Friday, 1 February 2013

CASE STUDY: Colchester- Mrs Anderson

In Septemer 2012 Mrs Anderson walked into the Fornham st Martin showroom and was extemely impressed with our designs. She decided to have our beautiful sash windows installed into her 20th century property.




Date: September 2012
Range: Traditional Sash Window

Products: 1 Traditional Sash Window for kitchen finished in off-white

History of property: Mrs. Anderson explains; “The house was built in 1903 by a farmer who used the furthest part of his land as his retirement property. It is brick built and although pre-Lutyens has many of the features found in his work. It stands about 200 yards from the village Church, although the main part of the village is about ½ a mile away.” Colchester is one of England’s oldest towns, pre-dating the Roman camp for which it was named. It is growing rapidly at present as it has a good rail service into London. Mrs Anderson’s property is not in a conservation area itself but there is one very close by.

Reasons for needing to replace kitchen window:  Mrs. Anderson enlightens us on why she felt the need to change her window. “I wanted to replace my original kitchen windows for two reasons – firstly because although they were still sound they were too heavy for me to open and close, and secondly to improve insulation in the winter – the kitchen faces north across a valley.”

One traditional sash window was installed with Astragal Squares and an Off White Finish, to complement the windows already present in the house Timber Windows also trimmed and fashioned the timber.

Reasons for choosing Timber Windows of Fornham: Mrs. Anderson visited the showroom in Fornham in July after hearing about the company from her son, she describes the reason why she chose us to carry out her installation;  I was happy with what I saw when I came to your showroom, and the receptionist was friendly and helpful. I heard about your showroom from my son who lives in Chimney Mills- two or three miles away from you.”

Testimonial: “I was very happy with the installation – your fitters were good workmen who coped admirably in a fairly difficult to access part of the kitchen and were pleasant and not demanding. I would be happy to recommend your product and your company to anyone.”

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