Serving Bathwick & surrounding areas
Sash Window Repair & Restoration in Bathwick, Bath
Bathwick is Georgian Bath at its most elegant — Great Pulteney Street, Sydney Place and the terraces around Sydney Gardens, with later Victorian streets filling in behind. We restore original sash windows across the whole estate, from the grandest Pulteney frontage to the smaller houses toward the canal.
Request a Free Restoration Survey
Tell us about your windows and we will arrange a no-obligation survey, usually within five working days.
Period windows in Bathwick
Bathwick was built as a single estate from the 1780s onward, and the window stock reflects it: uniform six-over-six Georgian sashes along Great Pulteney Street, Sydney Place and Laura Place, with finer Regency detailing toward Sydney Gardens and heavier Victorian two-over-two sashes in the later streets behind.
The estate sits low by the river, and damp is the constant. Ground-floor and basement sashes take the worst of it — moisture wicks through the Bath stone and sits against the back of the box frame, rotting sills and the base of the pulley stiles while the upper floors stay sound.
Many Bathwick houses are divided into flats, which means coordination matters: we schedule work with managing agents, keep communal areas clean and make sure openings are secure every night.
Basement and ground-floor sill rot
Low-lying riverside plots stay damp. We splice matched timber and improve the drip detail.
Snapped cords on tall Georgian sashes
Pulteney-scale sashes are heavy. New waxed cords and rebalanced weights restore one-handed operation.
Loose putty and drumming glass
Age and vibration work putty loose. We re-bed and re-putty, retaining original glass wherever possible.
Draughty meeting rails in flat conversions
Years of paint and wear open gaps. Routed brush seals close them without altering the profile.
What we do for Bathwick homeowners
Timber rot & sill replacement
Spliced repairs, new sills, cords, weights and pulleys — keeping the original sash wherever the timber allows.
Learn moreDraught proofing
Full perimeter brush seals routed into the sash and frame to stop draughts, rattles and heat loss.
Learn moreHeritage slimline glazing
Slim double-glazed units in restored or new sashes, sized for narrow Georgian and Victorian rebates.
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Bathwick areas we cover
Great Pulteney Street & Laura Place
Grand Georgian set pieces with tall sashes and strict conservation oversight.
Sydney Place & Sydney Gardens
Fine Regency terraces, many listed, with original glass worth retaining.
Henrietta Street & Daniel Street
Georgian townhouses, often in flats, with heavy sashes and snapped cords.
Bathwick Street & Bathwick Hill
Mixed Georgian and Victorian stock climbing toward the university.
Pulteney Road & Pulteney Gardens
Later Victorian terraces needing draught proofing and sill repair.
Canalside & Sydney Buildings
Quieter streets toward the Kennet & Avon, covered on the same survey run.
How a Bathwick job runs
Step 1
Free survey
We open every sash, probe the timber and price the work window by window in writing — coordinating with managing agents for flats.
Step 2
Workshop joinery
Sashes travel to the workshop for splicing, new sills and bar repairs; openings are boarded and secure the same day.
Step 3
Seals and balance
Brush pile routed into sash and frame, new beads fitted, cords renewed and weights matched to the sash.
Step 4
Refit and finish
Sashes rehung, rebalanced and finished in a breathable heritage paint system.
Conservation and listing in Bathwick
The Bathwick estate sits inside the Bath conservation area and the World Heritage Site, and most of its principal streets are listed. Bath & North East Somerset Council expects original joinery to be retained, and whole-window replacement in these streets normally needs consent.
Like-for-like repair and internal draught proofing generally need no application. Where slimline glazing or a new sash is proposed, we confirm the designation at survey and prepare the profile drawings and specification for the council.
Why Bathwick homeowners choose us
- Repair-first approach — we replace only the timber that has gone
- Matched slow-grown timber and traditional linseed oil putty
- Original crown and cylinder glass retained wherever it can be safely reused
- Sashes rebalanced so they open with one hand
- Fully insured, tidy working and dust-sheeted interiors
- Guaranteed repairs and a 10-year guarantee on the draught seal system
- Used to working with managing agents and flat schedules
- Specifications prepared for BANES conservation officers
The same workshop and joiners carry out our sash window repairs in Bath.
Bathwick Sash Window FAQs
Travel, consent, timescales and cost for period properties in and around Bathwick.
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