Touchstone Glazing / Working With You
Conservation Officers
We offer a holistic and innovative approach when working on historic buildings ensuring that the historic value is protected for future generations.
Protection of the Building
As craftsmen in the heritage window industry, we believe the best way to protect historic buildings is to save historic skills and for these buildings to be used.
Therefore, all our products are designed with the protection of historic buildings with paramount importance. Everything we offer is fully reversible with no modification to the existing fabric of the building required. Our Insulead® glazing fits where the original was located and is made by our skilled craftsmen using only traditional materials and methods.
Our Steelyte®opening casements incorporate a polymer edging in order to protect the stonework. Made of stainless steel throughout they have been designed to look almost indistinguishable from the original.
Our aim is to always maintain and reuse as much of the original material as possible. We can provide replica window furniture using 3D printing technology for casting.
Examples of listed building projects
Touchstone has built up an unrivalled reputation in the development and care of historic windows within the conservation world.
Due to the careful design of our products and the understanding we have of how historic buildings function, we are very proud of the fact that our products have been accepted in Grade I, Grade II* and Grade II Listed buildings and world Heritage sites.
Please see the link to some of our completed projects in Listed Buildings.
Technical Drawings
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you require any technical support or a solution for a particular project. If we cannot help we usually know someone who can. We are also always more than happy to visit your offices or meet on site.
We have more available drawings on request.
Samples
We can bring our samples to site, demonstrating a fixed Insulead or a Steelyte opening casement.
We can also offer fitted samples to help with your planning approval if required.
Alternatively, we have a range of samples in our Yorkshire showroom and your more than welcomes to visit.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for more details.
Site Visits
As a company, we understand how important it is to get the windows right on a building looking at historical value and significance.
Therefore, we are more than happy to attend site visits, where we can bring samples and offer glazing solutions.
We are more than happy to offer this as part of our service. Providing drawings and technical information.
Our Overall Process
Initial Enquiry
Every project is unique, and we guide you from the very first step. Including estimates, reports, drawings and advise for planning and listed building applications.
Design & Survey
Once a project becomes live our surveyor will visit site and complete a full survey, including templates where required and discuss any design specifications.
Manufacture
All our bespoke products are handmade by our craftsmen in our Yorkshire workshop.
Installation
Each project is fully fitted by our highly skilled fitting team.
Let’s Start your project
Whether it’s planning, design, or installation, we guide every step of your historic glazing project, let’s start the conversation.