uPVC Spray Painting in Skelmanthorpe

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

Around Skelmanthorpe centre, the Valuation Office Agency counts 3,960 properties: 30% built before 1919, 6% between the wars, 22% from 1945 to 1972, 21% from 1973 to 1999 and 20% since 2000. The figure that stands out is the 30% (about 1,180 properties) built before 1919, 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 1,180 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 780 newer homes with factory-white uPVC less than 30 years old.

In total 41% of properties here, about 1,620, were built from 1973 onwards when uPVC was the usual window, above the 36% average for the towns we cover, while 36% predate 1939. Many of those 1,620 homes have frames that have only ever been white, and a respray changes that for far less than replacement windows.

Types of home in Skelmanthorpe, and a worked price

Of the 3,630 households counted around Skelmanthorpe centre in the 2021 Census, 38% live in detached houses, 34% in semi-detached, 25% in terraced houses and 3% in flats. The largest group is detached houses, about 1,380 households or 38% (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 72% of households, about 2,600 (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 2,600 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 3,510 households here (97%) 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

79% of households own their home, about 2,870, above the 63% average, and only 13% 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.