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At Traditional Sash Windows and Carpentry, we specialise in restoring and enhancing the historic features of Medway’s period homes. Our expert services include sash window restoration, repairs, and bespoke replacements, ensuring these architectural elements maintain their original beauty while improving energy efficiency and functionality. Whether your home has classic box sash windows, elegant Georgian designs, or intricate Victorian detailing, our expert craftsmanship is tailored to preserve and enhance its heritage.
For homeowners in Medway, our draught-proofing services provide an effective way to eliminate cold draughts, rattling sashes, and sticking frames, enhancing comfort and insulation while maintaining the historic charm of your windows. For those looking for modern improvements, we also offer double glazing and secondary glazing options, improving insulation and soundproofing while preserving the traditional character of your home.
We pride ourselves on offering free, expert advice to all our clients, including those with properties in conservation areas and Grade I listed buildings. We understand that working on heritage homes requires careful consideration and informed decisions. You can trust us to provide honest, knowledgeable guidance with no obligation
We are proud to operate a local workshop. Being local allows us to maintain strict quality control of our sash windows, offer personalised service, and ensure timely completion of work. It also means we are easily accessible for consultations and support, providing our clients with the confidence that they are working with a nearby team dedicated to their satisfaction.
Medway is a district rich in history, spanning the river’s banks and linking together Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, Strood and Rainham. It is an area shaped by maritime heritage, Georgian terraces, Victorian townhouses, Edwardian villas, dockyard workers’ cottages and later twentieth century homes. Many of these properties still retain original sash windows, wooden doors and bespoke joinery that contribute to their architectural identity. Over decades however, constant weathering, old paint layers, movement in the building and general wear can cause timber features to deteriorate. At Traditional Sash Windows and Carpentry, we work across the Medway towns restoring, repairing and creating joinery that respects the area’s history while improving warmth, comfort and long term performance.
The sash windows found throughout Medway are as varied as the towns themselves. Rochester’s Georgian streets feature elegant multi pane sashes with fine glazing bars, while Chatham’s Victorian terraces often have slightly heavier frames and distinctive horns. Many homes in Rainham and Gillingham combine large bay windows with original sliding sashes that add character and symmetry. With time, cords begin to fray, sashes become difficult to move and sections of timber may soften around the sills or meeting rails.
Our sash window restoration service begins with a detailed survey of each window. We preserve all sound original timber and only replace areas affected by decay using sustainable hardwood matched exactly to the existing profile. New cords are fitted, pulleys are serviced and weights are rebalanced so the windows return to smooth, reliable operation. Once restored, these windows retain their original charm while performing with modern ease and strength.
Medway’s riverside climate can bring cool breezes and changing temperatures that make draughts more noticeable in older homes. Our draught proofing service provides an unobtrusive upgrade that significantly improves warmth. We install slim brush seals inside the frame to block draughts, eliminate rattling and improve energy efficiency. Because the seals are hidden, the aesthetic of the original window remains completely intact. Homeowners across Rochester, Chatham and Rainham often notice immediate benefits, particularly in large bay windows or older terraces where draughts were once a daily frustration.
Homes near busier roads or near the river may benefit from improved insulation and soundproofing. Secondary glazing is an excellent solution for increasing warmth, reducing outside noise and retaining the original sash windows. It is installed internally and leaves the exterior unchanged, making it suitable for older homes and conservation areas such as Rochester’s historic centre.
For those wanting a fully integrated performance upgrade, we offer slimline double glazed sash windows. These replacement sashes replicate the proportions, glazing bar layout and appearance of traditional designs while incorporating modern energy efficient glass. The result is a window that maintains the period look of the home but provides far better insulation, reduced condensation and a more comfortable living environment.
A wooden door is one of the most visually important features of any home, and in Medway the styles vary widely. Georgian properties in Rochester often feature elegant panelled doors with fanlights, Victorian homes in Gillingham may have decorative glass and classic mouldings and more rural properties near Rainham often use stable doors or cottage style entrances.
At Traditional Sash Windows and Carpentry, we create bespoke wooden doors built using mortise and tenon joinery, ensuring strength and long term reliability. We use premium timbers such as Accoya and Red Grandis, chosen for their stability and resistance to moisture, which is especially valuable near the river. Each door is finished with breathable coatings that protect against weather while allowing natural movement without cracking. For existing doors with character or historical value, we offer door restoration, repairing and refinishing the timber to restore its original beauty and practicality.
Medway’s homes include everything from high ceiling Georgian rooms to compact terraces and modern properties that benefit from practical storage solutions. Our bespoke interior joinery service creates fitted wardrobes, alcove shelving, window seats, kitchen cabinetry, bookcases and storage benches designed to suit each home’s layout and style. Every piece is made to measure using sustainable hardwoods and traditional joinery techniques. Whether you live in a period townhouse in Rochester or a modern conversion in Chatham, our interior joinery blends seamlessly with the character of your home while adding long lasting functionality.
