Selectaglaze
Heritage, Historic Scotland, SPAB, to form the slender, complex
The Victorian Society and The shapes needed to accommodate
Georgian Group. seals, fixings and specialist
With this in mind Selectaglaze, hardware. A permanent finish,
the UK’s leading designer and normally paint, is easily maintained
producer of secondary glazing and available in a multitude of
systems, offers a wide range of colours to blend with the interior
sympathetic designs including units décor. Aluminium sections can also
that slide horizontally, vertically or be factory curved to follow the
hinge as well as fixed panels. A existing window design.
welcome new development is a Shown here is The Old Smithy, a
minimalist “Heritage” hinged beautiful thatched listed building in
casement unit, which is ultra slim, Bedfordshire dating back to the
shutter friendly and offers very 17th or early 18th Century.
discreet lines. It will fit into the Still operating as a smithy in
staff bead and blend imperceptibly 1925 at the time of the rating
with the original window, Valuation Act, it was described as
providing easy access for cleaning having a “parlour, kitchen, pantry,
and ventilation and allows shutters scullery and office, with three
to remain fully operational. bedrooms upstairs in the attics.
Horizontal sliding systems are Outside were the wood and tile
ideal for treating timber and steel smithy, shoeing room and store in
casements and Yorkshire sashes. addition to a two bay open hovel.
Panels run on glide pads or rollers At this time the horse was rapidly
to provide easy access to the giving way to the internal
external windows. Vertical sliding combustion engine and the valuer
Secondary glazing
systems suit sash windows of all noted ‘very little trade now’.”
sizes and pre-tensioned balances Some time after this entry the
for heritage windows
allow widows to be opened to property became a family home.
any position. Heavier duty hinged However, the current owner found
units are particularly suited to it to be draughty and, being
French windows and sash and located on a busy main road, was
Established since 1966 and a out its plans to cut carbon
case windows where full access is in need of noise insulation.
Royal Warrant holder since emissions by 34% by 2020. This,
required and can also be glazed Selectaglaze treated a total of 17
2004, Selectaglaze is at the together with research undertaken
with sealed units to achieve triple windows in an assortment of
forefront of research and by the Halifax Building Society
glazing. And finally most styles shapes and sizes, some of which
development and their units indicating that fuel efficiency and
can be sympathetically shaped to were finished in brown to match
have undergone rigorous energy saving measures are
accommodate designs from the existing windows.
independent testing for energy considered to be the home
Gothic to Art Deco.
efficiency, noise insulation and improvements, which add most
The systems are made from For further information
security. value, serves to demonstrate how
aluminium which is an ideal telephone 01727 837271, email:
important it is to raise the thermal
material to use in traditional enquiries@selectaglaze.co.uk or
K
eeping historic buildings in efficiency of windows.
buildings as it is strong, visit www.selectaglaze.co.uk
active use can be a massive Owners of heritage buildings will
lightweight and can be extruded
undertaking and one of the be aware that English Heritage is
biggest headaches is often caused clear that traditional windows
by the most defining feature and should not be replaced with double
character of a property - its windows gazed units and other solutions
– which can be cold, draughty; must be found. These include
provide little protection against noise Secondary Glazing, a reversible
and minimal resistance to burglary. adaptation that can provide
Proposals by Government thermal insulation in line with
advisors to financially penalise Building Regulation Part L
homeowners who do not fully standards together with the added
insulate their property have been benefits of high levels of acoustic
put before Ministers ahead of the insulation and improved security -
UK Low Carbon Transition Plan, the and one that is included within
Government’s white paper setting guidelines produced by English
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