Blantyre has its own timber window experts and we’re called Woodfellas. We build, renovate, and install timber windows from our base, working across residential properties and business properties all over Central Scotland.
Custom-built, ethically sourced timber, double glazing, upgraded security. Every window that leaves our workshop is built the same way. No shortcuts.
Whatever you need, sash and case for a tenement, casement for a modern extension, or a full replacement set for any type of property, we produce them ourselves and install ourselves.
What wooden windows we offer
We produce two primary types of timber window, each built for different properties and needs. Both are available in treated pine or hardwood, and both include double-glazed sealed units as standard.
Sash windows
The traditional Scottish window, and it has never changed.
Before UPVC, before aluminium, Blantyre’s Victorian and Edwardian tenements were built with sash windows, sliding up and down in a timber box frame on cords and counterbalance weights. They’re still the required replacement for listed buildings and conservation area properties where sash and case was the original design.
We renovate, fix, and build custom sash windows that replicate period profiles and proportions while achieving modern thermal and acoustic standards.
Here’s the thing: renovating your original frames with draught-proofing and double glazing upgrades is often the best call if the frames are still in good shape. We always do a full survey before suggesting replacement.
Traditional casement windows
Casement windows swing out on hinges, creating a larger opening for airflow and making cleaning simple from inside. They’re the common option on Blantyre properties built from the 1920s onwards, as well as extensions, dormers, and new builds.
We produce custom timber casement windows in side hung, top hung, and fixed setups, so whatever configuration you need, we can do it. And like our sash windows, every casement is built to your size and fitted with double glazing as standard.
Full styles and details on our timber casement windows section.
Why timber makes sense for windows
Hundreds of years of timber windows, and they’re not still around out of habit. Timber truly outperforms UPVC and aluminium in multiple areas that matter to property owners. The numbers speak for themselves.
Natural insulating properties
Timber transfers heat far less quickly than aluminium. Outperforms UPVC at the same frame thicknesses. Stronger thermal performance from the frame itself, before the double glazing even gets involved.
Scotland depends on heating bills. A timber frame’s thermal characteristics make a tangible difference to what you spend, and that saving adds up over time.
Repair before replace
Damage happens. With timber, that’s not the end of the story. You can sort it.
Rot in a sill or bottom rail can be removed and new timber put in. A damaged part of frame can be repaired. UPVC can’t be repaired in the same way. When it breaks down, the whole unit ends up in landfill and you start again.
Think about it: over the lifespan of a property, being able to repair and maintain timber windows rather than replacing them cuts serious cost and reduces a lot of waste.
Sustainability
We procure all our timber from sustainably managed forest, so you can rest easy it’s ethically produced.
Timber: natural. Stores carbon. Breaks down naturally. UPVC: plastic from oil. Aluminium production: highly energy-intensive.
Your home’s environmental impact matters to you? Then timber is the clear option. It always has been.
Beauty and appeal
Pick up a timber window sash and you feel it, substance, depth, texture. No man-made alternative can copy that.
Sandstone tenement. Light stone villa. Period Scottish cottage. Timber windows fit. UPVC just can’t.
Timber windows also bring real value to a property, especially period properties where period-appropriate features are part of the overall appeal.
Timber windows with double glazing
Every window we build, sash or casement, includes double-glazed sealed units as standard. No add-ons required.
The sealed unit is housed inside the timber frame, two sheets of glass with a cavity between them, limiting heat transfer and improving sound insulation.
When combined with the natural thermal characteristics of the timber frame, a double-glazed timber window achieves excellent thermal and acoustic results across both sash and casement types.
Need glazing bars for a traditional divided-light look? We can install those too.
Got older timber windows that are still solid but only single glazed? In a lot of cases we can switch them to double glazing as part of a restoration, preserving the existing frames and lifting thermal performance without a full replacement.
Blantyre’s older properties bring up this situation all the time. Solid original sash windows, but single glazing that lets in cold and street noise like there’s nothing there.
Every sealed unit we put in satisfies current building regulations for thermal standards.
Conservation area timber windows
Scotland: more than 600 recognised conservation areas.
In a conservation area? UPVC is not an acceptable window material, and your local council will often require replacements that replicate the original in material, design, and profile.
Twenty years of making timber windows for conservation areas and listed buildings throughout Scotland. The council expectations? We’ve been through all of it. We understand what’s required.
We can walk you through consent requirements and make windows that tick every planning condition while still giving you modern standards. Our sash and case windows page covers the regulations in more depth if you want to read up.
Wood types we use
Two timber types, and that’s what we work with across all window range.
Treated pine is what most customers go for, pressure-treated to ward off rot and decay, accepts a paint finish well, and handles Blantyre’s rain-heavy conditions with no a problem.
Want a natural timber look or need extra hardwearing performance? Hardwood is what you need, naturally more immune to wear, and it takes stains and oils so well.
Property, exposure level, finish, three things we look at before recommending the right timber for each job. Get those right and the rest follows.
Timber windows FAQ
What types of timber windows can you make?
We make two main types: sash and case windows and casement windows, both offered in treated pine or hardwood. Sash and case are the traditional Blantyre style, sliding vertically within a timber box frame. Casement windows are hinged and open out. We also build fixed window panels to match any opening setup.
Timber windows vs UPVC, which is better?
On results, lifespan, and looks: yes. Timber insulates more effectively at the comparable frame thickness, lasts a lot longer when looked after, and can be restored rather than replaced when damage occurs. It’s also the sole material accepted for listed buildings and is strongly favoured in conservation areas.
Can you replace single glazing with double glazing in existing timber windows?
In many cases, yes. Good existing frames? We switch the glazing to double-glazed sealed units as part of a restoration programme. Original frames are preserved, thermal and acoustic performance gets better.
Get your free timber window quote in Blantyre
Whether your requirement is a single window repair or a full house of custom timber windows, please call us on 07920 057592 or complete the form on our contact page and we will respond within 24 hours.
We also produce custom timber doors, bi-fold doors, and timber shop fronts, serving Blantyre and Central Scotland.