Your windows: what homes of each period have
What windows a home of each period was built with, how to tell what you have, and what to do about it.
What windows does your home have?
The style, frame and glass of a window follow the date of the house, and that decides what can be repaired, what should be replaced and what the rules expect. These guides go through the periods one at a time.
Windows by period
- Victorian and Edwardian windowsVictorian and Edwardian windows: the sash windows on terraces and villas, what happened to them, and the planning rules to check before you replace.
- 1920s and 1930s window stylesThe 1920s window styles in mock Tudor and suburban houses: mullions, leaded lights and coloured fanlights, what modernisation did to them, and what to ask.
- 1940s and 1950s windowsWhat 1950s windows were like in homes built after the war: steel and timber casements, solid houses with little insulation, and what to check.
- 1960s windowsWhat 1960s windows were like in the houses and bungalows I see: steel frames, bigger glass and shiplap, and what to do about them when you replace them.
- 1970s windowsWhat 1970s windows were like in the houses I see, why the oil crisis started the double glazing boom, and what to ask when you replace them.
- 1980s windowsWhat 1980s windows were like in the houses I see: single-glazed softwood frames, a return to Georgian and mock Tudor styles, and what to ask when replacing.
- 1990s windowsWhat 1990s windows were like on new estates: uPVC, and softwood frames stained to look like hardwood that often rot early. What to check and what to ask.
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