The Lorimer Range of Orangeries | CR Smith

The Lorimer Orangerie

OUR PHILOSOPHY

When you are planning to upgrade your home with new windows, whether you want to sensitively enhance its character or simply revitalise a tired exterior, it’s essential to choose the right style; one that’s most in keeping with its overall appearance.

Only Lorimer from CR Smith has the breadth of designs, subtlety of shape and form, and exacting build quality to achieve the meticulous renovation or stunning transformation you’re looking for.

I think you’ll find our approach to the exterior styling of your home impressive too, and our consideration to interior styling breathtaking.

And by doing this, not only do we believe that the distinctive look created by Lorimer windows will be in keeping with the original architecture, it will also complement your own interior room design.

Gerard Eadie CBE

Uniquely designed for a uniquely stylish home

Our experienced design consultants will give you the best advice on styles and designs to ensure you get an orangerie that’s exactly right for your home.

Every Lorimer orangerie includes a Smartglass™ self-cleaning roof, our climate control heating and cooling system as well as opening windows throughout. Additionally, we will organise all your electrics, plumbing and flooring for you, so that you don’t have to worry about finding your own trades people.

Our in-house architectural technicians will apply for all necessary permissions on your behalf and we’ll provide a completion certificate once the installation is finished.

Installation to Lorimer Fit™ standard

Every orangerie is fully surveyed by one of our own measurement surveyors to ensure a perfect fit. They are fully trained in the current building regulations, to which CR Smith will always comply.

A project manager oversees every orangerie, from construction to completed installation. CR Smith employs its own joiners and builders. By providing continuity of work, we can attract the most skilled trades people for you.

10 year guarantee package

We will look after you over the next 10 years with our comprehensive product and installation guarantee. Our guarantee package is fully transferable at no charge should you decide to move house in the future and as such will be a great benefit in helping to sell your home. This guarantee is unique in our industry.

The CR Smith total service promise

We provide a free 24-hour, 365 days per year call out service. No other company can match this. Our dedicated customer service team handles any queries promptly and efficiently.

Once we’ve finished, all you have to do is move in.

Lorimer - the standard by which others are judged

The word ‘orangerie’ dates from the 17th century when special rooms were built onto grand houses for growing fruit such as oranges. Today an orangerie is a more enclosed style of conservatory with a partial solid ceiling, while still retaining a glazed roof.

The epitome of modern living, an orangerie allows you to effortlessly incorporate contemporary design features such as speakers and down-lighters.

The Lorimer range has been developed to be uncompromising in every aspect of its performance, while maintaining a unique and attractive appearance. It is the market leader in terms of design, functionality, security and thermal performance.

Contoured shape

The windows and doors fitted in our orangeries are from our Lorimer range and have been designed to replicate the appearance of timber products, with slim frames and a contoured shape. All transoms and mullions are mechanically jointed for a more attractive finish.

Double glazed units

Filled with Argon gas, our units are fitted with two panes of toughened glass, one of which is low emissivity.

Both panes are held together with a warm edge spacer bar for increased thermal performance.

Co-extruded gasket

Lorimer glazing gaskets are co-extruded to the frame, which is a permanent bond. This means that they will not shrink or move and will remain perfectly in place around the edge of the glass to add to the slim-line finish.

Energy efficient & ‘A’ rated as standard

All Lorimer orangeries exceed recommended Scottish Building Regulations and are fitted with ‘A’ energyrated windows and doors.

Our orangerie windows are most often ‘casement’ style. The window is designed to offer optimum weather performance to suit the Scottish climate and also to provide the classic slim-line appearance of Lorimer.

Strength & security

To ensure they are also extremely secure, every casement window is fitted with Glass Bond™ technology to seal the glass unit into the PVCu frame, which has British Board of Agrément accreditation. They also have a multi-point espagnolette lock with

two mushroom heads and two flat-knife shootbolts. Finally, arrow headed ‘security’ hinges are fitted to the opposite side of the main locking points along with anti-jemmy cleats. These provide extra security support for the hinging mechanism.

Lorimer orangerie windows are fully reinforced with aluminium and steel to provide strong structural strength. All the fittings for our hinges, locks and handles are fixed into the steel or aluminium reinforcement.

