uPVC windows in Northfield

uPVC windows in Northfield: approvals and local details

Live in a conservation area or a listed building in Northfield? Check with Birmingham City Council before changing the outside of your home. Otherwise the main rules for your new windows are Building Regulations, and we'll explain at the survey which certificates you'll receive.

You should receive a building regulations certificate for new windows, which a buyer's solicitor will ask to see.
Each window is replaced and sealed before the next one is removed, so no room is left open overnight.
Glass within 800 mm of the floor must be toughened or laminated safety glass.

Postcode district: B31
Planning and building control: Birmingham City Council
From our West Bromwich base: 7 miles

Which option fits your home?

Tilt-and-turn windows

One handle lets the window tilt inwards at the top for secure ventilation, or swing fully open like a door. Tilt-and-turn suits flats, upstairs rooms and wide openings where you want easy cleaning from inside. The frames are sturdy, lock at several points around the sash and can be specified to meet fire escape sizes.

Vertical sliding sash windows

uPVC sliding sashes reproduce the look of Victorian and Edwardian box sashes without the rattles, draughts and repainting. They use spiral balances instead of weights, tilt inwards for cleaning and can include decorative horns and astragal bars. They cost noticeably more than casements but keep the character of a period front.

What does your new windows cost in Northfield?

Prices in Northfield match the rest of our area: £380–£2,600 per window. Standard white casement, about 1,200 × 1,200 mm, with trickle vent and old frame removed: usually £420–£640 per window.

Guide prices for uPVC windows
Option	Guide price	Good to know
White casement window	£380 – £650 per window	Standard size, white frame, double glazed
Coloured or flush casement	£520 – £950 per window	Foiled colours, woodgrain or flush sash frames
Bay or bow window	£1,300 – £2,600 per window	Three to five panes, with structural bay supports

Guide ranges include VAT where it applies. We confirm a fixed price for the agreed specification after visiting.

Before you book in Northfield

How long does it take to replace the windows in a house?

Fitting usually takes one to two days for a typical house, working one opening at a time. The longer wait is manufacture: frames are made to measure after the survey, which normally takes four to six weeks. Bay windows or a large number of frames can add an extra day on site.

Which postcodes in Northfield do you work in?

We cover B31 and the streets around them. If you're on the edge of Northfield, neighbouring Longbridge and Kings Norton are covered too.

Will fitting new windows make a mess?

There's some dust when old frames come out, mainly around each opening, so we sheet floors and cover furniture near every window. Each window is removed, replaced and sealed before the next one starts, so rooms aren't left open to the weather. Plaster at the reveal can sometimes crack; minor making good is included, and anything larger is discussed before we do it.

Who approves uPVC windows in Northfield?

You won't usually need planning permission, but the work must meet Building Regulations. Building control in Northfield is provided by Birmingham City Council or a registered building control approver, and some work is self-certified by registered installers.

uPVC windows near Northfield

Other work we do in Northfield

Every opening measured, every frame priced: book a free window survey in Northfield for a written, itemised quote.