Ultimate Rose is our most authentic uPVC sash window. Its ultra-slim 35mm mid rail, seamless construction and true mechanical joints provide an unmistakably classic solid timber look and feel. The deep bottom rail, putty line detailing and choice of textured finishes complete the look externally, while its optional staff bead does the same on the inside. In short, it’s the best timber-alternative sash window on the market. Period.
Seamless technology throughout
True mechanical joints
'A' rated thermal efficiency
Reassuring homeowner security
Zero maintenance - never need repainting
Independently tested sound insulation
More cost-effective than standard soft or hardwood
Complete weatherproofing as standard
Used in hundreds of conservation areas nationwide
Simple to personalise to suit your home
Most PVCu windows are easily identifiable, not only from the outer sash, sill and beads but also from more subtle details like the interlocks, capping profiles, inserts, horn caps and astragal bars.
Seamless run-through and no-horn options, no front-facing cap lines or wraparounds, and minimal astragal bars give the exterior a remarkably clean aesthetic. On the inside face, we changed the interlock and added a flush-fitting removable staff bead, covering the sash lines for a traditional period look. You can now opt for a matt finish instead of woodgrain for an even more authentic look.
Standard Vs Seamless
Ultimate Rose has been designed from the ground up to use end-capped true mechanical butt joints on the frames and sashes, just like those on a timber window.
Typically, a standard uPVC window would have 45-degree grooves or fake mechanical joints where the profiles have been welded together. With subpar double-glazed sash windows, this will indicate that it is made from uPVC instead of timber.
With the Ultimate Rose, we use a unique, innovative manufacturing process that allows us to eliminate the tell-tale corner weld, using a traditional joinery method instead. This means you get traditional vertical and horizontal butt joints like a timber window. We even worry about ensuring the orientation is right – horizontal joints on the frame and vertical on the sashes – as this is what they’re like in timber. The result is strength and authenticity in the frame and sash replicating timber construction. Because some things just can’t be faked.
Victorian and Edwardian sash windows – and those that followed – typically had sash horns. Before that, particularly in the Georgian period, sash horns were much less common. That’s why Ultimate Rose is available either with or without seamless run-through horns – to match the style and history of your home.
Our Ultimate Rose can be crafted with a deep cill that perfectly replicates the deep hardwood cills of traditional timber windows.
Older sash windows used thicker timbers at the bottom to help prevent the wood from rotting. This is because they helped to prevent water from collecting at the bottom by the cill. This is also the reason that sash windows have deep bottom rails.
This classic feature pays homage to timber designs with this optional upgrade.
Another optional upgrade, the staff bead is an internal feature of traditional timber sash windows.
On timber, the staff bead is there to physically hold the sash. The Ultimate Rose, creates a stylish finishing detail that covers the brush pile lines at both sides of the bottom sash.
This staff bead is also removable, which allows the sashes to tilt inwards when it comes to cleaning.
We offer woodgrain finishes as standard on Ultimate Rose to replicate the traditional appearance of timber.
However, our Ultimate Rose can be crafted with a chalk matt finish. This texture more closely resembles the painted finish of traditional timber sashes.
We also offer our customers the option to choose their RAL colour!
The Ultimate Rose sash window comes with authentic globe furniture options. These stunning globe claws ensure that the Ultimate Rose is indistinguishable from real timber windows even down to the finest details.