A West London Historic Palace receives the Selectaglaze treatment

Fulham Palace, a Grade I Listed building has had a varied past. Residence to the Bishops of London since AD 704, the current building dates from the reign of Henry VII. The Palace sits surrounded by a now infilled moat which is an Ancient Scheduled Monument and since the 16^th century has had important botanical gardens which are now Grade II* Listed. The Palace and gardens suffered a period of neglect, so in 2011 Fulham Palace Trust was set up to oversee the estate.

In 2005 a large restoration project began, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, corporate sponsors and private individuals. As part of the £3.8m phase III restoration, Purcell Architects was engaged to produce a sensitive design for the renovations, not only with the building at the forefront of the plans, but also ‘future-proofing’ it for years to come.

Sykes and Son Ltd, approached Selectaglaze to provide the secondary glazing element of the works, following a previous successful working relationship at Syon House. The original single pane Tudor windows could not be replaced due to the Listing of the building and did little to stop draughts, retain heat or stop noise ingress from the overhead aircraft on the Heathrow flight path.

34 units were manufactured for the office areas which were a mixture of Series 10- 2 and 3 pane horizontal slider, plus some Series 45 hinged casements. 6.8mm acoustic laminate glass was used to improve the acoustic and thermal performance. 11 units were installed to the museum area; 3 of which were large (2308mm (h) x 1502 (w)) Series 85 2 horizontal sliding enhanced security units to meet performance requirements for the Government Indemnity Scheme.

Selectaglaze is the leading specialist in the design, manufacture and installation of secondary glazing; established in 1966 and a Royal Warrant Holder since 2004.

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