uPVC Spray Painting in Halifax

When homes in Halifax were built, and what that means for the frames

Around Halifax centre, the Valuation Office Agency counts 10,250 properties: 43% built before 1919, 10% between the wars, 13% from 1945 to 1972, 14% from 1973 to 1999 and 20% since 2000. The figure that stands out is the 43% (about 4,420 properties) built before 1919, well above the 21% average; houses of that age were built with timber sashes and panelled doors, so any uPVC on them is a later replacement. On those 4,420 older buildings, bright white plastic frames are often the one thing that looks out of place against stone or old brick, so recolouring them in a softer shade makes a bigger difference than it would on a newer house; if yours still has its original timber windows, those need a different coating system and are quoted separately. The 20% built since 2000 is also above the 17% average: about 2,030 newer homes with factory-white uPVC less than 30 years old.

33% of properties here (about 3,420) were built from 1973 onwards, close to the 36% average, and 53% (about 5,470) predate 1939, so in Halifax you will find both original uPVC on newer houses and replacement frames on older ones; the survey tells us which you have.

Types of home in Halifax, and a worked price

Of the 9,054 households counted around Halifax centre in the 2021 Census, 8% live in detached houses, 12% in semi-detached, 44% in terraced houses and 35% in flats. The largest group is terraced houses, about 4,020 households or 44% (average 27%), and at our published rates a terraced house with three windows and a front door on the street side would come to roughly £440 to £800 before fascias, soffits or a conservatory, with the exact price set after we check frame sizes, condition and access.

35% of households, about 3,160, live in flats (well above the 15% average), and in most blocks the windows and outside walls are the freeholder's or management company's responsibility under the lease, so changing the colour of one flat's frames needs their written consent first, and upper-floor frames may need a tower or powered access, which we price into the quote rather than adding later.

About 5,890 households here (65%) live in houses rather than flats, and many houses with uPVC windows also have a uPVC roofline of fascias, soffits and bargeboards that weathers alongside them; spraying the roofline in the same visit as the frames ties the colour together and is usually more economical than two separate jobs.

Owners, landlords and timing

30% of households around Halifax centre rent privately (about 2,760), well above the 19% average, so landlords own a fair share of the homes here. With 50% owner-occupied as well, the practical questions are how a respray compares with new windows and whether it fits between lets: it is outside work that usually finishes in 1 to 2 days, so tenants can stay put.