Timber Options: The Timbers I use are Mahogany – Utile and Sapele, English and American Oak, Douglas Fir and Teak.

– Mahogany is a good choice for this sort of joinery, easy to maintain, Utile and Sapele are similar in colour, Sapele has the stripy grain,good for architraves.

– Oak is durable and heavy, but it will go dark outside,needs more maintenance, but still worth considering, English Quarter Sawn Oak can be used for architraves, beautiful when polished. With the windows I make you can have low maintenance Utile outside with Quarter Sawn Oak or any other timber inside.

– Douglas Fir although classed as a softwood is a durable timber,often used for boat building Similar to Pitch Pine with its straight clear grain.

– Teak once difficult to obtain is now widely available thanks to good forestry management, Teak of course is the most durable and the most expensive, easily maintained with Teak Oil or similar.

What ever the shape of the window or the timber used the construction is the same and the only adhesive I use is West System Epoxy, commonly used in boat building applications.

• Openers are made with Mortice & Tenon joints, these are wedged.




• The curves on a Bow Top or round cornered window are laminated from two pieces,this makes for a very stable section.




• All the miters on the architraves have a biscuit joint to prevent any movement.




• The glazing is fitted in the workshop using Sika-Flex, this provides a very strong and flexible cushion.

• As for fitting windows are bonded on with Sika-Flex, the paint behind the architraves having been cleaned and any rust removed and primed. The windows are then screwed to the fitting out battens, not the steel like some other windows with stainless screws leading to rust. As with anysort of boat window they need to cope with the steel or fiber-glass flexing, often exaggerated, Sika-Flex will cope with any movement.

• Warm frame = No Condensation.




• Double Glazing as Standard, 20mm minimum up to 30mm. The same insulation qualities for heat & sound as a modern house window.

• Glazing Options, always safety glass-laminated or toughened, but also obscure of your choice, Pilkington K to allow heat in or Solar control to keep the heat out.




• Choice of Timber: With a laminated frame why not have a less durable but more decorative timber on the inside such as Ash, Maple or Quarter Sawn English Oak to compliment your fit-out.




• Architraves, all the windows I make are made to measure and they supplied complete with internal architraves so no need for bits of beading.

• Best quality brass fittings that are widely available should they ever need replacing.




• Draught proofing – all openers are sealed with Aquamac seals.