Our unique multi-chamber profile design adds even more strength to the Lorimer frame as well as providing better thermal performance.

Lead free & virgin PVCu

Lorimer PVCu is lead free, using organic stabilisers and is also 100% virgin PVCu which guarantees our white windows will stay white.

The orangerie build

All our orangeries are constructed using our unique ground wall timber system providing a stronger fixing point.

Our builders will excavate the site and lay a base in accordance with Scottish Building Regulations, matching the foundations of your home. Our base walls are fully insulated and traditionally built with two skins of brick and an insulated cavity. They will include a damp proof course and damp proof membrane, both designed to prevent moisture ingress. Externally, CR Smith will source brick, stone or render to match your home as closely as possible.

Next, your Lorimer windows and doors are installed and your new fully insulated floor is laid.

A Lorimer orangerie roof is an extruded aluminium clad design with PVCu on the inside to match the windows. Its engineered construction means the roof is fully built and tested prior to installation which carries British Board of Agrément accreditation. The aluminium design means it will remain colour-fast and gives it additional rigidity and strength, unlike PVCu roofs.

Each roof has a unique wind and snow loading specification, computer calculated prior to manufacture.

Steps and drainage are then finally added. When complete, your new orangerie will look like an integral part of your home.

Climate control

Getting the atmosphere just right

Imagine being able to heat or cool the air - all at the touch of a button. With our climate control system, you can.

Lorimer orangeries are designed with opening windows all the way round and doors to allow a free flow of air on the hottest days. Combined with our climate control system, we believe it is the best way to regulate the temperature in your orangerie.

Whether you want to feel cosy on a winter’s night or read a book under summer skies, you can get the most out of your new living space.

The system is ‘A+++’ energy rated which means that it’s cheaper to run than an electric heater or radiator.

Additionally, the system can de-ionise and purify the air, and it comes in a choice of colours to suit your interior decoration, including white, black and silver.

Quiet Elegant wall mounted unit with ‘Silent’ mode

Installed in less than a day

Stylish

Sleek indoor unit in a choice of colours

Other features include:

Thermostat Controlled

Every Lorimer orangerie is fitted with a Smartglass roof. This modern alternative to clear glass can not only keep itself cleaner for longer, it is far quieter than polycarbonate glazing sheets, reflects unwanted heat and glare from the sun in summer, but also helps retain warmth during the winter months.

Reduces heat loss

Using a low emissivity coating, argon gas filled cavity and warm edge technology, a typical conservatory roof glazed with Smartglass ® is able to retain warmth in the winter months twice as well as standard glazing.

Heat reflection

The solar control coating and subtle tint in Smartglass® reflects up to 60%* of the sun’s radiant heat during the summer months, dramatically reducing the unwanted build-up of heat that occurs with other glass and polycarbonate roofs.

Glare reduction

Smartglass* ® does much more to regulate the temperature in a conservatory than standard glass. It is designed to dramatically reduce the glare of the sun, reflecting nearly 60%* of visible light and filtering out harmful UV rays. The result is a light and airy room, which can be further enhanced in tone by one of the four Smartglass® subtle tints.

Stays cleaner for longer

Smartglass* ® provides low-maintenance technology with its ground-breaking properties. It has a dual action ‘photo-catalytic’ coating on the outer face, which harnesses the ultraviolet energy in daylight to break down organic matter and then allows it to stay cleaner for longer.

Soundproofing

Made from two panes of 4mm toughened glass, the rigid unit construction offers twice the soundproofing of standard roof polycarbonate.

Smartglass™

‘Designed for you’

With Lorimer you are furnishing the room as well as the window. Personalise each window to suit the room’s décor, or choose something completely different to give you inspiration for a whole new look.

Timber finishes

Each Lorimer orangerie is fitted with engineered timber sills with solid bullnose edges and skirtings in your choice of natural ash, American cherry or royal oak. As standard they’re hand finished in varnish or wax. Alternatively, we can offer an engineered wood, finished in brilliant white if this would suit your home better.

