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High performance, made-to-order wooden windows and doors have been specified by a leading London-based property developer who has chosen Lomax + Wood for their most recent project in Wimbledon, South West London.
The four-storey, period style private residence, which includes a converted basement and contemporary light wells, is built of brick with lavish use of stone to back and front facades, around window openings and in the colonnaded portico entrance.
A deep, decorative soffit at roof height is a characteristic feature of this developers period property designs. The home offers over 5,000 sq ft of living space, has six double bedrooms, reception rooms, a kitchen/family/dining room and a lower ground floor media and family room.
Double glazed Victorian-style spring box sash windows from Lomax + Wood’s Kensington & Chelsea collection feature a non-bar lower pane with lamb’s tongue mouldings, and an upper pane with a single vertical lamb’s tongue glazing bar, designed in single, double and triple window configurations.
Kensington & Chelsea semi-glazed wooden French doors with fixed glazed side panels allow light and space into the large kitchen diner which are set into a proud stone façade externally. The master bedroom above has a feature double French door, flanked with non-bar spring box sash windows either side, lead to a Juliet balcony arrangement overlooking the patio and landscaped garden.
Kensington & Chelsea factory-finished, double glazed windows provide modern acoustic and thermal performance which meet and improve upon the requirements of current Part L Building Regulations’. Suitable for both new build and heritage work the range offers a coordinated collection of high performance wooden sash windows; beautiful flush timber casement windows; single, Bi-folding and timber entrance doors in a variety of designs.
This property features a grand entrance door with vertical and horizontal insulated raised and fielded panels, crowned with a plain and elegant fanlight that allows maximum light ingress into the welcoming hall. Kensington & Chelsea entrance doors meet Part L Building Regulations’ and incorporate a turn-key espagnolette which has been tested to Secured by Design standards. Entrance doors incorporate the security features of the Lomax + Wood Heritage Locking System. Hardware has been chosen in polished chrome from a range of designs and finishes.
Kensington + Chelsea products are delivered to site and factory-finished with three coats of highly durable, micro-porous paint as standard which is available in white and a choice of fashionable heritage colours, as well as stain and dual colour.
This property in Wimbledon offers the latest innovations and technology for contemporary living, including underfloor heating throughout, a Sonos sound system in the main rooms; Rako lighting; low emissions air-source heating and low energy lighting and air-conditioning.
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