10 benefits of uPVC sliding sash windows.
The sliding sash window has been a staple of English architecture since the 17th century and are for most people the first thing you think of when you imagine a period property. As you can imagine they have evolved an awful lot since then. Today we’re able to provide uPVC sliding windows which satisfy all the aesthetic requirements of traditional wooden sliding sashes but come with a host of other modern benefits.
1. Maintenance Free
We’ve lost count of the number of times we’ve come across wooden sliding sashes in older properties that have been ‘painted shut.’ Unlike their hardwood or softwood counterparts uPVC sliding ash windows never require painting, staining or treating and clean down very easily with warm soapy water or wet wipes. Also, because uPVC doesn’t absorb moisture and eventually rot like wood it doesn’t require the same level of regular treatment.
2. Looks Great
With a range of colours, foiled finishes and stylistic options available including Georgian bars and run through horns, our uPVC sliding sashes can closely mimic existing and period window styles. Alternatively, if preferred they can take on a more contemporary look depending on the design options chosen by the homeowner at the initial design consultation.
3. Cost Effective
The cost of having new uPVC sliders fitted tends to be considerably cheaper than new timber windows with a longer life expectancy and as covered in point 1 there is no costly regular maintenance required. Also as with all our products we try to offer the most thermally efficient options available meaning that by choosing us homeowners can save hundreds on their home’s energy bills.
4. Eco Friendly
As briefly touched upon in the previous point we try our best to supply and fit the most thermally efficient products most suited to our customers need. As a result, all of our windows are at least A-rated as standard, and our uPVC sliding sashes are no different.
5. Range of design options
Our uPVC vertical sliding sashes are available in 15 styles, 13 standard colours and foils and custom options are available to match almost any of the 1625 RAL colours. All our sliding sashes are made to measure ensuring a perfect fit for every home.
6. Add value to your home
Sliding sashes are seen by many as a luxury product, above and beyond normal casement windows. As a result, they add a sense of luxury and period charm to your entire home resulting in an increased value of up to 2% according to some sources.
7. Durability
uPVC is a very durable all-round material, we’ve already mentioned across a number of other points instances where uPVC’s durability makes it advantageous when directly compared to timber. It is also worth noting that in the event of an issue which requires repair, a broken unit for example it wall almost always be cheaper to repair/replace parts on a uPVC window.
8. Secure
As well as key lockable sash locks installed as standard to lock in place both the top and bottom sash our uPVC sliding ash windows are fitted with an additional, subtle security bar designed to prevent intruders using tools to force the window open.
9. Weather tight
uPVC sliding sashes perform extremely well in all weather conditions including the most extreme circumstances the infamous British weather can throw at them and have been certified to meet or exceed the following standards: BS.5368 Part 1 Permeability | 600Pa / Class 2, BS.5368 Part 2 Watertightness | 200Pa / Class 5A and BS.5368 Part 3 Wind Resistance | 1600Pa / Class 4
10. Guaranteed
When you have windows installed by Thetford Home Improvement Services you can rest assured that our work and your product is guaranteed for 10 years, not only do we cover you for 10 years, you are also covered by our manufacturer’s 10 year guarantee and because we are a member of FENSA you are covered by an insurance backed guarantee also of 10 years.
As with conventional casement windows, choosing uPVC sliding sashes poses many benefits over timber as detailed in the 10 points above, and with advances in technology uPVC is quickly making ground on timber windows and overtaking in areas in which they were traditionally ahead such as aesthetics and cost.
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