West London based Timbawood, a specialist manufacturer of bespoke timber windows and doors, is launching a new product to meet the huge increase in demand for timber windows and doors that has happened in the last 18 months.
Due to the recent increase in living and working from home, many people have decided to either move house or make home improvements and renovations to their existing homes.
Because of these changes, Timbawood are experiencing increases in demand for not only sash windows but also for products such as bifold doors, where homeowners are extending their properties and wanting to create more space in their home.
While Timbawood usually focus on windows and doors for period and heritage properties, the new ‘Traditional Range’ timber windows and doors extends to new build properties and extensions.
Managing Director Ian Selby said, ‘We have seen increased demand during the lockdowns with people spending more time at home and noticing the condition of their windows, as well as issues such as draughts and noisy neighbours. It has been a great opportunity for us to expand our range to include other types of properties, including those that may otherwise feature uPVC windows.
Our core market is still period, conservation and listed properties, we are specialists in this area, but we also believe that elegant, high performance timber windows and doors should be available to as many people as possible. The benefit of authentic timber windows is that they can increase the value of a property, as well as being long lasting and energy efficient.’
With the trend to work and spend more time at home set to continue, the demand for high quality windows and doors also seems set to continue. In fact the only challenge for the window industry at the moment seems to be keeping up with demand. As Ian explains:
‘The combination of Covid and Brexit has caused disruption to our supply chain, with Europe-wide shortages of timber, glass and paint. So we have to be adaptable and flexible during these times, and luckily we have a great team at Timbawood who have been doing an amazing job.’
