Which Great Shelford homes suit uPVC spraying
About 85% of homes in the village are houses rather than flats, so most owners can decide on frame colour themselves. Spraying suits frames that are structurally sound but have yellowed, or that no longer match a newly painted front door or rendered wall.
Graham checks each frame first. A cracked profile or failed seal is a replacement job, not a spraying job, and he'll tell you so at the visit.
Frame colours in the conservation area
If your house is inside the Great Shelford conservation area, or is one of the parish's 34 listed buildings, check with South Cambridgeshire District Council before changing the colour of frames that face the street. Darker greys and off-blacks are popular, but they're a bigger change on a period street.
The frames are cleaned, degreased and keyed, the glass, seals and brickwork masked, and the uPVC sprayed on site. Because it's outdoor work, we book it between spring and early autumn. Timber windows on the same house can be brushed to match as part of our exterior painting.
Great Shelford at a glance
- 14 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 21 minutesOSRM routing
- 17%were built 1965 to 1982VOA Council Tax stock
- 9%were built 1983 to 1999VOA Council Tax stock
- 85%are houses rather than flatsCensus 2021
- 64%of homes are owner-occupiedCensus 2021
- 1conservation arealocal council
How we approach upvc spraying
For a Great Shelford home we look at every frame, note any damage, then clean and degrease the uPVC to remove the outdoor film, and key the surface. Glass, seals, handles and surrounding render or brick are masked. The frames are sprayed on site in a uPVC coating, in thin coats, on dry and mild days. The full method, products and FAQs are on our upvc spraying page.