The UK Government on the 8th of July announced the new Green Homes Grant that will be available from September for UK homeowners. So, if you haven’t heard about this yet I bet you are wondering what it is and how can it benefit you? Well in this week’s blog we are going to take a look at the new Green Homes Grant and tell you exactly why this is great news for homeowners and Landlords around the Country. Essentially vouchers of up to £10,000 will be available depending on your income whic...

Natural light has many benefits to a home and this week we are going to take a look at why you should let as much natural light into your home as possible, especially during the summer. One of the main benefits when it comes to natural light is the saving on energy bills. The more light you let into your home the less energy you will need to use. You won’t have to waste power on lighting your home when the sun is already doing it for you and therefore the more windows/skylights that you have...

There has always been a big debate between homeowners on whether they should upgrade to a bigger property and move altogether or would it be easier to expand and improve the home you currently live in. There are various factors that can influence your decision. For example, if you literally have no room to expand and your family is getting bigger then you have no option, you must move to a larger property. However, many homes have more space than you think such as in the attic and in the garde...

The time for a window installation can vary greatly depending on the size of the windows, the style and design and the access to the window frame itself. The time will also vary depending on how many windows you are installing; the average window takes around 30 minutes to install. This is assuming there are no unexpected surprises, most jobs will take under a day to complete. The only jobs that tend to take longer than a day are big commercial jobs and large homes with a high number of install...

With things slowly getting back to a semi-normal state, we have begun to pick up and get back into the thick of it. During this initial period where things start to ease up we will be strictly following the social distancing rules to ensure the safety of you our clients and our staff members. Everyone’s health and safety is our main priority and if we or you don’t feel completely comfortable we won’t enter your property. We want you and our staff to have confidence and abide by the rules t...

At Countrywide Windows, we know you’ve all wondered at some point in your life “why do front doors open inwards”. Well it’s your lucky day as we are going to answer that question in this blog. When you go to the supermarket, shops, pub etc, they have all kinds of doors, pulls, pushes, revolving and sliding so why does almost every home have inward swinging front doors? There are three main reasons for this and they are – Security Traditional doors often have hinges on the swinging si...

This week we are going to take a look at Frequently asked questions that people come to us with when looking to start a home improvement project. We hope this will help you choose what is best for you, your property and your budget. As always if you have any further questions feel free to contact a member of our professional team. How much will it cost? Each projects cost will vary depending on the products used and estimated time to complete the project. Here at Countrywide we are a locally r...

According to Certass, installers will be able to work within homes in order to carry out their jobs in a safe environment for themselves and the client. The statement below is what they believe the new stance means for installers who need to enter a home to carry out their work. “Working in People’s Homes Following calls with the government this morning there is a new position enabling glazing installers to work in the home, but comes with some information that needs to be understood: If ...

Countrywide Windows alongside sister company Countrywide Construction is in the middle of renovating a bungalow into a dream family home. The project will combine the two company’s strengths to create a breath-taking family property. To keep up with the progress of the renovation you can follow renovating_project_66 on Instagram using that username or by clicking here. This will give you a great insight into how a project starts and finishes with all the stages in-between and could help give ...

The PM released a statement to announce the strategy to ease lockdown laws and to begin the process of bringing life back to some sort of normality. So, what does this statement mean and how much is life really going to change in the short term? In the short term, not much is expected to change, you are encouraged to go back to work only if it safe to do so and if this is not guaranteed or it is easier to work from home then you are advised to do that instead. Schools and Universities are not ...

After months of uncertainty and horror that the coronavirus has brought to the country we are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel with countries like Australia starting to reduce lockdown laws. Now we have had the clearest indicator from our own industry that things are starting to look brighter as Ultraframe have released a re-opening statement for its factory meaning that things can at least start getting back to how they used to be. The statement can be seen below: "Following the...

When the lockdown is eventually lifted life will not go back to how it once was. This is the strange reality that Covid-19 has brought upon us and unfortunately until a vaccine is found life will be quite different for a period of time. Social distancing will be enforced in social situations and we do not know when you will be able to go out and eat at a restaurant or have a drink at a bar and therefore we will all need to adjust to this new way of living in order to beat this virus. With this...

At this time of year where we are all locked down trying to keep ourselves entertained it has given some of us the opportunity to get things done that we havent had time to do in recent months. In our case its given us time to go over all the projects we've completed in recent months and we wanted to share some of the pictures with you. We hope you like them.   All of the jobs above were completed by our experienced team of professionals who deal with all aspects of the project, from planning...

Please see below the answers to the lockdown quiz we posted last week. Comment on our social media profiles and let us know how you got on. We hope you enjoyed the quiz. What two things can you never eat for breakfast? Lunch and dinner. What gets wetter the more it dries? A towel. What word is spelled incorrectly in every single dictionary? Incorrectly. What never asks a question but gets answered all the time? Your cellphone. What goes up but never ever comes down? Your age. A girl fell off a ...

With the lockdown in full swing now whilst our country and the world fights the Coronavirus, we have been finding new and inventive ways to keep ourselves entertained. Social media has allowed everyone to show how they are keeping themselves busy and this week we thought we would take the task on ourselves to keep you entertained for an hour or two. Introducing this very exciting quiz: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? What gets wetter the more it dries? What word is spelled inc...