Replacement windows and stable doors at Sheffield Park
Twenty-two windows, two stable doors and a pair of French doors on a period house of brick and sandstone — with astragal Georgian bars inside and out, so the glazing suits the building.
- 22 windows replaced and upgraded
- 2 stable doors and a pair of French doors
- Astragal Georgian bars inside and out
East Grinstead showroom · covering Sussex, Surrey and Kent
At a glance
- Location
- Sheffield Park, East Sussex
- Property
- Period brick and sandstone house
- Windows
- 22 replaced and upgraded
- Doors
- 2 stable doors and a pair of French doors
- Glazing bars
- Astragal Georgian bars, inside and out
The brief
An old house with awkward openings
Nothing on a house like this is a standard size. The windows sit in arched brick openings over a sandstone plinth, with a mature wisteria trained across the front, so every frame had to be measured for its own opening and fitted around what was already there.
The job was to replace all twenty-two windows and the doors without losing the character: small panes, proper bars, and handles that suit a period property.
What we did
Bars on the glass, not just in it
Astragal bars are fixed to both faces of the glass, with a spacer between the panes behind them. From any distance the window reads as separate small panes, the way an original would, while the unit itself is a single modern double-glazed one.
Both stable doors split at the middle rail, so the top can stand open while the bottom stays shut. One is white and half glazed, with bars to match the window beside it. The other, on the weatherboarded building, is a pale stone colour with a single small pane.
Scope of works
- Replaced and upgraded 22 windows
- Supplied and fitted 2 stable doors
- Replaced a pair of French doors
- Astragal Georgian bars, inside and out
Gallery
Windows and doors, one by one
A selection from around the house: arched openings, stable doors and the French doors.
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What made the difference
Three things worth knowing about this job
Astragal bars
Fixed inside and out, so each window reads as small panes.
Two stable doors
Top half open for air, bottom half shut.
Measured one at a time
Arched brick heads and stone sills, each a different size.
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Split into two halves so the top can open on its own — light and air in, children and pets safely in.
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A pair of outward or inward opening doors that throw the whole opening wide. The classic way onto a garden or patio.
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