BUYERS GUIDE TO CHOOSING WINDOWS & DOORS
INVITATION TO FREE IN-HOUSE DESIGN CONSULTATION Signature Windows & Doors would like to invite you to a free in-house design � consultation with our resident window and door design expert on Saturday 28 th March 10:30am – 3pm at our Dublin Showroom 71/72 Grove Road, Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland Dublin 6. Free parking . This is a one off opportunity for you to understand the true impact of every detail of � good window design and to stamp your home with authenticity, personality and timeless appeal. You will take home your personalised portfolio which includes relevant case-studies, � drawings, design options, technical data and product specification specific to your needs. To book your appointment in your nearest Signature showroom � Please phone: Dublin 01 4066440/ Dunlavin 045 401000 � Email: sales@signaturewindows.ie �
SIGNATURE WINDOWS & DOORS Signature Windows & Doors provides an integrated service including � design, supply and installation and has a specialist replacement division. There are Signature showrooms in Dublin and Dunlavin. � The experienced team of 40 employees in the company include design � technicians, sales, paint shop and professional installation. The total number of homes completed by Signature Windows & Doors � is over 4000 ranging from complete new builds and replacement to one window installation.
DESIGN/CHOOSING AN ARCHITECT � -Professional qualification: RIAI RIBA � -Local projects: Case studies � -Referrals � -Capacity to carry out your work � -Scale of fees � -Professional Indemnity Insurance
KEY DESIGN ASPECTS OF WINDOWS Windows and Doors are the eyes of your building and link the exterior views with your � interiors. They are critical to the overall design of your home and are something you will look through every day.
WINDOWS SIZE SHAPE AND ARRANGEMENT OF OPENINGS “Windows are perhaps the most difficult aspect of houses to get right” �
ASSYMMETRY NOT UNCOMMON
LARGE OPENINGS ARE POSSIBLE
WINDOWS PROPORTION DIVISION & MATERIALS “Windows are one of the most important features of a building; the � choice of window style affects the visual personality of a house.” PROPORTION AND VERTICAL EMPHASIS: SIMPLE RULES OF THUMB
WINDOWS PROPORTION DIVISION & MATERIALS PROPORTION AND VERTICAL EMPHASIS: SIMPLE RULES OF THUMB CONTINUED
WINDOW PROPORTION
WINDOW PROPORTION & DIVISION
WINDOW PROPORTION & DIVISION
Combine Round Top With French Doors
WINDOWS PROPORTION DIVISION & MATERIALS Larger windows can offer spectacular views, but the length to width ratio needs to be � considered. In many cases, a series of smaller windows with vertical emphasis, or of square proportion, sit more comfortably than larger horizontal openings. Windows will shape your views of the exterior and detailed design can give you the � ability to customise your view. This may apply to a feature window or to a particularly attractive exterior view WAYS TO INCORPORATE HORIZONTAL OPENINGS IN YOUR HOME
AUTHENTIC/ELEGANT PROFILE
Wall to Wall Glazing With Warm Interior Feel
Exterior at night
Corner feature interior view
Exterior View
Alu Clad Bi-Fold Doors
Interior view of bi-fold doors
Exterior with bi-fold doors
Stained Oak Bi-Fold Doors
Four Panel Sliding Door
Bay window with single panel glazed door
AESTHETICS OF WINDOWS � Kerb Appeal
SIGHTLINES FRAME YOUR VIEW
SIGHTLINES Bad Window Division
SIGHTLINES BEFORE
SIGHTLINES AFTER
SIGHTLINES BEFORE
SIGHTLINES AFTER
SASHES OVERLAPPING THE FRAME
SASHES FITTING NEATLY INSIDE THE FRAMES
CHOICES OF MATERIAL “Windows should be made of the best quality � materials affordable, both in terms of appearance and performance. Traditionally windows were made of painted timber which has several advantages including freshness of colour, slenderness of sections and depth of profile.” PVC accounts for over 70% of the overall � window market for a number of reasons: percieved as maintenance free, cheap to buy and short lead times--suiting the builders requirements! “ Some plastic window systems can appear very � chunky and two dimensional, especially where false georgian bar strips are used--something which should be especially avoided.”
