Tight 45-degree crop on the closed meeting line of a City flush casement in raking daylight, no sky in the glass, so the sash face sitting dead level with the frame is the only subject.
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uPVC / City
A flush uPVC casement for terraces and semis: the sash sits level with the frame and never needs painting.
- Sightline
- 62 mm, flush
- U-value
- From 1.2 W/m²K
- Lead time
- 6 wks
- About half the cost of timber
- Foil colour-fast for 10 years
- PAS 24 and Secured by Design
The whole upvc / city square on and filling the frame, in the fixed light configuration, shot level in flat overcast light against a plain wall so the proportion and the frame-to-glass ratio can be read without perspective. Unit at 1200 x 1500 mm.
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Close detail of the meeting line at eye level in raking light, tight enough that the joint and the seal are legible and the 62 mm, flush casement sightline can be measured off the frame, with the background thrown out of focus.
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The hand-level detail: espagnolette multipoint locking photographed in use on the white finish, close enough to show the surface texture and the fixing, with a hand on the handle for scale.
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From inside the room looking out through the upvc / city, the unit open where it opens, late afternoon light on the floor, so the product is seen the way it is lived with rather than the way it is sold.
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The upvc / city at dusk from outside, closed, the room lit behind the glass, so the finish and the glass line read against the light.
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Specifications & options
uPVC / City
Description
City is our uPVC flush casement. The sash closes level with the frame, so from the pavement it reads as a timber window rather than a plant-on lookalike. Six-chamber profile, galvanised steel in frame and sash, 28 mm double glazing as standard. Sashes go to 1200 x 1500 mm and 80 kg, which covers most terrace openings and rules out the large ones. It will not match a listed building's original section, and we say so on survey rather than after.
Specify it when
Replacing rotten softwood casements on a terrace or semi where the budget is fixed, the elevation is not protected, and the flush face still has to read correctly from the pavement.
Specification
- Outer frame depth
- 70 mm
- Sightline
- 62 mm, flush casement
- Profile
- 6-chamber, Class A wall thickness to BS EN 12608
- Reinforcement
- Galvanised steel in frame and sash
- Maximum opening sash
- 1200 x 1500 mm
- Maximum sash weight
- 80 kg
- Sealed unit
- 28 mm double or 36 mm triple
- Uw
- From 1.2 W/m2K
- Coupled runs
- To 3000 mm with a reinforced mullion
- Guarantee
- 10 years, foil colour included
- Lead time
- 6 weeks from survey to install
Configurations
- Fixed light
- Side-hung casement
- Top-hung vent
- Tilt and turn
- Flush casement
- Dummy sash
- Coupled mullion runs to 3000 mm
Glass
- 4/20/4 argon double, Ug 1.1
- 36 mm triple, Ug 0.6
- 6.8 mm acoustic laminate
- Toughened to BS EN 12150
- Obscure levels 3 to 5
- Self-cleaning outer pane
Finishes
- White
- Anthracite Grey 7016 foil
- Agate Grey
- Chartwell Green
- Cream
- Painswick
- Woodgrain foil inside and out
- Dual colour, 12 foils in total
Hardware
- Espagnolette multipoint locking
- Monkey-tail handles
- Cranked cockspur handles
- Peg stays
- Child restrictors
- Trickle vents to 8000 mm2 equivalent area
- Chrome, black or brushed nickel
Performance
- Thermal
- Uw from 1.2 W/m2K, Ug 1.1 double or 0.6 triple
- Acoustic
- 32 dB on 4/20/4, 41 dB with acoustic laminate, 44 dB with triple glazing
- Security
- PAS 24, Secured by Design
- Weather
- BS 6375, drained and vented, water tightness 600 Pa, wind 1600 Pa
- Finish
- Foil colour-fast for 10 years, no repainting
Tight 45-degree crop on the closed meeting line of a City flush casement in raking daylight, no sky in the glass, so the sash face sitting dead level with the frame is the only subject.
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Interior from an unlit kitchen looking out through a full-height anthracite aluminium casement at midday, exposed for the garden, so the 48 mm frame reads as a single thin dark line against the bright outside.
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Aluminium
Finished timber casements racked on edge in the spray shop under even overhead light, a row of the same colour receding, so the depth of the three-coat film and the consistency down the line are both visible.
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Timber
Straight-on interior of a box sash with the lower sash raised 300 mm in soft north light, meeting rails offset, brass sash lift and cast pulley both legible at the head of the box.
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Sash
Three-quarter view from the pavement of a five-facet bow bay on a Victorian ground floor in late afternoon sun, raking light across the lead roof, each facet angle and corner post clearly separated.
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