Hardware that resists salt
Near the sea we fit corrosion-resistant hinges and locks. That goes for windows and doors, and just as much for a lift-and-slide door (hefschuifpui) you open every day.
Window frames in Katwijk, from the seafront to Valkenburg
In shortKozijnen Wassenaar supplies uPVC and aluminium windows, sliding doors, roller shutters and sun shading in Katwijk aan Zee, Katwijk-Noord, Katwijk aan den Rijn, Rijnsburg and Valkenburg. Close to the sea we use corrosion-resistant hardware and, on aluminium, a coating made for coastal conditions. Measuring is free and the quote follows within 24 hours.
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Impression · Houses behind the dunes by the sea with screens in front of the windows
Windows in Katwijk have a harder life than those a few kilometres inland. The town sits on the North Sea, with its southern and northern dunes forming part of the Hollandse Duinen National Park. Salt in the air and wind on the facade call for different choices in hardware, finish and sun shading.
Yet Katwijk is more than its coastline. Rijnsburg and Valkenburg joined the municipality in 2006, and Katwijk aan den Rijn has its own historic village centre. There, the question is less about sea wind and more about how to insulate an older village house or a 1980s family home properly.
- Distance to the showroom
- 6.6 km as the crow flies
- Municipality
- Katwijk
- Setting
- on the coast, salt and wind
- Measuring
- free, at your home
- Quote
- within 24 hours of measuring
Living by the sea and by the Rhine
Katwijk aan Zee is an old fishing village, recorded as Catwijck as early as 1231. During the Second World War the occupiers demolished a 200-metre strip of houses along the coast to make way for the Atlantic Wall, and the seafront only took on its present look after the war. The White Church (Witte Kerkje) still stands on the boulevard, the only church in the Netherlands right on the sea. Living on or just behind the boulevard means dealing with salt and wind every day.
In Katwijk-Noord, the Hoornes area has post-war flats including three tower blocks. Rijnsoever was built in the 1980s and 1990s on former bulb fields and is mostly family houses with their own front door; Park-Rijnsoever followed from 2011. For homes of that age the focus is insulation and upkeep: uPVC frames (kunststof kozijnen) with HR++ or triple glazing and warm-edge spacers against condensation.
Katwijk aan den Rijn, Rijnsburg and Valkenburg lie further from the beach. Katwijk aan den Rijn has eighteenth-century buildings around its old village church, and Valkenburg has farmhouses from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. With properties like these we first check whether the building is listed, because then rules apply to profiles, glazing bars and colour.
How we prepare a window for the coast
A coastal coating for aluminium
On the coast, aluminium gets a salt-resistant coating in the RAL colour of your choice. Aluprof MB-86N, thermally broken, is the most popular profile; Cortizo COR Vision keeps the sea view as uncluttered as possible.
Sun shading with a wind sensor
Screens keep heat out while you keep the view. Electric shading with sun and wind sensors runs itself: down when the sun comes out, back up when the wind picks up. Exterior shading stops heat before it reaches the glass.
Roller shutters against cold and noise
Roller shutters (rolluiken) insulate, black out, reduce noise and slow down burglars. Choose surface-mounted or built-in, manual or electric with a switch, remote, app or timer.
Katwijk village by village
The municipality of Katwijk is made up of five villages, each with its own character and its own distance from the sea.
Katwijk aan Zee
The old fishing village with the boulevard, the White Church and the Vuurbaak beacon from 1605. This is where hardware and coating matter most.
Katwijk-Noord
Hoornes, Rijnsoever and Park-Rijnsoever, between the Oude Rijn and the ESTEC site. From post-war flats to detached houses on individual plots.
Katwijk aan den Rijn
An old centre around the Rijnstraat and the village church, surrounded by neighbourhoods such as the Molenwijk, Cleijn Duin and ’t Sandt. Older village houses next to post-war expansion.
Rijnsburg
Home of the annual flower parade, with a church whose tower dates from the twelfth century and the house where Spinoza lived. Characterful buildings in and around the centre.
Valkenburg
Built on the site of the Roman fort Praetorium Agrippinae, with historic farmhouses and the grounds of the air base that closed in 2006.
What does it cost in Katwijk?
For Katwijk we use the same prices as in Wassenaar; the 6.6 kilometre distance does not change them. Below are a few indicative prices from the calculator.
| uPVC tilt-and-turn window, 100 × 100 cm, white, HR++ | approx. € 786 |
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| uPVC tilt-and-turn window, 100 × 100 cm, white, triple glazing | approx. € 895 |
| uPVC tilt-and-turn + turn window, 150 × 140 cm, anthracite outside | approx. € 1,696 |
| Aluminium tilt-and-turn window, 100 × 120 cm, anthracite, triple glazing | approx. € 1,397 |
| uPVC lift-and-slide door, 3 m × 2.2 m, triple glazing | approx. € 6,285 |
| uPVC lift-and-slide door, 4 m × 2.2 m, triple glazing | approx. € 7,687 |
| Aluminium lift-and-slide door, 3 m × 2.2 m, triple glazing | approx. € 8,276 |
| Aluminium lift-and-slide door, 5 m × 2.2 m, triple glazing | approx. € 12,406 |
Indicative prices from the price calculator, including ground-floor installation and 21% VAT. Each order has a one-off € 484 project charge for transport and removal of the old frames. The final price follows the free measurement.
Calculate your priceQuestions we often hear
What does sea wind do to my window frames?
Salt and wind wear down hardware and finishes faster than inland. That is why we use corrosion-resistant hinges and locks on the coast and give aluminium a coastal-grade coating.
uPVC or aluminium for a house on the boulevard?
Both work. uPVC is low-maintenance and more affordable; aluminium gives slimmer profiles and larger panes for the view. Aluminium costs roughly 15 to 25 percent more.
Can sun shading cope with the wind by the sea?
With a wind sensor, electric shading retracts by itself when the wind gets too strong. That makes screens, a folding-arm awning (knikarmscherm) or a drop-arm awning workable on the coast too.
My house faces the sea wind and feels draughty. Will triple glazing help?
Triple glazing insulates better than HR++ and reduces noise, and warm-edge spacers keep the glass edge warmer. It costs about € 90 per square metre more. When we measure, we also check how the frame meets the brickwork and sill.
Do you also work in Rijnsburg and Valkenburg?
Yes. Both are part of the municipality of Katwijk, and measuring there is just as free as in Katwijk aan Zee. Further from the sea, coastal hardware is not always needed; we advise per address.
From Wassenaar to all of Katwijk
Our showroom at Langstraat 52a is 6.6 km from Katwijk as the crow flies. Come by Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00-17:00, to see profiles, hardware and screen fabrics for real. Call or WhatsApp +31 6 41 50 36 42 beforehand if you want to be sure an adviser has time. We speak English, Dutch and Polish.
We measure up for free in all five villages. You receive a quote within 24 hours, and our own team removes the old frames and finishes everything neatly inside and out. If something needs adjusting after a winter by the sea, we are close by in Wassenaar.
Also nearby
Wassenaarse Slag3.5 km as the crow flies from the showroom
Oegstgeest6.5 km as the crow flies from the showroom
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Measuring in Katwijk
Leave your details and we will schedule the free measurement in Katwijk. Or drop by the showroom on Langstraat.
ShowroomLangstraat 52a
2242 KN Wassenaar
Tuesday to Saturday 10:00-17:00, closed on Monday and Sunday
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