Restoration, not replacement
We repair and restore the original timber sashes wherever they can be saved — keeping the period glass, slim glazing bars and proportions that make a house what it is.
What we do
Specialist repair, restoration and draught-proofing of traditional timber sash windows across Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Birmingham & Lincolnshire.
Sash window repair and restoration
Leicester Sash repairs and restores traditional timber box sash windows on Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian homes. We fix the faults that come with age — draughts, rattles, broken cords, stuck sashes, cracked or misted glass and rotten timber — so your original windows work properly again and keep the character of the house intact.
The approach is simple: restore rather than replace. The dense, slow-grown timber in a period sash outlasts most modern softwood, so repairing it is usually the longer-lasting, more sympathetic and more sustainable choice — and because the work is like for like, it normally avoids the consent that replacement can trigger on listed buildings and in conservation areas.
A typical job starts with a survey of every window, followed by a written, itemised quote. The work itself — splice repairs, re-cording and rebalancing, reglazing, draught-proofing and repainting — is carried out on site with the windows kept in the building, so the house stays weather-tight throughout.
The services
- Structural repair and restoration — rot cut out and spliced with matched timber, new sills and rails, resin consolidation where the decay is shallow, new sashes made to the original pattern where the old ones are beyond saving.
- Draught-proofing — brush-pile seals routed into the beads and meeting rail so the window stops rattling and letting in cold air, dust and noise, without changing how it looks.
- Functional repairs — re-cording, rebalancing the weights, easing sashes that are painted or swollen shut, replacing perished beads, refitting locks and fasteners.
- Reglazing — cracked, missing or misted panes replaced, loose putty renewed, and slim double-glazed units fitted into original frames where the timber and the planning position allow.
- Window painting — failed paint stripped back, bare timber primed, and a durable exterior system applied by brush or spray.
- Listed buildings and conservation areas — like-for-like repair specified with the conservation officer where consent is needed.
- French doors and casements — the same repair, draught-proofing and painting service for timber doors, casement windows, bays and dormers.
How we work
Sash windows are all we do
Traditional box sash windows, and the casements and French doors built the same way, are our whole trade. Snapped cords, seized sashes, rotten sills, draughty frames — it is work we carry out every week.
Across the East Midlands
We work on period and listed properties throughout Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Birmingham and Lincolnshire, restoring like for like so the work sits comfortably with conservation-area and listed-building requirements.
Honest, no-obligation advice
We will always tell you when a window can be repaired rather than replaced. Quotes are free, itemised window by window, and without pressure.
See the work on our sash window restoration, draught-proofing and window painting pages, browse the gallery, or call 0116 360 2080 for a free quote.