The new Statesman Professional windows collection

Glazing, finishing
and Made to Measure
Once the actual window frames have been
selected, it’s time to talk with your customer about
the various finishing touches they can add.
We have various glazing, ironmongery and factory
finishings to choose from, helping you make sure
they are completely happy with the end result.
Technical features
Glazing building regulations
and practices
Just like you, we have to make it our business to comply with all the new
regulations regarding our products. Which is why we’ve designed our range
of Statesman Professional windows to accept 24mm insulation glass units,
using Low E glass to comply with the amended Building Regulations Approved
Document ‘L’ 2006. Low E glass (low emissivity) has a surface coating that
substantially improves its energy efficiency.
All glazing must comply with the requirements of Part N of the Building
Regulations, 1998 edition and Part P2.2 of the Building Standards (Scotland)
Regulations, 1990 edition or later. If your job is to specify glazing, make sure
you refer to these first.
For windows more than 1350mm in height, we supply low level glazing units
as tempered safety glass to satisfy BS 6262: Part 4: 1994. (BSEN 12150)
Approved Document L
Magnet Trade standard factory glazing specification achieves a whole window
U Value of between 1.4W and 1.6W/m 2 K. See specific ranges for full details.
Factory, drained and vented glazing
To ensure quality and reliability, we carry out our glazing in controlled factory
conditions. We follow the correct glazing practices strictly: BS 6262: 1982
(including a 5mm clearance between the edge of the glass unit and the
rebate), as well as GGF and NHBC recommendations.
Glazing design
Obscure glass
Ice effect is supplied as standard but your customer can choose from
Leaf, Tulip or Dew effects through our Made to Measure offering.
Ice effect
Tulip effect*
Leaded glass
Your customer can also opt for diamond or rectangular leaded
glazing on certain designs, as shown here.
Diamond leaded*
*Available made to measure only.
Leaf effect*
Dew effect*
Rectangular leaded*
Toughened tempered safety glass
All safety glazing and insulation glass units, where applicable, are marked with
the appropriate identification to ensure correct, safe installation and permanent
traceability. Spacer bars are black as standard. It is the responsibility of the
Contractor/Architect to specify toughened glass at the point of order.
Finishing
Factory finishing
All standard Magnet Trade windows are supplied with a high quality white paint
system. Other colours are available when you choose the Made to Measure range.
Fully finished white softwood
Gardenia fully finished softwood*
Golden oak (on oak products only)*
*Available made to measure only.
Hi-Build buttermilk softwood*
Conservation green softwood* (matching
ventilators available at extra cost)
Hi-Build stain softwood*
Reliability in paint performance starts with the timber itself. We carefully
control the moisture content of the timber in our factory, to ensure our
windows are fit for the conditions they’ll face when installed.
Our preservation system and meticulous preparation also play an important
part in the performance of our windows. And of course, our Hi-Build paint
application is crucial. Whether you choose an opaque paint or translucent
stain finish, we start with a basecoat, then build up the paint or stain film on
this foundation, taking great care over surface preparation, cleanliness and
temperature at each stage. The result is a tough, durable coating that lasts for
many years. See the guarantee section on page 38 for full details.
The only maintenance our windows need is an occasional wash
down with a pH neutral soap solution, and perhaps a touch-up to make good
any minor damage from installation or a window cleaner’s ladder. Never use
an acid or alkali brick or stone cleaner. Please see Care of Products on page 37
for full maintenance instructions and details on the Magnet Trade website.
Primed or basecoat stained
If you prefer to finish the windows yourself, we can supply them primed, with
knotting treatment pre-applied, or with a translucent basecoat stain. This is the
base level, and you’ll need to build up the decoration from this on-site. You
can achieve a good finish with windows supplied primed or basecoat stained,
but take care to apply further knotting where necessary. Also keep surfaces
clean and dry, rub them down between coats, and make sure each coat is of
adequate thickness.
While Magnet Trade makes every effort to ensure frames are ready for
decoration when delivered, we cannot guarantee the paint finish or
performance of windows supplied unfinished, or finished by others.
We do not recommend painting timber windows black or other dark colours,
particularly on a south facing window. Solar heat gain can shorten the life of
a window and have detrimental effects on the timber. We do not recommend
that windows are used to construct a conservatory.
Made to Measure
Create bespoke windows for special projects or
simply because the client has requested them with
our unrivalled Made to Measure service. Choose the
timber, cill, glazing pattern, hinge types, hardware
colour and decorative and security options to
achieve fantastic results.
All images are for illustration purposes only. Please refer to specifications for full details of each range.
All images are for illustration purposes only. Please refer to specifications for full details of each range.
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