Timber windows · within the M25
Secure timber windows for London homes.
Multipoint locking and laminated glass, without a window that looks like a safe.
What it means
Security you can't see from the street
Most of what makes a window difficult to get through is invisible once it's painted. The locking runs inside the frame, the glass looks like glass, and the hardware is chosen to suit the period rather than to advertise itself. That matters on a period elevation, where visible security furniture looks wrong and a conservation officer is likely to say so. What changes is what happens when somebody leans on the sash with a bar.
How ours are built
Multipoint locking
Bolts engage at several points around the frame rather than at a single catch in the middle.
Laminated glass
An interlayer holds the pane together when it's struck, so the opening doesn't clear even when the glass breaks.
PAS 24 where specified
The enhanced security standard tested for doors and windows — specified where the property or the insurer calls for it.
Hardware that suits the elevation
Key-locking fasteners and stays in period finishes, rather than modern furniture bolted onto an old building.
Common questions
What is PAS 24?
It's a British standard for the enhanced security performance of doors and windows, tested by attacking a sample with the tools a burglar would realistically use. A window built to PAS 24 has been through that test as a complete assembly — frame, glass, locking and hardware together — rather than having a strong lock fitted to an ordinary frame.
Will security hardware ruin the look of a period window?
It shouldn't. The locking sits inside the frame and the laminated glass looks like ordinary glass. The visible parts are the fasteners and stays, and those are chosen in finishes that suit the period. On a conservation-area frontage that matters, and the decision on what's acceptable rests with your conservation officer.
Does my insurer need to know what's fitted?
Possibly. Some policies ask what locking is fitted to ground-floor and accessible windows, and some offer better terms where it meets a recognised standard. We can tell you what has been specified so you can pass it on — but what your policy requires is between you and your insurer.
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