Westbury Windows & Joinery Ltd

New build properties allow for creativity and flexibility, offering the house builder the chance to design their ideal home.Historical accuracy was very important to this client, who wanted her new build in Hutton Mount to look like a classic Georgian house.Westbury worked closely with the architect and homeowner to make sure every detail was considered, mimicking the generously proportioned windows and panes typical of the Georgian era.The owner chose to have spring-balanced, sliding sash windows, which were set behind the render to achieve the recessed 20mm frame margin characterised by traditional weighted sash windows.She also specified Classique glazing within a Legacy frame. This specially designed Westbury product features a slimmer glass unit within a slimmer frame and sash. It gives the impression of a single glazed period window while offering the many benefits of modern double glazing.The 6-panel entrance door and sidelights sit perfectly beneath the roof canopy which is complemented with Westbury pilasters, brackets and mouldings.The property also has a garage that we fitted with traditional open-out, part glazed, part panelled doors finished in Moss Grey.This project is a perfect example of mixing classic features with a new build. At Westbury, we work closely with clients to achieve the right look and feel for each project, providing our expert knowledge on fenestration.If you have a new build project you would like to discuss with us, please contact us at info@westburyjoinery.com.

Starting at the front of the house, we supplied double entrance doors with a screen above. We did a lot of work to design this front screen to ensure all the lead lined up across each of the windows. It has created a really grand entrance to arrive home to. Being the first thing you see and the first thing you touch, it sets the tone for the rest of the house.The windows in the front are floating mullion casements or fly-mullion casements. They still have a post so they look like the windows below, but when they open the post isn’t connected to the frame at the top and bottom. So the window opens in a similar way to French windows in order to meet escape regulations but also to maintain the same sightlines & visual appearance as the ground floor windows.Around the back of the house, there are a pair of 3-leaf folding doors looking out to the garden from the open plan kitchen, dining space. The doors on the right stack from left to right, and those on the left stack right to left. So that when they’re both open, they’re neatly folded away on either side.On the floor above there are traditional French doors opening out onto a balcony. As there is a bay below with French doors, fixed sidelights, and fixed returns we needed to make sure that the correct steels were put in place, so we worked closely with the homeowner and also our structural engineer. It’s a part of a duty of care, we need to make sure everything is correct and delivered to the highest standard. So if it’s something that we’re aware of from the start of the project, we can plan accordingly and deliver the best possible advice and products to meet the needs of our clients.The homeowner did a really nice detail inside with timber liner and architrave, actually ordering additional paint from us to keep all the internal timber matching exactly, which looks great. It’s these smaller details that just really finish the windows off nicely.All the windows and glazed doors are detailed with antique lead. It’s slimmer than glazing bars so you get more light flooding the rooms inside, but you still have a bit of interest on the large glazed panes. We choose to always use an aged lead so that it already has the desired colour. Newer leads tend to discolour and don’t look smart until they begin to age.