Owners of period homes usually arrive with the same worry: they want warmer rooms and lower heat loss, and they fear new windows will strip the character that made them buy the house. Both concerns are fair. Both have answers.
Why sightlines decide everything
The elegance of an original Georgian or Victorian window lives in its slim profiles. Standard modern double glazing thickens every line, and a trained eye spots it from the pavement. Our Heritage Slimline range exists for this exact problem: slim double glazing and ultra-slim vacuum glazing that keep the original sightlines while insulating like a modern unit.
Listed buildings and conservation areas
We work with conservation specialists on properties from listed houses in Suffolk and Norfolk to conservation streets in Cambridge. Approvals go smoother when the replacement respects the original: correct proportions, authentic detailing, timber rather than plastic. A box sash with the right glazing bars reads as original from the street, which is what the planners want to see.
Sash windows done properly
Traditional box sash and Yorkshire-style sliding sash windows remain the heart of period work. Ours pair authentic detailing with smooth modern operation, so the window looks right and runs like new.
What it means for your bills
Timber already resists heat loss, and vacuum glazing puts serious insulation inside a slim unit. You keep the character and lose the draughts.
Where to start
Send photos of your current windows to info@schnauber.co.uk and tell us if the property is listed or in a conservation area. The survey and the quotation cost nothing, and we come to you.