Bereco Timber Windows & Timber Doors -
Your Important Choices...
Timber Choices
Softwood (Redwood) - Hardwood - Oak
All Bereco's products can be supplied in either Softwood (Redwood), Hardwood or Oak.
While the stain colour is the same, the timber type with its own natural pigment will result in a differing final finish colour. Due to the open pore structure, a feature of hardwood is a pittted effect, whereas softwood has a smoother finish.
This has no effect on the performance of the product and only provides for differing aesthetics of the window or door.
Optional Timber Extras
Bereco's range of optional timber extras offer the ability to design windows and doors to suit both your project and personality.
Arched Packers
Where infills are required to an arched lintel, arched packers are used as an alternative to a curved head frame. They can be specific widths and radii and are supplied loose or fitted.
Packers to head and jambs
To give additional clearance when fitting into the reveal or to ensure equal sightlines around the window or door.
Cheeks
Ideal for dormer situations or where tile hanging on external facade facilitates the need for a box frame around the window.
Curved Plates
To give the appearance of curved glass within doors and windows.
Cill Horns
To retain the traditional external appearance.
Choice of Surface Finish
Having taken care of the Timber type, the next step is to protect the external surface. It make sense to provide a thorough surface protection before the windows are delivered, this saves time on site where conditions may not be ideal for painting or staining windows.
While the cost of ordering factory pre-finished products may be slighty higher, there is no doubt that window finishing is best applied under factory controlled conditions.
Paint Finish
Any RAL or British Standard colour is available at no extra cost.
Stain Finish
Any of the stain options below are available.
Dual Colour
Bereco are one of the few companies to offer dual colour windows and doors in the UK. Different paints or stains can be specified for internal or external sides giving flexibility in meeting building aesthetics as well as inside decor.
High Gloss Finish
The standard level of gloss with all Bereco products is 30-40% A high gloss finish (55%) is available on request.
Bereco are specialists in providing fully factory-finished products. Using a quality paint/stain system combined with an accomplished product design and high quality materials allows us to offer a ten year warranty on the paint/stain of all our factory finished products.
The design of Bereco products, approved by BM TRADA, ensures paint coverage is of a consistent thickness, eliminating sharp corners where paint coverage would ordinarily have nominal film build up and in turn would affect the longevity of the products.
Bereco products are internally glazed ensuring the surface of the bead is left completely untouched so the elements cannot penetrate the timber in this way and cause degeneration of the paint finish.
4 Stage Treatment
To achieve our fully factory finished products, Bereco undertake a four stage treatment process in the application of paint / stain. This improves the overall appearance of our products, ensuring our high specification benchmark is adhered to, that sheen and translucency are maintained and the overall durability of our product is improved.
The four stage process:
- Fungal preservation treatment
- Coloured Sealer
- Coloured Paint / Stain
- A second coat of paint / stain.
Glazing Options
Whilst the materials, weatherseals and correct manufacture and installation seperate the best windows from the rest it is mainly glass which dictates how well a window insulates.
What performance specification do you choose?
Core Thermal Performance (centre pane u value ug 1.0w/m2k)
Softcoat low 'e' argon filled 24mm double glazing available in the following configurations: 4/16/4 (Std Float) 4/14/6.5 (Security) 6.5/14/4 (Safety) 6.5/12/6.5 (Safety & Security) 6.5mm = laminated glazing for BS6262, part N of UK building regulations & Secured by Design specification.
B Rated
Superior Thermal Performance (centre pane u value ug 0.9w/m2k)
Softcoat, low 'e' krypton filled, 24mm double glazing with warm edge spacer technology. Warm edge spacers are available in : white, brown, grey, black
A Rated
The Bereco A rated window uses the added feature of Diamant® glass; extra clear low iron glass for optimum clarity and solar protection.
What is a U Value?
U - Values indicate the efficiency of insulation. The lower the U-value, the better the energy saving.
