CASE STUDY: Kirby-Le-Soken, Ms Reed and Mr Cross

Installed by Timber Windows of Ingatestone for Ms Reed, and Mr Cross Kirby Le Soken, Essex.

Date: April 2012

Range: Traditional

Products: Traditional flush casements windows and traditional front door

Ms Reed explains “Dane Cottage was built around 1620 and possibly the oldest property in Kirby le Soken.” Kirby-le-Soken is a traditional English village; it is isolated from surrounding villages and retains a village shop, two pubs and the Church. This isolation is due to local council policy which ensures developers cannot build on the agricultural land that surrounds the village.

Ms Reed describes how important it was to keep timber within the building whilst giving it a modern uplift “It was imperative to us that we replace the windows with timber in keeping with the character of the property but at the same time adding a more up to date look with coloured windows.” She carries onto clarify upon why they made the decisions they made for the colouring “We decided on dual colours, so that the internal colour was cream which complimented the internal decoration and lightened the rooms considerably.

“The main reason for replacing our windows and door was that the previous ones were not double glazed and were ill fitting, which meant that they were drafty and on a really windy day, we would get debris in from the trees opposite. It also meant that our fuel bills were high as there was quite a lot of heat loss through” This then lead to Ms Reed and Mr Cross choosing Timber Windows of Ingatestone it was also their nearest point of contact.

Testimonial: “Apart from the visual aspect, which is very attractive, one of the major benefits is the noise reduction from the traffic, which can be excessive at time.... this has been a major boon!, The windows are beautiful”