We follow a repair before replacement approach to preserve original craftsmanship wherever possible. This maintains the home’s authenticity and reduces environmental impact. When new joinery is required, we use responsibly sourced Accoya and Red Grandis, both known for their durability, stability and resistance to decay. We finish every project with breathable protective coatings that safeguard the timber while allowing it to flex with seasonal movement. This ensures long lasting results that perform well in Medway’s mixed climate.
Medway’s homes sit on a varied landscape, from chalk hills in Rochester to clay soils in Gillingham and alluvial ground near the river. These local conditions influence how buildings settle and how joinery behaves over time. We take these factors into account with every restoration or installation, ensuring that sash windows and wooden doors are fitted to allow natural movement while keeping operation smooth and reliable. This attention to local detail helps prevent long term issues and ensures the joinery remains functional for decades.
Medway’s charm lies in its combination of historic riverside architecture, terraced streets, dockyard heritage and evolving neighbourhoods. When restoring or replicating sash windows, wooden doors or external joinery, we match original mouldings, glazing bars and frame depths to protect the character of each area. Our goal is to enhance comfort and energy performance without compromising the traditional features that define Medway’s identity.
If your home in Medway has sash windows, wooden doors or bespoke joinery that would benefit from expert restoration or thoughtful upgrading, we would be pleased to assist. Our work blends traditional craftsmanship with sustainable materials for long lasting quality.
Enhance your Medway home with beautifully restored sash windows, bespoke wooden doors and handcrafted joinery designed to last. Contact Traditional Sash Windows and Carpentry today to arrange your free consultation.
We repair, restore and replace traditional timber windows and doors across Kent and London. Our work includes sash window overhauls and draught proofing, timber resin repairs, replacement sashes, new box sash windows, casement window repairs, secondary glazing, double glazed sash windows, wooden door repairs, replacement doors and bespoke joinery.
Where possible, we always aim to repair and retain original timber windows. Many older sash windows can be brought back into good working order with careful timber repairs, replacement sections, new cords, pulleys, beads, glazing repairs and draught proofing. Full replacement is usually recommended only where the existing frame or sashes are beyond economical repair, or where a customer would benefit more from entirely new joinery.
Yes. Our sash window overhaul and draught proofing service is designed to reduce rattling, draughts and heat loss while preserving the character of traditional windows. We can also discuss slimline double glazing, standard double glazing where suitable, secondary glazing and Fineo vacuum glazing, depending on the building, existing joinery and planning requirements.
Yes. We regularly work on period homes, listed buildings and properties within conservation areas. Our approach focuses on retaining as much original timber and architectural detail as possible, using traditional joinery methods alongside modern repair materials where appropriate. We can produce like for like replacement components, including mouldings, glazing bars, curved heads and bespoke sash profiles.
The right timber depends on the property, design and budget. We commonly use Accoya, Sapele and European Oak, along with other suitable hardwoods and softwoods where required. Accoya is a popular choice for painted external joinery because it is highly stable and durable, while Sapele and Oak can be well suited to particular repairs, doors and specialist joinery details.
Our repairs and new joinery are supplied properly prepared and undercoated where required, ready for final decoration. We do not generally provide the final painting service, as this is best completed by a dedicated decorator once the timber has fully settled and any surrounding finishes have been prepared. We will always explain what stage the joinery will be left at before work begins.
We offer surveys and quotations for suitable projects across Kent and London. During the visit, we assess the condition of the windows, doors or joinery, discuss the options available and explain the likely repair or replacement work involved. For some smaller jobs, clear photographs and measurements may be enough for us to provide an initial estimate before arranging a site visit.
This depends on the number of windows, their condition and the level of repair needed. A straightforward overhaul and draught proofing job can often be completed in a day, while larger restoration projects, replacement sashes or full house installations may take longer. We will provide a clear programme before work starts so you know what to expect.
Yes. Traditional Sash Windows and Carpentry is fully insured and CERTASS certified, giving customers added confidence that their project is being completed by an experienced and properly accredited team. CERTASS certification allows us to self certify qualifying replacement window and door installations, helping ensure the work meets current Building Regulations requirements without the need for the customer to arrange separate Building Control approval. Once the installation is complete, the relevant certification can be provided for applicable work.We also hold appropriate public liability insurance for the work we carry out, including sash window repairs, replacement timber windows, wooden doors, glazing and bespoke joinery.
Yes. We supply and fit bespoke secondary glazing for sash windows, casement windows and other traditional timber windows throughout Kent and London. It is a practical way to improve warmth, reduce outside noise and limit draughts without removing or altering the original joinery.Secondary glazing is fitted internally, creating an additional barrier behind the existing window. This makes it especially useful for period homes, listed buildings and conservation areas where replacing original windows may not be appropriate. We can advise on discreet systems that suit the style, layout and day to day use of your windows, including horizontal sliding, vertical sliding, hinged and fixed options where suitable.
Traditional Sash Windows and Carpentry works throughout the whole of Kent and London, including Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Margate, Canterbury, Whitstable, Herne Bay, Deal, Sandwich, Dover, Folkestone, Maidstone, Tonbridge and surrounding areas. We also take on selected projects further afield where the scope of work is suitable.
Last updated 2026-03-03
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