American cherry

Brilliant white

Natural ash

Royal oak

Colours

In addition to our white finish, Lorimer orangeries can also be foiled in rosewood, anthracite grey and American light oak woodgrains. The window or door frames can have a matching woodgrain finish on the inside* or, if you want to make the most of the light

in your room, you can choose white instead. The contoured shape of our Lorimer window, combined with the woodgrain Renolit foil, give it colour and texture, and also means that our woodgrain finishes look and feel like real wood.

*Anthracite grey only available with white internal colour

Window handles

Our range of handles complements the window perfectly in terms of colour and form, with a choice of black, bright chrome, white, graphite and bright gold.

Bright gold Graphite

White Rosewood Anthracite grey*

American light oak

Flooring. Tiles or timber?

The choice is yours. With CR Smith, you can choose from a wide range of tiled and timber floors for your new living space.

Engineered timber

Our engineered timber floors add a touch of luxury to any space. Made from 18mm-thick cross-ply timber with a beautiful solid hardwood skin, our engineered floors can have a hand distressed, lacquered or oiled finish to suit your room.

Porcelanosa tiles

We have partnered with leading tile manufacturer Porcelanosa to offer a stunning range of luxury tiles for your living space floor. We offer a range of styles, colours and finishes, so you can get the right look for your home.

Sonos music

You can now listen to your favourite music with our new integrated audio system.

Our square, flush speakers are the epitome of contemporary living and the Sonos CONNECT:AMP means you can stream music instantly from your phone or tablet.

We can fit four discreet speakers in the corners of your new orangerie. These are linked to a state of the art CONNECT:AMP which allows you to play your music wirelessly using your existing wifi. Your CONNECT:AMP can be

positioned on your new window sill, mounted on the wall or simply placed on a table or storage unit if you prefer. With Sonos you can connect to online streaming services such as Spotify or Apple Music, as well as listen to the radio or connect to your existing music library. If you have other Sonos speakers in your home, you can link them to your new CONNECT:AMP and they’ll all work together seamlessly.

Sonos CONNECT:AMP

A guarantee for complete peace of mind

CR Smith is committed to providing our customers with the best product and service available. We have been in business continually for almost 50 years and are now in our fifth generation of ten-year guarantee.

We are always here for our customers, not simply during the installation but for the months and years thereafter. Additionally, CR Smith offers an

emergency call out service available 24-hours, 365 days per year so we are available when you need us most.

Our whole guarantee package is fully transferable at no charge should you decide to move house in the future and as such, will be a great benefit in helping to sell your home. This guarantee is unique in our industry.

Building Regulations certificate

CR Smith is proud to guarantee that all installations of Lorimer tiled sunrooms meet, as a minimum, the exacting standards of Building Regulations (Scotland) at the time of your installation. This includes: energy conservation, safety glass, fire escape, safe cleaning, ventilation, permissions and warrants, structural engineers certification.

Product & installation guarantee

The Lorimer guarantee covers parts, products and workmanship for a full ten years. All electrical items and flooring are covered by the manufacturer’s guarantee. We will never hesitate to honour our obligations under its terms and our dedicated customer service team will handle your queries quickly and efficiently.

Our kitemarks & accreditation

BS 6375 - 1 Performance of windows and doors

Weather tightness and guidance on selection and specification (Part of BS 7412). It specifies the exposure categories related to test pressure levels for air permeability, water tightness and wind resistance for external windows and door sets.

BS 7412 windows & door sets made from PVC-U extruded profiles

Specifies the requirements for the design, fabrication and performance of windows and doors.

BS EN 1279 - 2 & 3 Insulating glass units

Our double glazed sealed units have been successfully manufactured and tested for moisture penetration and gas retention.

PAS 24 Enhanced security performance of windows for domestic applications

Specification for windows and doors manufactured to provide enhanced security against unauthorised forced entry.

BFRC energy rating - ‘A’

All Lorimer windows and doors are manufactured to achieve a U-Value of 1.4W/m2K, which is an ‘A’ energy rating.

Secured by Design

A police initiative that improves the security of buildings through design and seeks to achieve sustainable reductions in crime.

ISO 9001:2008 Quality management systems

Systems to enhance customer satisfaction through the ability to consistently provide a product that meets customer and statutory/regulatory requirements, including process for continual improvement.

BBA - Quantal Conservatory Roof Systems

BBA - Tremco Illbruck Security Glazing Tape