Coloured uPVC windows come in three versions: white on both sides at the base price, colour outside with white inside, or the same colour on both sides. You can choose woodgrain foils, anthracites, greys and matt black from the palette of each profile brand, and the extra cost of each version appears straight away in our configurator. Trouble with colour usually comes from rules people learn about too late. Here are eight of those traps.
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Coloured uPVC windows: what is possible and what we do not make
| Version | Do we make it? | |---|---| | White on both sides | yes, base price | | Colour outside, white inside | yes | | The same colour on both sides | yes, costs more than colour on one side | | Two different colours (one outside, another inside) | no | | Colour on the inside only | no | | Different colours for different windows in one order | no, one colour per order |
Eight mistakes when choosing a colour
1. Picking the colour from a brochure, then the system
Each profile brand has its own colour chart, and the same shade need not exist in every system. Fall for a woodgrain in one brand's brochure and then choose another brand's system, and it may not be there. The order is the other way round: first the system, then a colour from its palette in the configurator.
2. One colour outside, another inside
Anthracite on the facade and oak inside is a tempting idea, but we cannot make that uPVC window. You can have colour outside and white inside, or the same colour on both sides. White inside is usually easier to match with the room.
3. Colour on the inside only
We do not make windows coloured only on the room side with a white exterior. If you want colour inside, it has to be outside as well.
4. A door in another colour, or adding windows later
The whole order has one colour, so French doors in a different shade from the windows cannot go on the same list. Even the same woodgrain may differ slightly in shade between production batches, and that is not a defect. Windows and doors for one house are best ordered together.
5. Coloured tilt and slide doors without checking the width
Coloured tilt and slide (PSK) doors have a smaller maximum width than white ones. For a wide opening, check the size in the configurator in your chosen colour, not in white.
6. Dark doors in full sun
Dark door infill panels exposed to full sun can warp, and the warranty does not cover that. The warranty also requires doors and sliding units to be fitted under a canopy, protected from rain and full sun. On a south-facing wall without a canopy, a lighter door colour is the safer choice.
7. Expecting any RAL colour in uPVC
In uPVC you choose from the brand's palette: the foils and colours a given system offers. Any RAL colour, always the same on both sides, comes with powder-coated aluminium. If your architect has specified a particular RAL, compare the price of aluminium windows.
8. Leaving the protective film on for months
The profiles arrive with a protective film. Remove it no later than 4 weeks after delivery. Until fitting, store the windows upright, under a roof, away from sun and damp.
How we check the colour before production
We have worked with windows since 1997 and have more than 5,000 orders behind us. On every quote we check that the chosen woodgrain exists in the chosen system and that all items have the same colour. Before production you get a drawing and specification with the colour name next to each window. That is the last moment for a change, because after the 100 % payment the order goes into production. Colour also affects lead time: production takes 3–8 weeks, depending among other things on the colour.
We explain how foils are made and where shades come from in our article on window colours and RAL foils. If you are torn between materials, see uPVC or aluminium.
See the colour on your own windows
Put your windows together in the configurator, first in white, then in the colour you like, and the price difference shows up at once. The colour charts of all systems are on our uPVC windows page. We prepare a quote with delivery within 3 working days.