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Sash windows in Finchley.
Victorian through to 1930s housing across Church End and beyond. I repair, restore and draught-proof timber sash windows throughout Finchley, with 25+ years’ hands-on experience and the same honest, repair-first approach on every job.
The houses in Finchley
Finchley stretches from Church End, with its older core and Victorian villas, through East Finchley’s late Victorian and Edwardian terraces to North Finchley and Woodside Park, where Edwardian houses sit alongside 1920s and 1930s semis. A good number of the interwar houses in Finchley were built with timber sashes on the front elevation, so the sash work here covers everything from the 1860s to the 1930s.
What usually goes wrong
Victorian and Edwardian windows in East Finchley and Church End have the usual cord, pulley and rot issues, with bays taking the worst of the weather. Interwar sashes tend to be lighter but have often been painted shut and have seized pulleys or perished cords. Across the area, rattling and cold rooms are the most common complaint and are solved by draught-proofing rather than replacement.
Planning and conservation
Finchley Church End is a conservation area and parts of the area have older listed buildings. Repairs and draught-proofing of existing windows need no consent anywhere. If you are in the conservation area and considering replacement sashes, check with Barnet Council first.
How I help in Finchley
Whether it’s one sticking sash or a whole house of period windows, here’s what I can do.
Questions from Finchley
Sash window questions in Finchley
Both. Interwar timber sashes have the same cords, weights and pulleys as Victorian ones and respond just as well to repair and draught-proofing.
More answers on the FAQs page.