Sash Windows for Period Properties

Period properties often have a classic charm and showcase features full of timeless character and style. Unfortunately, for many years people living in heritage properties had no choice but to choose between protecting their home’s traditional windows or switching them for modern styles with better security and thermal efficiency. At Roseview, we are passionate about helping homeowners maintain the classic appearance of their period property while providing contemporary solutions to the common timber sash window problems. 

Our Rose Collection includes the Ultimate Rose, Heritage Rose and Charisma Rose styles, and each model has several contemporary features. Whichever design you choose, you can be confident that you are investing in windows that protect the authentic, heritage charm of your period property.

Victorian Sash Windows

Victorian properties were one of the first buildings to feature sash windows with a run through sash horn. This vintage style often featured a ‘two over two panel’ grid design, commonly found on the top and bottom panes. 

This classic style is much loved, but the traditional Victorian frames cannot offer the modern security and heat retention contemporary homeowners need. Fortunately, our timber alternative frames in the Rose Collection can bring authentic style with a single astragal bar on each pane of double glazing. This feature provides ornate aesthetics and protects the decorative design of your period property. 

Traditionally, Victorian windows had large, heavy glass panes and sash horns were essential to keep the windows securely in place and remove additional strain on the joints. Our Rose Collection sash windows feature sash horns for that authentic decorative finish but use a strong and durable opening mechanism to hold the panes in place and provide a seamlessly smooth open and close function. 

With our designs, there is no need to trade performance for authentic style. Our uPVC sash windows are almost indistinguishable from vintage Victorian frames when it comes to aesthetics, but they have the high-performance homeowners have come to expect from 21st century designs. At Roseview, we manufacture the best sash windows on the market today and you can expect exceptional performance when you choose our weatherproof, durable, and secure uPVC profiles. 

Georgian Sash Windows

If your period property is from the Georgian era and still has its original windows, your home has some of the oldest frames still in use today. However, if you have windows that are hundreds of years old, you are bound to have experienced several performance issues over the years. Authentic hardwood frames require a lot of maintenance to stay in good condition and will need to be painted regularly to combat discolouration and fading. 

Classic Georgian windows have a distinctive six-panel design on the top and bottom sashes. In the past, astragal bars were used to split large glass panes into smaller sections, and this is the timeless look owners of period properties wish to maintain. The styles in our Rose Collection can be customised to achieve the classic Georgian look, with all the modern thermal efficiency, security, and durability benefits. Our uPVC frames replicate the Georgian aesthetic, but the robust and high-quality materials provide performance that homeowners in the Georgian era could have only dreamt of. 

To keep our frames looking as true to tradition as possible, we offer a wood grain finish and discrete modern hardware. A timber frame with astragal bars may be the original Georgian window design, but you won’t find a better timber-alternative frame than those offered in our Rose Collection.

Edwardian Sash Windows

The windows in our Rose Collection are the perfect solution for homeowners trying to maintain the authentic appearance of their period property. Sash windows reached peak popularity during the Edwardian era and the most desirable designs featured a six pane over two configurations. Edwardian windows were much larger than those seen during the Victorian and Georgian periods, upgrading the classic designs to invite more natural light into the properties of the time. 

However, Edwardian sash windows did not have the perfect design and sash horns were needed to support the weight of the heavy glass panes. Edwardian windows did not feature as many astragal bars as frames from earlier periods and the sash horns were essential to the overall security of the window’s structure. 

We provide sash windows made with high performing modern materials, but it is our aim to also help homeowners maintain the classic style of their Edwardian properties. Our Ultimate Rose profiles are almost perfect replicas of traditional Edwardian sash windows. We have simply switched timber frames for strong and durable uPVC. We are confident that our designs look like the real thing. Our Rose Collection windows maintain the character and charm of centuries-old timber frames, while also keeping your home safe and warm thanks to the many benefits of 21st century uPVC. 

Traditional Style, Modern Benefits 

Windows play a huge part in the overall aesthetic of all properties, be it a contemporary new build or heritage building that is hundreds of years old. Period properties are in a league of their own and maintaining their original appearance without experiencing problems can be difficult. Here at Roseview, we have developed a collection of windows that close the gap between performance and style.

With the Rose Collection, we offer three styles designed to replicate the appearance of traditional timber sash windows and provide improved thermal efficiency and longevity. Our sash windows are low maintenance, but high-performance and we are confident you will be impressed with how well they replicate the aesthetic of traditional sash windows. 

To learn more about how our sash windows can benefit your period property, contact our friendly team today. You can either call us on 01234 712657 or fill in our online contact form. We look forward to helping you enhance your period property with our industry leading sash windows. 

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