West London· Supplied & fitted, or supplied only
Sliding sash windows in Richmond
Georgian frontages around the Green and along the river, and Victorian terraces behind them. Very little of it unprotected.
What is built in Richmond
Richmond has one of the finest concentrations of Georgian domestic architecture in London, around Richmond Green, along the riverside and up the hill, with extensive listing and conservation area coverage. Behind that historic core the town is largely Victorian and Edwardian, with terraces and villas running toward Kew, North Sheen and East Sheen, generously windowed and mostly with the original opening pattern still legible.
What that means for your windows
Richmond is a place where the protected proportion of the stock is unusually high, so the planning position is a live question on more jobs than in most towns and it belongs at the start of the conversation. Where a replacement is possible, external astragal bars usually beat bars inside the sealed unit on the formal frontages, because the shadow line is what makes a divided window read correctly. Riverside properties add exposure and damp to the specification.
Two ways to buy in Richmond
Richmond is inside the area our own fitting teams cover, so you can have the whole job done by one company. You can also buy the windows on their own if you have a builder already, which is how most trade customers order.
- Supplied and fitted. We survey your openings before anything is ordered, so the sizes are our responsibility rather than yours. Our own teams fit, take the old windows away and make good the plaster line, and you get a FENSA certificate and an insurance-backed guarantee on completion.
- Supplied only. You send a schedule of sizes, choose the colour, glass, hardware and glazing bar layout, and the windows are delivered kerbside for your own fitter. Popular with builders, developers, self-builders and landlords. On a supply-only order the sizes are yours, because nobody from our side has seen the openings.
1.3 W/m²K as standard, 1.2 with enhanced glazing.
Secured by Design available, satisfying Document Q.
Equivalent to gusts of up to around 115mph.
Plus our workmanship where we have fitted them.
Questions we get asked in Richmond
Is most of Richmond in a conservation area?
A large proportion of the older parts is covered, and there is extensive listing around the Green and the riverside. It varies street by street, so check with the council for your address before ordering. Where a replacement is permitted, we specify divisions, sightlines, bar type and colour to match what they will accept.
What is the most convincing bar option on a Georgian window?
External astragal bars, applied to the outside of the glass so they cast a shadow line the way an original glazing bar does. Georgian bars inside the sealed unit give the same pattern with nothing outside to maintain, which suits plainer or rear elevations, but on a formal front the astragal bar is the one that reads correctly.
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Get a quote for Richmond
Send a photograph of the front of the property and roughly how many windows are involved, and we will tell you what is realistic before anyone comes out. For a supply-only order, send your schedule of sizes.
Call 0800 861 1450, message us on WhatsApp, or email info@sashwindowfactory.co.uk.