uPVC Spray Painting in Rotherham

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

Around Rotherham centre, the Valuation Office Agency counts 8,200 properties: 46% built before 1919, 18% between the wars, 8% from 1945 to 1972, 16% from 1973 to 1999 and 12% since 2000. The figure that stands out is the 46% (about 3,760 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 3,760 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. By contrast, only 8% were built from 1945 to 1972, against a 26% average, so fewer homes here are post-war houses on their second set of windows.

Only 27% of properties here (about 2,220) were built from 1973 onwards, below the 36% average, while 64%, about 5,240, predate 1939. So most of the uPVC around Rotherham centre was fitted to older houses as replacement windows, and on those 5,240 pre-1939 properties the frame colour has a bigger effect on how the building looks.

Types of home in Rotherham, and a worked price

Of the 7,259 households counted around Rotherham centre in the 2021 Census, 9% live in detached houses, 31% in semi-detached, 30% in terraced houses and 29% in flats. The largest group is semi-detached houses, about 2,260 households or 31% (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.

29% of households, about 2,130, 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 5,120 households here (70%) 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

34% of households around Rotherham centre rent privately (about 2,450), well above the 19% average, so landlords own a fair share of the homes here. With 37% 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.

28% of homes here, about 2,050, are socially rented (well above the 17% average), and if you rent from the council or a housing association the windows belong to your landlord and you would need their permission before any colour change.