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Seasoned self-builders Sarah and Rob Collard have designed and built not just one family home but two. ‘A few years ago we bought a plot of land, demolished the existing house and self-built our dream home,’ says Sarah. ‘It was featured on Channel 4’s ‘Build the Dream’ programme and we really thought it was our...

Set in rolling Suffolk countryside, Pavilion House is a beautiful, minimalist ‘inside out’ home designed by renowned Danish architect Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen, founding partner of Norm Architects. VELFAC glazing contributes to the sustainability ambitions of Pavilion House, with both home and studio close to Passivhaus...

Already standard in much of northern Europe, triple glazing is increasingly installed in homes across the UK. Partly a response to rising energy costs, the shift to triple glazing is also driven by the latest Building Regulations, recently updated to support the UK Government’s aim to achieve ‘net zero’ by 2050. So...

Space, budget and sustainability were key reasons why Kevin Jarvis decided to self-build his new family home in Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire. Stepped facades, clad in slate, timber and seamed zinc, are set beneath dramatically sloping roofs, and VELFAC composite windows and patio doors are installed in every facade....

Zoe Papadopoulou’s brief to her architect Emil Neumann, of Paul Archer Design, contained two essential requirements for her new home: it must have height, and it must have light. Nestled in the conservation area of Wivenhoe village, just a few metres from the banks of the Colne River, is the home of artist Zoe...

Inspired by an episode of Grand Designs, property owners Terry and Mickey turned to award-winning UK design and build company Facit Homes when planning their dream retirement home in South London. Project information Sector: Bespoke new build home Design & Build: Facit Homes Windows series: VELFAC 200 Specified for:...

VELFAC Direct sales manager Donna Muir is featured in the October 2019 issue of Homebuilding & Renovating magazine, in an article on ‘how to replace existing windows’. Read the full article here

10 years on since it was built and the VELFAC windows and doors in Alec and Stephanie Wilson’s self-build home look as good as they did on the day they were installed. Overlooking the valley towards Hemploe Hill, close to the Leicestershire-Northamptonshire border, it’s a home that Alec says has been a joy to live in,...

It’s hard to believe that Hungate Lodge was once a dowdy bungalow with windows which took little advantage of a beautiful coastal location. Now fully renovated, the Lodge is clad in white render, timber and seamed zinc, with triple glazed VELFAC composite windows adding contemporary style, impressive thermal...

You might have not noticed, but when you look out through your windows, you are very likely to see through several layers of glass. Unless your windows are very old, there will typically be two or three layers of glass, and if you are planning to install new windows, the choice will also be between double or triple...