Berkshire· Supplied & fitted, or supplied only
Sliding sash windows in Goring-on-Thames
A village in the Goring Gap where the river and the chalk hills meet, and where the weather finds the exposed elevations.
What is built in Goring-on-Thames
Goring sits in the gap the Thames cuts between the Chilterns and the Berkshire Downs, with a village centre of brick and flint and rendered buildings near the church and the bridge, and a belt of Victorian and Edwardian houses that arrived with the railway. Larger houses run along the river in both directions, and later twentieth century housing climbs the slopes on either side of the valley.
What that means for your windows
The gap funnels weather, and river frontage adds damp, so this is one of the places where the tested performance figures are worth reading rather than skimming. Wind resistance is Class C4 at 1600 Pa, equivalent to gusts of around 115mph, water tightness is Class 7A and air permeability Class 4. Visually, the older village core is brick and flint with small irregular openings that need individual measurement, while the railway era houses are regular and take a straightforward specification.
Two ways to buy in Goring-on-Thames
Goring-on-Thames is inside the area our own fitting teams cover, so you can have the whole job done by one company. You can also buy the windows on their own if you have a builder already, which is how most trade customers order.
- Supplied and fitted. We survey your openings before anything is ordered, so the sizes are our responsibility rather than yours. Our own teams fit, take the old windows away and make good the plaster line, and you get a FENSA certificate and an insurance-backed guarantee on completion.
- Supplied only. You send a schedule of sizes, choose the colour, glass, hardware and glazing bar layout, and the windows are delivered kerbside for your own fitter. Popular with builders, developers, self-builders and landlords. On a supply-only order the sizes are yours, because nobody from our side has seen the openings.
1.3 W/m²K as standard, 1.2 with enhanced glazing.
Secured by Design available, satisfying Document Q.
Equivalent to gusts of up to around 115mph.
Plus our workmanship where we have fitted them.
Questions we get asked in Goring-on-Thames
What does Class C4 wind resistance actually mean for my house?
It is a test result under BS EN 12211, at 1600 Pa, which is equivalent to gusts of up to about 115mph. In practical terms it is the figure that tells you the window will not flex, whistle or leak under the sort of weather an exposed valley elevation gets a few times a winter. It is standard rather than an upgrade.
Do you fit windows in flint and brick walls?
Yes. Those walls are thick and rarely true, so every opening is measured individually at survey rather than taken from a schedule, and shaped frames are available where the head of the opening is not straight. The alternative, forcing a standard size into an irregular opening, is what makes a replacement look wrong.
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Get a quote for Goring-on-Thames
Send a photograph of the front of the property and roughly how many windows are involved, and we will tell you what is realistic before anyone comes out. For a supply-only order, send your schedule of sizes.
Call 0800 861 1450, message us on WhatsApp, or email info@sashwindowfactory.co.uk.