uPVC Spray Painting in Richmond

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

Around Richmond centre, the Valuation Office Agency counts 6,420 properties: 19% built before 1919, 13% between the wars, 27% from 1945 to 1972, 27% from 1973 to 1999 and 13% since 2000. The standout figure is the 27% (about 1,720 properties) built from 1973 to 1999, above the 19% average. uPVC became the normal window for new houses during the 1980s and 1990s, so many of those 1,720 homes still have their first frames. For those 1,720 properties, the frames are now roughly 25 to 50 years old, the age when white uPVC chalks, yellows or greys in the sun while the windows themselves still work. By contrast, only 13% were built between the wars, against a 16% average, so 1920s and 1930s bay-fronted houses are a smaller part of the local mix than elsewhere.

In total 40% of properties here, about 2,580, were built from 1973 onwards when uPVC was the usual window, above the 36% average for the towns we cover, while 32% predate 1939. Many of those 2,580 homes have frames that have only ever been white, and a respray changes that for far less than replacement windows.

Types of home in Richmond, and a worked price

Of the 5,931 households counted around Richmond centre in the 2021 Census, 28% live in detached houses, 37% in semi-detached, 21% in terraced houses and 13% in flats. The largest group is semi-detached houses, about 2,170 households or 37% (average 37%), and at our published rates a semi-detached house with seven windows and two doors would come to roughly £960 to £1,750 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 65% of households, about 3,840 (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 3,840 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 5,110 households here (86%) 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

25% of households around Richmond centre rent privately (about 1,470), above the 19% average, so landlords own a fair share of the homes here. With 60% 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.