Guides & advice
Know where you stand before anyone quotes.
Plain guides for owners of sash and case windows in Scotland: what needs permission, what funding exists, and whether your windows can be saved.
Listed buildings, conservation areas and double glazing
What needs consent, what does not, and how double glazing gets approved in a listed building in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Read the guideFunding for sash windows in Scotland
Home Energy Scotland's interest free glazing loan, the draught proofing grant, and heritage window repair grants.
Read the guideRestore or replace?
The signs that a sash window can be saved, the double glazing middle route, and when a new window really is the right call.
Read the guideWhat affects the cost?
Why there is no price list, the things that decide the cost of each window, and what a full restoration should include.
Read the guideCaring for your sash windows
What to check once a year, how often to paint, putty, cords, sills and rot, and the jobs to leave to a joiner.
Read the guideWhat to expect
From your free survey to the finished windows: every step, how to prepare your home, and your guarantees.
See the stepsSash window glossary
Staff beads, parting beads, astragals, horns, sealed units, splice repairs: every term explained plainly.
Open the glossaryCommon questions
Costs, surveys, guarantees, insurance, small jobs and what to expect when we are on site.
See the answersArrange a free survey
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