties on Blossom Street in the 1880s and 1890s. This period saw the beginnings of Nicholls and Clarke’s extensive empire of showrooms, shops and warehouses that was to cover much of Shoreditch by the 20th century. The firm began as glass merchants in c.1875 before expanding into paint, ironmongery and sanitary ware, trading almost from the outset from a shop on Norton Folgate and warehouses on Blossom Street.

The total renovation cost for this project was almost £200m and spanned a number of streets.

Mumford & Wood manufactured 142 Box Sash Windows, 19 Casement Windows, 48 Conservation Doors and 2 Bi-folding doors. The design of these reflects the architectural importance of neighbouring Georgian and Victorian properties.

The products were finished in a mix of dark greys, blues, greens and also a lighter off-white colour.

Once an industrial fishing establishment, this beautiful building stands proudly on the renowned Wharf in Cornwall. It was the bustling main port in the 13th century and is home to Cornwall's oldest pier, a testament to its rich history dating back to 1266. As a Grade Two listed property within a conservation area, our design for the replacement timber windows and doors had to meet specific planning stipulations.

Our meticulous approach to this project involved replacing all windows and doors on a 'like for like' basis. This meant crafting 17 box sashes, 11 door sets, and 8 casement windows across our Heritage and Classic ranges. By using single glazing and traditional timber joinery techniques, we were able to faithfully replicate the original design.

This project featured five colour-matched paints, the brightest of which were RAL5005 Signal Blue, Zoffany's Raspberry Sorbet, and Festival Orange.

Because of the harsh coastal environment, we were asked to manufacture all windows in Accoya with Sapele cills for extra durability.

This project was a pleasure to complete, and it was a joy to be part of a historic renovation that used natural materials.