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Insights.

Writing on windows, doors and the homes they belong to. Practical, honest, and free.

A row of conservation-area Victorian terrace houses with painted sash windows in morning light
Conservation

Replacing sash windows in a conservation area

What "conservation area" actually restricts, what officers ask for, and how the conversation usually goes.

March 2026Alex Dukes

A 1930s semi front bay window in pebbledash with painted flush casements
Coming soon

Bay windows and the 1930s semi: a guide

Why the bay is the front of the house, and what changes when you change it. Proportion, profile, posts, paint.

A clean modern white flush casement window on a post-war house
Coming soon

When uPVC is the right answer (and when it isn't)

A practical guide to choosing between uPVC, aluminium and composite for your house and your budget.

A workbench with new window components and rolled technical drawings in workshop daylight
Coming soon

From order to install: what a fair lead time looks like

Four to eight weeks, with reasons. What's happening before the fitters arrive.

A flat-lay of window and door hardware in polished brass, chrome and matt black
Coming soon

Brass, chrome or black: a hardware primer

Window furniture is the last decision and the one you see most. A short note on getting it right.

Slim aluminium bifold doors open onto a garden, viewed from inside a bright modern room
Coming soon

Bifolds: what your architect won't tell you

Three things to insist on, two things to avoid, and one decision most homeowners get wrong.

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