DOORS, WINDOWS & FITTINGS
COMAR LAUNCH THE ECO LT WINDOW & DOOR SYSTEMS
Comar profiles have thicker walls 7P.I ECO LT - ALUMINIUM DOOR SYSTEM
providing extra strength and durability Comar 7P.i ECO LT Aluminium Door System has
for the British market, ensuring both inward and outward opening options in
that Comar performs. Designed single or double door combinations. There are two
specifically for the British Market and thresholds available high weather performance
offering a truly British engineered and low-rise for seamless balcony terrace
solution. integration. Comar 7P.i ECO LT door has been
Comar ECO LT sightlines have been for today’s specification demands. Utilising
minimised whilst not sacrificing
product performance. Large sizes
come as standard from the same
range of profiles.
5P.I ECO LT - ALUMINIUM WINDOW SYSTEM
Comar 5P.i ECO LT Aluminium Casement Window System
has both internally and externally glazed options. With the
resurgence of slim aluminium high security externally beaded
with sloped beads minimises the sight lines and maximises
designed to provide high performance solutions
Comar’s trademark P.i. (Polyamide Insulation)
thermal break technology, it delivers superior
thermal performance with an aesthetic edge.
Aesthetics come from its slim 55mm profiles,
seamlessly integrating with the Comar 5P.i ECO LT casement
window system. Comar 7P.i ECO LT has been tested to BS 6375
which ensures the door performs well against the rigours of
the British weather, reducing draughts and providing excellent
weather proofing.
daylight. The square chamfered profiles are a distinctive feature Security concerns are alleviated with the Comar 7P.i ECO LT door
of this system, keeping the square look of a truly aluminium exceeding the requirements of PAS 24:2016.
solution.
For further information about Comar Architectural
For Ovolo feature the ECO range seamlessly suites in: No Aluminium Systems, please visit www.comar-alu.co.uk, call
matter the situation Comar 5P.i ECO LT delivers. 020 8685 9685 or email [email protected]
UPHOLDING MILL TRADITION
WHILST IMPROVING THERMAL
PERFORMANCE
In the 11th century, The Grade II* Listed Blue Mills in Witham,
Essex was recorded in Domesday as the water mill at Benton
Hall, a subsidiary manor of Blunts in Witham. The original 16th
century cottage is attached to a Georgian house (at the front),
a sequence of early Victorian extensions, and a later Victorian
house in 1872 (at the rear).
It was important to the owners that an effective resolution would
complement the existing architecture of the building. They
reached out to Selectaglaze for advice on the best possible
treated with Selectaglaze’s heritage Series 47 hinged casement
system which was able to sit tight behind the wooden shutters,
allowing their continued operation. The aluminium profiles were
coloured in a woodgrain finish which colour matched the existing
surrounds perfectly.
treatments for their primary windows; a mixture of timber sash
windows, fixed lights and inward or outward opening casements.
The quirks and irregularities around some of the bay windows
meant that a considered approach was required.
Once the owners were happy with the bespoke solutions
With the key issue being heat retention, the owners are delighted
with their decision to use Selectaglaze. As the secondary glazing
has proved to significantly reduced heat loss, along with high
performance seals eliminating draughts, more windows are due
to be treated at Blue Mills later this year.
suggested, they went ahead with the install. Despite the property
being Listed, Maldon District Council confirmed that no formal
Listed Building Consent was required for the works.
A total of 22 windows have been treated thus far using a number
of window styles: fixed light, vertical sliding and side-hung
casements. Two windows in the wood-panelled room were
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Selectaglaze is the leading specialist in secondary glazing,
established in 1966 and Royal Warrant Holder since 2004.
For further information, please contact Selectaglaze on
01727 837271/e mail: [email protected] or visit:
www.selectaglaze.co.uk