uPVC Spray Painting in Kirkby Malzeard

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

Around Kirkby Malzeard centre, the Valuation Office Agency counts 810 properties: 48% built before 1919, 1% between the wars, 10% from 1945 to 1972, 24% from 1973 to 1999 and 18% since 2000. The figure that stands out is the 48% (about 390 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 390 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 24% built from 1973 to 1999 is also above the 19% average: about 190 homes where the original uPVC is now roughly 25 to 50 years old.

In total 42% of properties here, about 340, were built from 1973 onwards when uPVC was the usual window, above the 36% average for the towns we cover, while 49% predate 1939. Many of those 340 homes have frames that have only ever been white, and a respray changes that for far less than replacement windows.

Types of home in Kirkby Malzeard, and a worked price

Of the 747 households counted around Kirkby Malzeard centre in the 2021 Census, 57% live in detached houses, 26% in semi-detached, 16% in terraced houses and under 1% in flats. The largest group is detached houses, about 430 households or 57% (average 20%), and at our published rates a detached house with ten windows and two doors would come to roughly £1,200 to £2,200 before fascias, soffits or a conservatory, with the exact price set after we check frame sizes, condition and access.

Detached and semi-detached houses together account for 83% of households, about 620 (average 58%), and houses like these tend to have more elevations, longer runs of fascia and soffit, and often a conservatory or porch. For those 620 homes, the whole-house package of £2,000 to £5,500 on our service page is a more realistic guide than a per-window price.

About 740 households here (99%) 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

75% of households own their home, about 560, above the 63% average, and only 18% rent privately; for those owner-occupiers the comparison that matters is with replacement, which our service page puts at £8,000 to £15,000 for a whole house against £2,000 to £5,500 for a full respray with a 10-year written guarantee.