Aren’t timber frames a bit old-fashioned nowadays?
Timber is the traditional choice for doors and window frames – for a very good reason.  It is simply the best material for the job!  With the Mitre Master system you get the very best features of modern glazing designs combined with the natural advantages of timber.
And if timber is ‘old-fashioned’, why have our plastic and aluminium competitors spent so much time and effort developing wood-effect finishes, trying unsuccessfully to make their products look like real timber?

And I don’t want the hassle of repainting them every couple of years?
The microporous lacquers and paints we apply at the factory provide a breathable, hardwearing shell that easy to keep clean and, with reasonable care, will protect the timber and still look good after years of use.

But surely timber doesn’t last as long as plastic?
We recently heard of a timber window being replaced because it was too badly decayed to repair – but then, it was around 300 years old!  Our windows are guaranteed 10 years, just like our ‘plastic’ competitors.  The difference is, that isn’t the end of the story for timber...
Even the best plastic windows suffer degradation due to sunlight, which cause them to discolour and harden over time - eventually leading to cracking.  At this point, there is not much you can do except replace them with new.  Timber windows might need repainting after 10 years or so, but with a little care, they can last a lifetime!

I’m concerned about protecting the environment.  Surely cutting down trees to make windows is a bad thing?
Rest assured, all of our timber comes from ‘sustainable’ sources.  In fact, more trees are planted than are cut down, so this is actually beneficial to the environment.  
If you are looking for a more scientific justification, timber is part of the ‘carbon cycle’ and hence is naturally ‘carbon neutral’.  In fact, by using more timber in our buildings, we can actually help to reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere!   At the end of its useful life, timber recycles itself naturally – i.e. whether it is burnt or simply allowed to decay, the carbon it releases back into the atmosphere is absorbed by new trees as they grow!
Compare this to Plastic, which is derived from oil and which requires tremendous amounts of energy to manufacture.  At the end of its useful life there is little you can do to recycle this and almost all of it goes to landfill.

My windows need replacing, but the house is a ‘listed building’ – what can I do?
No problem!  We have developed a range of ‘traditional effect’ Mitre Master designs which have already been accepted by the Heritage Agency for use in a number of installations. 
Of course, in some instances the Heritage Agency will only accept identical replacements:  Nevertheless, you can rely on the same levels of service from Loxwood Windows, from survey to installation, but in this case your windows will be manufactured by our associates, using the same traditional techniques that the originals were.