Wooden Timber Windows, Doors and Stairs
High Quality, Long Life, Bespoke
Coating Warranty
Our windows are coated with Sikkens coatings & our coatings warranty is supported by them. With minimum maintenance they will give decades of service.
There is up to 10 years warranted life span on opaque coatings & 6 years on translucent provided the specified maintenance schedule is followed. No re coating will be required during this period providing the coating is not damaged. This period can be affected by exposure.
| Exposure/Climate | Moderate, This would include non coastal areas at low altitude | Hard, This would include areas within 1/2 mile of coastline | Extreme, Any areas of high altitude eg Snowdonia |
| Sheltered eg beneath porch or large roof overhang | 10 year warranty | 7 year warranty | 7 year warranty |
| Partly sheltered eg window built back in reveal. | 10 year warranty | 7 year warranty | 5 year warranty |
| Not sheltered eg face of building | 7 year warranty | 5 year warranty | 5 year warranty |
* 3 years for Light Oak
This information is designed to give an overview of the warranties provided, however all contracts entered into are subject to our standard terms & conditions of sale.
Warranty Covers The Coating Against:
- Peeling
- Cracking (greater than 5% of the coated areas).
- Damage resulting from fungal growth within coating.
- Significant yellowing of the coating
- Premature erosion of the film leading to areas of exposed timber.
It Does Not Guarantee Against:
- The exudation of resin.
- Extractive staining around knots.
- Failure of the coating around cills over 75mm.
- Any exterior edge not rounded to a minimum of 3mm radius.
Once the joinery is supplied, the main conditions for the warranty to remain valid are that:-
- The windows are installed in accordance with our instructions. Please check that there is no damage to the coating, such as chipping, staining etc.
- Should the coating become damaged when the windows are installed the coating is promptly repaired in accordance with our remedial coating instructions, please contact us for details.
- The coating is cared for in such a way that it is not damaged by abrasion, for example; window cleaners ladders.
- The coating, and area surrounding the coating, is not cleaned with strong chemicals.
- The coating is cleaned at specified intervals so that dirt retention does not lead to excessive mould growth. Such mould growth is more likely to occur on North facing elevations.
- Only coatings recommended by us are applied to the joinery.
- The correct coating maintenance schedule is followed.
- The warranty registration form is returned to us within eight weeks of purchase.
- The site is not exposed to excessive industrial pollution.