There’s a particular kind of home that asks something specific of its windows – not just performance, but sensitivity. This beautiful red brick property in Poynton is exactly that kind of home, where the warmth of the brickwork, the natural stone sills and lintels, and the character of the building set a high bar for anything installed within it. The existing rosewood frames had served their time, but against a property with this much inherent charm, they were working against the aesthetic rather than with it.
To complete the transformation, we installed six Residence 7 windows across the front elevation in Painswick – a soft, considered shade that sits somewhere between warm white and pale grey. The rear of the property had already been updated, and bringing the front in line with the same system and colour meant the whole property could finally be seen as one cohesive whole, rather than a mix of eras and finishes. For period properties across Cheshire, it’s exactly this kind of thoughtful specification that makes the difference.
The Residence 7 system is designed with exactly this kind of property in mind. Its flush casement construction – clean on both the inside and out – gives it the slim, uncluttered profile of a traditional painted timber window, but with all the low-maintenance reliability of a modern uPVC system. The slim sightlines keep the look refined, and the chrome hardware – visible in the crisp espagnolette handle detail – introduces a quietly sophisticated finishing touch that feels considered rather than decorative.
The result is a front elevation that now reads as complete. Each window sits cleanly within its original stone surround, complementing the oak porch canopy and the warmth of the brickwork without competing with either. It’s the kind of installation where the windows don’t announce themselves – they simply make everything around them look better.
