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Soho, with its eclectic mix of historic buildings and vibrant culture, features many properties with traditional sash windows that add to the area's unique character. These windows are an important aspect of Soho’s architectural heritage, contributing both charm and historical significance to its buildings. Our team specialises in the repair and restoration of sash windows, addressing common issues such as draughts, rattles, and broken mechanisms with precision and expertise. We begin with a detailed inspection to assess the condition of your windows, followed by a tailored repair plan designed to restore them to their optimal state. For properties requiring more extensive work, we offer comprehensive restoration services, including replacing worn or damaged components with precise replicas to ensure historical accuracy. Additionally, our draught-proofing solutions improve energy efficiency and comfort while preserving the traditional appearance of your windows. Choose us to maintain the unique charm and functionality of your sash windows, ensuring your Soho property continues to reflect its vibrant and historical essence.
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.
Soho is one of London’s most iconic neighbourhoods, known for its lively streets, creative energy, and rich architectural past. From Georgian townhouses and Victorian terraces to converted warehouses and period apartment blocks, the area contains a remarkable mixture of buildings that express layers of history. Many of these properties still feature original sash windows, wooden doors, and handcrafted joinery that give them character and depth. At Traditional Sash Windows and Carpentry, we specialise in restoring and creating bespoke timber joinery that respects Soho’s heritage and enhances comfort, performance, and durability in the present day.
Our experienced craftsmen have worked across Soho and nearby areas such as Covent Garden, Fitzrovia, Mayfair, and Marylebone. Whether your property is a historic townhouse near Golden Square, a converted loft space in an ex-workshop building, or a flat in a Victorian mansion block, we tailor our services to match the architectural detail and history of each building.
Sash windows play a major role in defining Soho’s architectural character. Their balanced proportions, slim glazing bars, and traditional timber frames bring light and elegance to interior spaces while maintaining the historic rhythm of the street. However, age and daily use can weaken original windows. Timber may begin to rot. Frames can warp slightly. Sashes may rattle or stick. Our sash window restoration service focuses on retaining the original aesthetic while improving structural strength and performance.
We begin with a careful, on-site assessment. Any damaged timber is removed and replaced with sustainably sourced hardwood such as Accoya or Red Grandis, both known for exceptional stability and longevity. We re-cord and balance each sash so that it moves smoothly. We fit fine brush seals to prevent draughts and rattles without altering the external appearance of the window.
For homeowners or property managers who require improved energy efficiency or sound reduction, we offer double-glazed sash replacements and secondary glazing. These upgrades are especially valuable in Soho where traffic noise and busy street activity are part of daily life. Both solutions allow you to retain the heritage look while making your living or working environment quieter and warmer.
A finely crafted wooden door is central to a building’s identity. Soho’s architecture includes everything from formal Georgian entrances to more industrial-style doors on converted commercial buildings. At Traditional Sash Windows and Carpentry, we design and make bespoke wooden doors that complement the architectural tone of your property while providing excellent security, insulation, and longevity.
Each door is made by hand in our Kent workshop using traditional mortise and tenon joinery. This ensures the strongest possible construction and a long service life. Whether you need a Georgian six-panel front door, a Victorian part-glazed design, a solid apartment entrance door with fire and acoustic considerations, or French doors opening onto a balcony, we create each piece to measure. Hardware, finishes, and glass options are selected to integrate with both the building’s original design and the needs of modern use.
We also restore original doors whenever possible. This can include repairing damaged frames, replacing worn panels, tightening joints, and refinishing timber surfaces to restore character. Restoration allows us to retain historic detail where appropriate while increasing performance and security.
Period properties in Soho are full of charm but can sometimes be harder to heat. Draughts can move through old window fittings or door gaps. Our draught proofing service provides a subtle, respectful way to improve comfort and reduce energy use while keeping your original joinery in place.
We install fine brush seals within the sash window channels or door frames to block unwanted airflow. This reduces heat loss and stops windows from rattling in windy weather. When combined with secondary glazing, this method delivers excellent warmth and sound insulation. This is often the best solution for listed buildings and properties in conservation areas where external changes are restricted.
At Traditional Sash Windows and Carpentry, every project is guided by the belief that good joinery should endure. We produce joinery using traditional methods that have stood the test of time. At the same time, we work with advanced, environmentally responsible materials where they can improve performance without altering the visual character of your property.
We use sustainable timbers including Accoya and Red Grandis, both of which provide excellent resistance against warping and decay. We finish all surfaces with breathable protective coatings that allow timber to respond to natural climate changes without cracking.
This combination of heritage craftsmanship and modern reliability ensures that your windows and doors remain both functional and beautiful far into the future.
We provide the full range of joinery and restoration services across Soho and surrounding districts. These include sash window overhauls, replacement sashes, full window replacements, door restoration, bespoke door creation, and custom joinery pieces such as shutters, panelling, and cabinetry designed to complement your building’s style.
We have extensive experience working with listed and conservation-area properties, where adherence to architectural detail and planning requirements is essential. We take great care to match mouldings, window profiles, and historic design features so that restored or replaced elements remain indistinguishable from original work.
Every project receives careful planning, clear communication, and respectful installation, with minimal disruption to occupants or neighbouring properties.
Sustainability is central to our approach. We aim to repair rather than replace whenever possible. This preserves original craftsmanship and reduces the environmental cost of producing new materials. When replacement is necessary, we use responsibly sourced timber and environmentally conscious finishing products to extend durability while minimising impact.
Accoya, one of our preferred timbers, offers outstanding longevity with a lifespan of up to 50 years above ground. Its stability and resistance to moisture make it ideal for London’s climate and for buildings where long-term structural integrity matters.
Soho is full of buildings that tell stories through their design. Preserving these buildings means respecting proportions, materials, and joinery profiles that have existed for more than a century. Our craftsmen have deep experience working with these details and are committed to maintaining architectural integrity in every project.
Whether we are restoring original sash windows in a Georgian townhouse, crafting a bespoke door for a Victorian terrace, or upgrading glazing for acoustic performance, our goal is always the same: preserve what makes your property unique while enhancing comfort and use.
If your sash windows, wooden doors, or bespoke joinery in Soho require professional restoration, upgrades, or replacement, we would be pleased to help. We offer free consultations and site visits throughout Soho and central London. We provide clear advice, detailed options, and no-obligation quotations.
Enhance your Soho property with beautifully restored sash windows, bespoke wooden doors, and handcrafted joinery built to last. Contact Traditional Sash Windows and Carpentry today to arrange your free consultation and discover how our craftsmanship can preserve and elevate your home’s historic character.
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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