Case study · Fordham, Essex

A material triumph

Essex barn renovation combining Smarts aluminium bifold doors and Bereco flush sash timber windows and French doors, heritage timber alongside contemporary aluminium.

This project includes

  • Bifold Doors
  • Windows
  • Doors

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Before and after

Inside the project

White timber casement window with monkey-tail handle overlooking a garden
White timber window looking out over a landscaped garden
White timber casement window opened onto a garden view
White timber casement window open in a bedroom with a roller blind
White timber casement windows in a bedroom with a patterned roller blind
Timber barn exterior with flush sash windows and cream interior finish
Grey glazed single door set into black timber cladding ⤢
Grey casement window in black feather-edge timber cladding ⤢
Close-up of a grey window frame with rain on the glass ⤢
Grey French doors with glazed side panels on a black timber-clad barn ⤢
Black timber-clad barn with grey French doors and glazed screens onto a terrace ⤢

Isn’t it a dream arrangement? A lovely open-plan living area with open access to the poolside; perfect summer idyll. The barn has been lovingly renovated, and the owners have opted for stylish and appropriate combinations of materials, mixing rural vernacular with practicality. The poolside bifolds are from Smarts, manufactured in high quality aluminium and coated in anthracite, to blend with the dark timber exterior. It’s really quite surprising what an amazing accompaniment aluminium can be to traditional timber.

The windows are flush sash timber, the exterior rendered in the same RAL colour as the bifolds; you’d be forgiven for assuming they were also aluminium. The upstairs window benefits from a flying mullion (see the pictures) which, when closed looks like any regular window, but when opened in a pair, allows fire escape to satisfy building regulations.

The side French Doors, along with the interior doors, are also in beautiful Bereco timber, perfectly complementing the traditional feather-edge finish of the barn cladding and delicately flanked by floor to ceiling glazing. The cream timber interiors are complimented with traditional monkey-tail window furniture.

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What our customers say

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"Cannot recommend enough, from choices of doors and windows, ordering, survey and fitting were flawless. Great office communication and great fitting workmanship. Quality of composite door and windows are outstanding."

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Clare Shurvinton
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"Couldn't be happier with our experience. We had a full installation of new windows and doors, and Lee and Leo were excellent from start to finish — organised, professional, reliable and lovely to have around. The end result is fantastic — high-quality products and the whole house looks transformed."

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Penny Gardner
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"It's not often you find a company that not only talks about putting the customer first, but also follows through in all its actions! The team recently fitted 11 anthracite grey windows at my property, no pushy sales pitch. With a competitive price and quick remediation of any issues, the team really went above and beyond."

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