Summer house windows and doors in East Grinstead
A timber summer house whose windows and doors had reached the end of their life — replaced in white sculptured PVCu, with Georgian bars across the glass.
- Old timber windows and double doors removed
- White sculptured PVCu windows with Georgian bars
- New French doors onto the patio
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At a glance
- Location
- East Grinstead, West Sussex
- Building
- Timber garden summer house
- Removed
- Timber windows and double doors
- Fitted
- White sculptured PVCu windows and French doors
- Glazing bars
- Georgian
The brief
A good building let down by its joinery
The summer house itself was sound: timber walls, a hipped shingle roof and a solid base on the patio. The windows and double doors were not. Years of weather had lifted the paint along the bottom of the doors, which is where timber joinery always goes first.
Replacing the building would have been a waste. We took out the old frames and fitted new ones into the openings that were already there.
What we did
Same openings, new frames
The new windows are white PVCu in a sculptured profile, with Georgian bars across each pane so the building keeps a traditional look. The double doors became a pair of French doors with clear glass, which lets more light into the room.
None of it needs painting again. The frames wipe clean, and the doors now close and lock the way a house door does.
Scope of works
- Removed the old timber windows and double doors
- Fitted white sculptured PVCu windows with Georgian bars
- Fitted a pair of white PVCu French doors
- Trimmed the new frames in to the existing timber walls
Before and after
The same corner, before and after
Photographed from the lawn before the old frames came out, and again once the new ones were in.
Gallery
The finished summer house
From the patio, from the side, and from inside looking out.
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What made the difference
Three things worth knowing about this job
The building stayed
New frames went into the existing openings — nothing was rebuilt.
Nothing left to paint
PVCu in place of timber that needed regular repainting.
Georgian bars
Small panes on every window, to suit a traditional summer house.
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