uPVC Bay Windows

Bay windows were very popular during the Victorian period A bay window creates a window space in the room projecting outward from the building, they can be either square or polygonal in shape. The angles most commonly used on the inside corners of the bay window are 90, 135 and 150 degrees.

Bay windows are often used to give the illusion of a larger room, and they also maximizes the amount of light entering the room. Due to the design of a bay window it allows views of the outside that would be unavailable with an ordinary window.

In 1894 regulations within the Building Act changed, before this time windows had to be flush with the exterior wall. During the late Victorian and Edwardian period took architects took advantage of the change in new building regulations and used windows in bays. Which meant Medium and larger houses would often use double bay windows or bow windows.

To allow for more light to enter a sash window would tend to have the upper decorative multi pane section fixed and a single sliding pane of glass below. Sash windows would often be painted white.