Profile 22 Optima Chamfered Windows help transform
1960s building into stylish modern housing
Over 1,000 Profile 22 Optima Chamfered
Windows have been used in a conversion
project in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire.
Sim Chem House in Cheadle Hulme was
a six storey office block built in the 1960s.
The building had been empty for many years
and fallen into disrepair. It was purchased
by developers Inspired Homes to be
redeveloped into 184 studio, one and two
bed ultra-high quality apartments aimed at
young homeowners.
With the focus on quality throughout,
the choice of window was critical. The
specification was for 1,050 PVC-U foil
wrapped windows in a specific RAL colour
on the exterior and white on the interior. The
windows would need acoustic treatments
to address noise from a busy town centre
location and incorporate louvres for
mechanical extraction.
Profile 22 Approved Window Contractor
Kingfisher Windows won the contract
for the work because it was able to meet
the exacting specification at the most
competitive price.
Profile 22 Optima Chamfered Windows
provide inspired solution
Kingfisher Windows tendered for the work
with Profile 22 Optima Chamfered Windows.
The Optima system is often specified
on commercial contracts because of its
intelligent design, impressive performance
and attractive good looks.
In the case of Sim Chem House, Kingfisher
manufactured the 1,050 casement windows
with Anthracite 7016 textured foil for the
external elevations and white on internal
elevations.
The Optima system delivers a 1.2 W/ m2K
U-value as standard, with U-values as low as
0.8 W/m2K possible, and achieves BS7412
weather performance. In the case of Sim
Chem House, Kingfisher glazed the windows
with a soft coat low emissivity glass, a warm
edge spacer and argon gas to optimise
thermal efficiency. Louvres were also glazed
within the window system for mechanical
extraction.
Optima windows achieve PAS24 2016
Enhanced Security and have Secured by
Design options too, giving the properties
at Sim Chem House impressive levels of
security.
A well-planned and well-executed
installation
Working cooperatively with all the other
trades on site, Kingfisher Windows
completed a smooth and trouble-free
installation of the windows.
Conclusion
Sim Chem House, now renamed Fabrick, was
completed in March 2019 and has created
much-needed high quality affordable housing
for young professionals in the area. David
Holmes of the project’s main contractor
headoffice3 said: “The building looks
fantastic – we are delighted with the results.”
For more information on the Profile 22
range, please visit www.profile22.co.uk or
call 01952 290910
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