South Hertfordshire
Sash windows in Hertford.
A Georgian and Victorian county town with handsome sash-windowed houses and conservation areas. I repair, restore and draught-proof timber sash windows throughout Hertford, with 25+ years’ hands-on experience and the same honest, repair-first approach on every job.
The houses in Hertford
Hertford is a county town with a Georgian and Victorian centre, listed houses along St Andrew Street, Fore Street and Castle Street, and Victorian and Edwardian streets in Bengeo, Hertford Heath and around the stations. A high proportion of the period houses still have their original timber sash windows, often with slim bars and old glass.
What usually goes wrong
Georgian sashes in the town centre need careful easing, re-cording and joinery to slim bars and meeting rails. Victorian houses in Bengeo and around the stations have the usual rot at sills and bottom rails, worn pulleys and sashes painted shut. Cold, draughty rooms in winter are what most people call about, and draught-proofing is the answer.
Planning and conservation
Hertford conservation area covers much of the town centre and there are a great many listed buildings. Repairs and draught-proofing of existing sashes need no consent. Replacement sashes on a listed house need Listed Building Consent from East Herts Council, and in the conservation area you should check before changing street-facing windows.
How I help in Hertford
Whether it’s one sticking sash or a whole house of period windows, here’s what I can do.
Questions from Hertford
Sash window questions in Hertford
Yes. Like-for-like repair and discreet draught-proofing on a listed house does not usually need consent, and I keep original timber, glass and fittings. Where something goes beyond repair I say so before any work starts.
More answers on the FAQs page.