All Bereco products are designed with 24mm doublke glazed soft coated glazing units. Low E argon filled float glass is quoted for as standard unless otherwise specified.
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Individualising your glass as part of a design concept or to create added aesthetics, we can accomodate variations which include the following:
Painted Glass
A modern alternative to obscure glazing with a totally opaque finish, in any RAL colour you choose.
Triple Glazing
Bereco are one of the only few companies to offer triple glazing on Tilt & Turn and Sliding Sash windows. Using softcoat low 'e' argon filled units with a centre pane U Value of 0.7w/m2k
Unit Spacers
From steel to warm edge technology, our unit spacers offer the best insulation available. In steel silver finish, warm edge white, brown grey or black, they can be co-ordinated with your choice of paint or stain finish.
Stained Glass
Stained Glass is used to enhance a design traditionally when combined with bespoke lead work. Traditional colours and designs with bespoke options available on request.
Bevelled Glass
Bevels in glass act as prisms in the sunlight creating an interesting colour deffraction, which both highlights the glasswork and provides a spectrum of colours which would normally be absent in clear float glass.
Anti Sun Glass
A glass with an attractive coloured appearance for reduced light transmittance combined with solar control properties.
Self Cleaning Glass
Helps keep your windows cleaner for longer saving time and money.
Ironmongery Choices
Our Ironmongery Collection has been designed to meet the needs of modern new builds and period replacments which often involve multiple product types where the ironmongery needs to match.
A full range of suited ironmogery offering matching colour and finish across our product types has been specifically launched to complement our designs.
As standard all handles are integrated with locking systems which engage shoot bolts for highest security.
In addition a selection of ironmongery options have been commissioned to add character to the window, or simply to add additional aesthetics or functions. These include:
- Peg stays and dummy butt hinges are fitted to our traditional casement windows
- D handles or ring pull options on our sliding sash windows
- Locking monkey tail handles
- Escutheon Plates on Traditional Entrance doors to replicate the mortice type lock
- Door Chains, knockers and eye viewers on any entrance door
- Cast Iron Ironmongery
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Choose Your Cills
Cill Extensions take water away from structural openings and are designed with anti-capillary drips to allow water to drain away.
The extensions are glued and screwed to the window frame and are finished with silicone sealant at the joint for stability.
Various cill lengths can be offered on all products, the length being dependent on the construction detail. Cill extensions can also be used in certain build circumstances for doors.
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32mm Depth |
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| Contemporary Tilt & Turn | |
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| Contemporary Entrance Door | |
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| Contemporary French Door | |
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| Traditional Lipped Casement | |
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| Traditional Flush Casement | |
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| Traditional Entrance / Stable Door | |
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| Traditional French Door | |
The following lengths of cills are applicable to each range:
25mm/ 47mm/ 62mm / 87mm / 100mm / 114mm / 125mm / 140mm
114, 125 & 140mm cill extensions are supplied in hardwood as standard.
One piece subcills available on Traditional Casement models only
Timber Window Ancilliary Items
With any window installation ancilliary products are needed to ensure it is trouble free, fitted correctly and then looked after.
What do I need to consider pre-installation?
Cavity Closures are needed to help form an accurate structural opening to close off the cavity. They increase the speed of installation and eliminate potential errors in sizing. We offer a full take off service with formers supplied direct to site in 7 days
What do I need to consider during installation?
Fitting of windows should be in accordance with our guidlines with windows correctly secured. Our fixing packs have all the necessary components required for installation.
Timber mouldings are often required to complete the internal decoration around the windows. These include architraves, trims, moulds and window boards which can be finished to the exact same specification as the windows.
What do I need to consider post installation?
Once installed correctly the products need to be maintained in accordance with our warranty guidelines. Our special cleaning products help ensure your products last many years beyond warranty lifespans.
For all your maintenance info - Download the Bereco Home Owners Manual here...
