Richard Higgins Windows & Joinery Co. Ltd
Windows
Specialist replacement and restoration for sliding Box sash and Casement windows, including home owners in listed buildings and conservation areas.
Our joinery services include all types of windows that can have double glazing, security glass, draught proofing and super sound insulation.
Joinery
Bespoke fabrication covering a fast field of joinery from curved bay windows, internal/external doors, fitted cupboards, vanity units, desks, tables, handrails and shop fronts. All types of joinery custom made to your specification.
Custom made Bifold doors using the latest and most inovative slideing systems from Hafelle.

We can also manufacture Box String, Cut and String or Curved Staicases, purpose made for your home.
nb All our work can be sprayed to finish product in a controlled environment prior to installation, saving time on site and also preventing moisture settling in the material before installation.
nb We install a full draft proof system on all our windows and doors as per specified regulations.
nb Our expert fitters can adapt to a schedule that would suit you.


Can wooden windows increase your property value?
Timber window and door replacements that combine character and performance will almost certainly add value to your home. Whereas PVCu windows, inappropriately specified, can detract from the value of a property. Naomi Cleaver of the Daily Telegraph writes: while uPVC windows might be cheaper upfront... if you live in anything other than a new building in a contemporary design those uPVC windows can cost you dear. Taste might be subjective, but it still has a price... a quick call around to agents up and down the country - from Peter Shaw in the Fulham office of Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward to Mark Rimell of Strutt & Parker, nationwide specialists in country properties - indicated this overwhelming view: the majority of buyers find uPVC windows a turn-off and typically when making an offer on a property with uPVC windows will reduce it by the several thousand pounds it will cost to replace all those "ghastly windows" with "nice timber ones"
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