Timber effect windows?

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DH is desperate to replace our wooden windows with UPVC fakes. However our house is 350 years old and I just can't stomach it. Anyone seen any old houses that look OK with UPVC? There are loads in our village but they are all eyesores.

No!!!! Just don't do it. You will devalue it. Get wooden ones that are of the period. That is late-mid 17th century so essentially Charles II. Are you married to a heathen? Don't spoil your house!

Haha bo I've been asking myself the same question. AM I married to a heathen??

The house dates back to 1650 and is made of local Yorkshire stone as it was built by stonemasons who lived there for 160 years. I'm actually really surprised DH wants to UPVC it but am wondering if he's been influenced by the rest of the village. Unfortunately 99% have gone with UPVC

i almost bought a jacobean cottage or poss just after that by 20 years, so almost same era as yours. no way would i have put upvc and i'm a cheapskate!! i factored in repainting and varnishing as a maintenance consideration.

is it listed or in a conservation area?

some cottages from 1750s- 1850s village near me have gone for stone- taupe upvc or sage-y green and they actually look really nice i couldnt stomach the rosewood upvc

little it's not listed or in a conservation area. What's the Rosewood UPVC?

What about aluminum? They are far more slender than UPVC. You could have them black?

Definitely not upvc. Worst case scenario look at composite, but definitely not upvc. I say go wooden again.

Definitely not upvc. Worst case scenario look at composite, but definitely not upvc. I say go wooden again.

oh my god. do not even consider UPCV. that would be a crime against the house. what an earth would you want UPCV windows for?

Going against the (wood-lol) grain here but I would consider a high-spec wood grain UPVC or wood grain aluminium. Mind you, the house we're renovating isn't as old as yours- it's just under 100 years old. We couldn't bear the ongoing maintenance that comes with real wood. We're in a conservation area and as long as they see a sample in advance they're fine with it.

Ugh, no! It's all kind of wrong. Can you repair your originals?

Olivia the originals have rotted away quite a lot unfortunately and have too much damp and mould in to repair/re-use.

Bumble I don't want UPVC windows. DH does because he doesn't want the maintenance that goes with wood. I don't either but I feel like it would be pretty criminal to go UPVC in a house this old.

Have you spoken to a specialist about them? I've seen miracles worked on windows that had been condemned by people who wanted to replace them instead.

Upvc are not maintenance free. They will devalue a home of that age.

We've got an old , C17, stone house and needed new windows too. We got beautiful wooden ones with very slim double glazing (listed property) that were painted when we got them and they have a 5 year warranty. I presume they were sprayed as there are no brush marks.
4 years in there's no chipping.

We are doing just that - we spoke to loads of company and went to visit windows in situ. Some were better than others - but the best modern UPVC sash Windows looked fab.