Woodfellas are Castlemilk’s established timber window specialists, making, restoring, and putting in wooden windows from a Castlemilk premises that serves houses and business properties across Central Scotland.
Every window is made to measure. Responsibly sourced treated pine or hardwood. Double glazing and upgraded security as standard.
Tenement, extension, any property. Sash and case, casement, or a full new set: we make in-house and put them in ourselves.
Wooden windows we make
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 come with double-glazed sealed units as standard.
Sash windows
The traditional window type for Scottish properties.
You know what makes sash windows clever? They move up and down in a timber box frame using weighted cords and pulleys. They’re the standard window on most of Castlemilk’s period tenements, and the required replacement for listed buildings and conservation area properties where sash and case was the original design.
We renovate, sort, and manufacture custom sash windows designed to match original profiles and proportions. The outcome is modern thermal and acoustic results in a window that looks exactly as it should.
Restoration usually covers draught-proofing and double glazing upgrades, and it’s the smartest option where the existing frames are sound. We do full assessments before recommending any replacement.
Hinged casement windows
Casement windows open outward on hinges, bigger opening for airflow, easy access from inside. You’ll spot them all over Castlemilk properties built from the 1920s onwards, and on extensions, dormers, and new builds.
Side hung, top hung, fixed, three configurations, all in custom timber. And like our sash windows, every casement we produce is built to order and fitted with double glazing as standard.
Our timber casement windows page covers all available designs and choices in complete detail.
Why timber windows make sense
Timber has been the leading window material for hundreds of years. Not just tradition, it genuinely outperforms UPVC and aluminium in a number of areas that count to households.
Timber’s insulating properties
Timber conducts heat far less easily than aluminium. Outperforms UPVC at equivalent frame widths. Stronger thermal efficiency from the frame itself, before the double glazing even factors in.
Scotland. Cold. Expensive to heat. A timber frame’s insulating qualities make a real impact.
Timber windows, fix before replace
Where damage appears in a timber window, repair remains a viable option.
Rot in a sill can be cut out and fresh timber fitted in. A damaged section of frame can be replaced in section. UPVC isn’t repairable in the same way. When it goes, the entire unit goes to landfill and you start again.
Year after year, look after rather than start over. Over the life of a property, that adds up to real cost not spent and a lot less waste going to landfill.
Sustainability
All timber used in our windows is obtained from ethically managed forest.
Timber is a renewable resource that holds carbon for its entire life and biodegrades naturally at end of life. UPVC is a plastic derived from oil, and aluminium manufacturing is extremely energy-intensive, worth knowing if the environment is important to you.
Care about your property’s environmental footprint? Timber. Obvious option.
Character and property value
Weight. Depth. Grain. No artificial material can match it.
On a sandstone tenement, a blonde stone villa, or a period Scottish cottage, timber windows produce an visual fit that UPVC never quite manages.
And they add genuine value to a property too, especially period properties where period features are part of what makes them the appeal.
Double glazed wooden windows
Sash or casement. Every window. Double-glazed sealed units included as standard.
The sealed unit fits within the timber frame, employing two layers of glass with a cavity to cut heat transfer and lift sound insulation.
Put that double glazing together with the natural insulating qualities of the timber frame, and you’ve got excellent thermal and acoustic performance across both sash and casement.
For properties that call for a traditional divided-light look, we can install glazing bars as an addition.
Older frames. Single glazed. Still structurally sound? We can often convert to double glazing as part of a restoration. Original frames stay. Thermal performance gets better. No full replacement.
Castlemilk’s older properties bring up this request all the time. Solid original sash windows, but single glazing that lets in cold air and street noise like there’s nothing there.
Every unit we put in: meets current building regulations for thermal standards.
Conservation area timber windows
Scotland: more than 600 recognised conservation areas.
Conservation area, and your windows need attention? UPVC is not an permitted material, your local council will likely require replacements that replicate the original in material, design, and profile. It’s a firm requirement.
Over 20 years manufacturing timber windows for conservation areas and listed buildings across Scotland, we understand what the council expects.
We can guide you through consent requirements and manufacture windows that satisfy every planning condition while delivering modern thermal standards. Our sash and case windows page covers the relevant regulations in more detail.
Types of timber we use
Across all our window products, we use two types of timber.
Treated pine is the most chosen option, and for good reason. It’s pressure-treated to ward off rot and decay, accepts a paint finish well, and holds up well in Castlemilk’s wet weather.
Want a natural timber finish or need extra durability? Hardwood is the answer, by nature more resistant to deterioration, and it takes stains and oils so well.
Property, exposure level, finish, three things we look at before helping you choose the right timber for each job. Get those right and the rest follows.
FAQ, timber windows
What timber windows can you make?
We produce sash and case windows and casement windows, both available in treated pine or hardwood. Sash and case: the traditional Castlemilk style, moving up and down in a timber box frame. Casements: hinged, swing outward. Fixed panels available too, for any opening configuration.
Are timber a better choice than UPVC?
For performance, lifespan, and appearance? Yes, timber is the better choice. It insulates better at the equivalent frame width, lasts significantly longer when maintained, and can be repaired rather than fully replaced. It’s also the sole material accepted for listed buildings and is strongly preferred in conservation areas.
Can you upgrade single glazing with double glazing in existing timber windows?
Most cases, yes. The current frames are sound, so we convert the glazing to double-glazed sealed units as part of a restoration programme. Existing frames stay, character is preserved, and the thermal and acoustic performance gets better, without a full replacement.
Get a free quote for timber windows in Castlemilk
Single window fixed. Complete property of custom timber windows. Call 07920 057592 or fill in the form on our contact page. We’ll get back to you within 24 hours.
Timber doors and bi-fold doors, timber shop fronts, we make those too, across Castlemilk and Central Scotland.