Woodfellas are Highfield’s foremost timber window specialists, making, renovating, and installing wooden windows from a Highfield workshop that works across houses and commercial properties across Central Scotland.
Custom-built, responsibly sourced timber, double glazing, improved 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 complete new set for any sort of property, we make them ourselves and fit ourselves.
Our range of timber windows
We build two main types of timber window, each suited to different properties and needs. Whichever you choose, both are made in treated pine or hardwood and both feature double-glazed sealed units as standard.
Classic sash windows
The original Scottish window, and still the first choice.
Sash windows move vertically within a box frame, via a system of cords and counterbalance weights. They are the standard window type on most of Highfield’s Victorian and Edwardian tenements, and they’re the only permitted replacement for listed buildings and conservation area properties where sash and case was the original design.
We renovate, sort, and build custom sash windows built to match existing profiles and proportions. The outcome is modern thermal and acoustic results in a window that looks exactly as it should.
If your original frames are sound, restoration, draught-proofing and double glazing upgrades, is often the smartest call. We do full assessments before recommending replacement, so you always know where you stand.
Casement windows
Casement windows open outward on hinges, wider opening for airflow, easy access from inside. You’ll see them on Highfield properties dating from the 1920s onwards, and on extensions, dormers, and new builds.
Side hung, top hung, fixed, we make custom timber casement windows in all three styles. Like our sash windows, every single one is built to order and double glazed as standard.
Want to see all the styles and options? Head to our timber casement windows section.
Why timber windows are the right call
Timber has been the standard window material for centuries, and it’s worth understanding why. It genuinely outperforms UPVC and aluminium in multiple areas that matter to property owners, and that’s not just tradition.
Natural thermal insulation
Here’s something that catches out people: timber actually carries heat far less readily than aluminium, and it outperforms UPVC at the equivalent frame thickness. That means the frame itself is already doing better thermal work before you even add the double glazing.
In Scotland, energy costs are a real challenge. The thermal properties of a timber frame make a tangible impact to those costs, and it’s worth knowing.
Repair before replace
The best thing about timber windows is that if something deteriorates, you can sort it.
Rot in a sill or bottom rail can be excised and fresh timber fitted in its place. A damaged section of frame can be repaired and restored. UPVC offers no such alternative: when it fails, the whole unit ends up in landfill and everything starts from scratch.
Over the life of a property, being able to repair and maintain timber windows rather than replacing them saves real cost and reduces material waste.
Timber sustainability
The timber we select is procured from responsibly managed forest, every bit of it.
Timber is a sustainable material that holds carbon throughout its working life and biodegrades naturally at end of life. UPVC is a plastic derived from oil, and aluminium manufacturing is highly energy-intensive, worth knowing if the environment matters to you.
Concerned about your property’s carbon impact? Timber. Clear choice.
Aesthetics and value
There’s a heft, a character, and a texture to timber windows that artificial materials just can’t replicate.
On a sandstone tenement, a pale stone villa, or a traditional Scottish cottage, timber windows belong in a way UPVC never quite manages. Worth noting if aesthetics matter to you.
They contribute genuine property value too. Especially period homes. Period features matter to buyers.
Double glazing in timber windows
Every window we make, sash or casement, comes with double-glazed sealed units fitted. No add-ons needed.
The sealed unit sits inside the timber frame: it’s two layers of glass with a sealed cavity between them, which limits heat transfer and lifts sound insulation.
Put that double glazing together with the inherent insulating characteristics of the timber frame, and you’ve got excellent thermal and acoustic performance across both sash and casement.
Need glazing bars for a traditional divided-light look? We can install those as well.
Where older timber windows are structurally sound but only single glazed, we can in many cases upgrade them to double glazing as part of a restoration programme, preserving the original frames and improving performance without needing a full replacement.
This is a common project on Highfield’s older properties. The existing sash windows are solid, but the single glazing admits cold and street noise, and converting to double glazing solves both.
Every unit we put in meets the latest building regulations for thermal performance.
Timber windows in conservation areas
Scotland contains in excess of 600 recognised conservation areas.
Property in a conservation area? UPVC: not approved. Council will often require replacements mirroring the original. Material, design, profile.
We’ve been making timber windows for conservation areas and listed buildings across Scotland for over 20 years, so we know what the council requires, nothing new to us.
Consent requirements, planning conditions, modern performance, we handle it all. And our sash and case windows page covers the regulations in more depth for anyone who wants to know more.
Our timber choices
Across all our window ranges, we use two types of timber.
Treated pine is what most customers choose, pressure-treated to ward off rot and decay, takes a paint finish well, and handles Highfield’s damp weather with no a problem.
Want a natural timber look? Need extra strength? Hardwood. Naturally more immune to wear. Accepts stains and oils beautifully.
Property. Exposure. Finish. We recommend the right timber for each project.
Timber windows FAQ
What types of timber windows do you make?
We produce sash and case windows and casement windows, both available in treated pine or hardwood. Sash and case: the traditional Highfield design, moving up and down in a box frame. Casements: hinged, open outward. Fixed panels available too, for any window opening setup.
Is timber better than UPVC?
On performance, lifespan, and appearance: yes. Timber insulates more effectively at the comparable frame width, lasts a lot longer when looked after, and can be restored rather than fully replaced when damage occurs. It’s also the sole material accepted for listed buildings and is strongly favoured in conservation areas.
Replacing single glazing to double glazing in timber windows, is it possible?
In most cases, yes. If your current timber frames are in good condition, we can switch the glazing to double-glazed sealed units as part of a restoration. That preserves the original frames and appearance while boosting thermal and acoustic results.
Get a free quote for timber windows in Highfield
Whether your requirement is a single window restoration or a full property of custom timber windows, please contact us on 07920 057592 or complete the form on our contact page and we will get back to you within 24 hours.
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