WINDOW PROFILE
CHOICES OF MATERIAL � WOOD Wood is the traditional material � used for windows and doors and is ideal for providing an interior warmth and colour. Wood can be reworked in a few � years by changing the paint colour, staining or clear wood grain etc so you can obtain the feeling that you have new windows. Suppliers can also provide unrivalled profile shapes to give a luxurious feeling and unrivalled aesthetics.
Species of wood • Pine (finger-joint or solid) � • Oak � • Meranti � • Mahogany � • Other species of traditional � (eucalyptus, larch) or exotic (hemlock,oregon, white saraya) timber
Heritage Bespoke Windows/Conservation � For period homes and conservation areas wood is the only option – the additional costs tend to be more than compensated by the increased values to be obtained in these locations
LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN WINDOW MATERIAL Composite Windows and doors Composite Windows � The latest technology is composite windows i.e. windows manufactured from two materials typically a hard wearing low maintenance exterior e.g. Aluminium or PVC while retaining the benefits of a wood interior. For the home owner the benefits are obvious – little maintenance beyond washing down occasionally on the exterior and all the warmth and beauty and design of wood interiors.
COMPOSITE WINDOWS OUTSIDE
COMPOSITE WINDOWS INSIDE
BUYERS GUIDE TO CHOOSING WINDOWS AND DOORS FOR YOUR HOME Product Details � Seals � -External Finish -Sound Deadening -Cleaning -Knots and Defects - Architraves and Extended Jambs - Wood Profile - Hardware - Painting - Heating and Cooling - U Values
THE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE DETAIL Seals � Your supplier should be able to demonstrate the seals used in fixing the double glazing to the frame materials. Is it visible and exposed to sunlight? – exposed plastic type seals can be unsightly and may tend to breakdown in the corner joint if continually expanded and contracted whilst the debilitating effects of sunlight make them lose their plasticity.
EXTERNAL FINISH
SOUND DEADENING
LEVELS OF SOUND DEADENING � 28DB -- standard � 34DB -- glass mod! � 42DB -- secondary/triple glazing
Plain Wood Casement
ARCHITRAVE & EXTENDED JAMB - PAINTED
ARCHITRAVE & EXTENDED JAMB - VARNISHED
Sliding Sash with Georgian Glazing Pattern and Architrave / Inswing French Doors Interior painted white
PAINTING
LOW E - LOW EMISSIVITY Heat absorbed and retained Low E stands for “Low Emissivity” Designed to Improve Thermal Performance
Summer Sun reflected Low E is coated with Metal or Metallic Oxide to reflect or absorb the suns warmth as well as reduce the damage from UV Rays
HEATING & COOLING
Triple Glazing
ECONOMY OF HIGH ECONOMY OF HIGH QUALITY WINDOWS QUALITY WINDOWS % of Window cost to total building cost � House cost 250,00 1,500 Sq.ft � P.V.C. � cost up to 8,000 3% � Aluminium/Timber/Composite � From €15,500 to €25,000 6%-10%
In 1890 John Ruskin commented on In 1890 John Ruskin commented on the subject of getting what you pay the subject of getting what you pay for. “ “The common law of Business The common law of Business” ” for. It is unwise to pay too much, but its worse to pay too little. When you pay too much you lose a little money-that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot-it cant be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder it is well to add something for the risk you run.
% BREADKDOWN OF COST Type A - Reasonable cost + Design+ All in Service � � Type B- Low Cost -- 25% Risk of Design --15% Service -- 10%
SERVICE/REPUTATION � Who you are buying from � Showroom � Design Support � Warranties � Service � Capacity & Delivery � Integrated Service � Value for money � Value vs Cost
DESIGNED AROUND YOU � Stocks or ‘Designed Around You’ � Your supplier may have to buy minimum levels of stock from manufacturers – this will result in them stocking the most common items. It is obviously better to have your products designed firstly to suit your project and then ‘made for you’ in this way you can be assured that your requirements are getting priority and not the stock concerns of your supplier.
Original Design
PLAIN SLIDING SASH
VICTORIAN SLIDING SASH
GEORGIAN SLIDING SASH
Original Front Elevation
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