The Lorimer Window Range
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
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Lorimer - the standard by which others are judged Nothing says more about you than your home. And our beautifully designed Lorimer windows can add to the look and character of your property like nothing else.
The Lorimer range of windows 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. The elegantly proportioned profile of Lorimer lets natural light flood in and is perfectly framed with furniture quality, timber sills and surrounds, which our decorator will finish in wax or varnish. Our experienced consultants will work with you to select the right style of double glazed windows from our extensive range of casement, tilt and turn, reversible and sliding sash designs. As well as style advice, they will guide you through the exterior look and interior finish so the choice you make will be the right one for your home.
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Beautiful shape The Lorimer range has been designed to replicate the appearance of a traditional timber window, with slim frames and a contoured shape, other than the reversible. It has an alternative, striking chamfered frame externally and a contoured shape internally to match the rest of the Lorimer range. All transoms and mullions are mechanically jointed* for a more attractive finish, avoiding an unsightly ‘bird beak’ or ‘reverse butt’ weld.
Double glazed units Filled with argon gas, our units are fitted with one pane of low emissivity glass and a warm edge spacer bar for increased thermal performance.
Co-extruded gasket Lorimer window 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 finish.
Energy efficient & ‘A’ rated as standard All Lorimer windows achieve recommended Scottish Building Regulations and have an energy rating of ‘A’ as standard.
Strength & security For structural strength, all Lorimer windows are fitted with a combination of steel, aluminium and RCM 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
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Lorimer PVCu is lead free, using organic stabilisers and is also 100% virgin PVCu which guarantees our white windows will stay white.
Design choice
Nothing says more about you than your home. And our beautifully designed Lorimer windows can add to the look and character of your property like nothing else.
Lorimer reversible windows This window style is perfect for first floor rooms and flats or kitchens and bathrooms where taps may prevent the window from opening inwards. It swings out through 180º, which means you can easily open the window without disturbing your curtains, blinds or anything on the sill. They also have clever built-in restrictors and anti-slam hinges. 5
Lorimer tilt & turn windows This popular, practical window opens two ways, either opening in like a door – which makes it incredibly easy to clean – or tilting inwards at the top for ventilation. Its simple lines look great in any home, working especially well upstairs and, of course, in flats. 6
Lorimer sliding sash windows The modern-day interpretation of the traditional timber sash and case, our sliding sash double glazed window looks as beautiful and well proportioned as the original. Beneath the elegant looks, function meets design with some ingenious engineering that allows both sashes to be tilted inwards for cleaning. These are the perfect windows for period properties. 7
Lorimer casement windows Closely based on the design of an original timber window, the casement is our most popular and versatile style. It’s slim shape and careful positioning of openers gives this window an elegant and well-proportioned look as well as providing exceptional ventilation. You can choose between clean, modern lines or more traditional features like astragals which means the casement will perfectly suit any home. 8
‘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 window interior is fitted with a timber sill and surround 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.
Royal oak
Natural ash
Brilliant white
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Colours In addition to our white finish, Lorimer windows and doors 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
White
Rosewood
choose white instead. The contoured shape of our Lorimer window, combined with the woodgrain foil, give it colour and texture, and also means that our woodgrain finishes look and feel like real wood.
Anthracite grey*
American light oak *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.
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Black
Bright chrome
Graphite
Bright gold
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 over 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 which operates 24-hours, 365 days per year so we are available when you need us most. This service covers both problems of a serious nature such as fire hazards, flooding, security risks and the like, as well as more minor (but inconvenient) problems such as customers who have been locked out. Finally our whole guarantee package is fully transferable should you decide to move house in the future and as such, will be a great benefit in helping to sell your home.
Security guarantee We are so confident in the security provided by the Lorimer range that for ten years we will replace any door or window fitted to a brickwork aperture, completely free of charge, should it fail and an unwanted intruder gains entry to your home through the Lorimer frame (excluding glass breakage).
Building regulations certificate
Product & installation guarantee The Lorimer guarantee covers parts, products and workmanship for a full ten years. We will never hesitate to honour our obligations under its terms and our dedicated customer service team will handle your queries quickly and efficiently.
CR Smith is proud to guarantee that all installations of Lorimer windows and doors 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 Handle heights Safe cleaning Ventilation Permissions and warrants 11
Our kitemarks & accreditation Windows and doors performance
Windows & door sets made from PVCu extruded profiles
Insulating glass units
Enhanced security performance of windows
Quality Management Systems
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. 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. 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. BBA - Tremco Illbruck security glazing tape
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