Window system
The Residence Collection
Premium. Aimed squarely at timber-replacement and heritage-sensitive work.
Overview
About The Residence Collection
The Residence Collection sits at the premium end of PVC-U. It exists to look like painted timber joinery rather than like a modern plastic window, and it is often the answer when a period property needs sympathetic replacements without the maintenance of timber.
It costs meaningfully more than a standard casement. Whether that is worth it depends entirely on how much the external appearance matters on your property.
Ownership: UK premium PVC-U window collection, supplied through a selected fabricator network.
Systems / Ranges
Ranges within this system
Flush timber-alternative windows
Designed to replicate traditional joinery details externally.
Heritage-orientated options
Suited to conservation-sensitive replacements where permitted.
Appearance
External and internal appearance
Designed to replicate painted timber joinery, including deeper sightlines, chamfered horns and flush external detailing rather than a smooth modern PVC-U look.
Window / door types
Products available in this system
- Flush casement windows styled on timber joinery
- Heritage-style openings where permitted
Colour options
Colour and finish
A wide painted colour range is a core part of the product's positioning, typically well beyond the standard white/foil choice of mainstream PVC-U — confirm the current swatch range with your installer.
Glazing capability
What it can glaze
Designed for standard double- and triple-glazed sealed units, detailed to sit behind traditional-look glazing bars where specified.
Thermal performance
Thermal performance
Marketed as combining a traditional look with modern sealed-unit performance. We do not quote a specific U-value here — ask your installer for the whole-window figure, glass included.
Security
Security
Multi-point locking is standard. Confirm any specific security standard on the installer's own paperwork for the exact product supplied.
Best suited to
Typical applications
- Period and character properties
- Front elevations where appearance is the priority
- Timber replacement without timber maintenance
Things to consider
Strengths and things to consider
Strengths
- Genuinely convincing timber appearance compared with standard PVC-U
- Strong fit for period homes and prominent front elevations
- Supplied through a selected fabricator network rather than to anyone
Things to consider
- Clearly more expensive than a mainstream casement
- Rear elevations and less visible openings may not justify the uplift
- In conservation areas or on listed buildings, always confirm what is actually permitted
Before you sign
Questions to ask an installer
- 01Which Residence product is quoted, and what does the external detail look like in person?
- 02Can I see a completed installation nearby?
- 03Have we compared it against a flush sash alternative on cost?
The Glazora view
When appearance is the deciding factor, this is often money well spent. When it is not, a good flush sash gets you most of the way for less. We will tell you which situation you are in.
See how The Residence Collection compares directly against another system, or get a quotation based on your own property.
Source / last verified
Where this information comes from
Source: Manufacturer published system literature and trade/fabricator-facing brochures in general circulation.
Last verified: Structure reviewed February 2025 — figures below are qualitative pending direct manufacturer confirmation.
Still needs verification against manufacturer literature:
- Frame depth and sightline figures
- Any specific U-value
- Current painted colour range availability