Renegade Conservatory Guy

Timberwindows.com - for sash windows, wooden doors, bi-folding doors etc.

Chris Brunsdon recently visited my blog and rightly pointed out the growth potential of timber windows and doors. I’ve been a uPVC man since leaving school, and my dad was in the game in the 1980s, so wood has never really entered my radar.

Anyway, I decided to check out the Timber Windows website, and I must admit I’m really rather impressed:

The Home Page:

This is really neatly laid out. There’s clear links to the main sections of the website - window planner, door designer, gallery, contact us etc. And there’s quality images of hardwood windows and doors rotating across the front of the screen. This website clearly generates plenty of good quality enquiries, especially as there are easily-identifiable get a quote or order a brochure links.

Within the brief keyword-rich text there’s further links to important sections of the website.

Window Planner

I really like the window planner section. You can trial different window colour options with different hardware options. Even though I’m not in the market for windows, I couldn’t help trying to work out which colour would suit my older property. The pages loaded very fast too.

There’s then a similar option to play around with door designs, and then choose options such as letterplates, knockers and so on.

Gallery

In the gallery, you can view quality shots of all the different products Timber Windows provide such as:

bi-fold doors
flush casement windows
sash windows
stormproof windows
French Doors
and so on…

Sustainability

I particularly liked the honesty of the text in the section about the sustainability of tropical hardwood supply, and the recommendation for customers to choose European Redwood from managed plantations in Northern Europe - a nice touch!

I checked out to see how the website is performing on Google, and they are performing well for searches such as ’sash windows’ and ‘hardwood windows’. There’s clearly been a bit of effort put into SEO which is paying dividends.

There were a couple of things I felt could be improved upon. I would have liked to see images of the factory and the manufacturing process. In fact I am unsure whether Timber Windows buy in from other manufacturers.

Secondly, I feel it would be nice to see who the installers are on the quotation page. The map shows a roll over option for an overview of the network, but it doesn’t seem to work.

But, overall, the website works very well, ranks well on Google, and I’m sure builds the desire of consumers to purchase from the company. I feel many uPVC companies could learn a bit from the marketing skills of TimberWindows.com.