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Wood Grain "Aluminium"

Over recent years an Italian company called ‘Decoral’ TM developed a process which allows high quality wood grain effects to be produced on aluminium, combined with the protective advantages of aluminium powder coating.

Aluminium Walnut Wood Grain Conservatory From The Heritage Range

A Heritage Range Aluminium Casement Window in Rosewood Wood Grain Effect

Heritage Range Aluminium Walnut Wood Grain Front Door Installation

Side Hung Opening Casement Window in Rosewood Aluminium Wood Grain Heritage Range Finish

Heritage Range Aluminium Rosewood Wood Grain Window Installation

Entire Dwelling With Heritage Rosewood Wood Grain Effect Windows & Doors Installed By Hazlemere in Wooburn Green, Bucks

Rosewood Aluminium Wood Grain French Doors Installation

An Oak Aluminium Wood Grain Finish Conservatory Under Construction

Aluminium Rosewood Wood Grain Window and Door Installation

Heritage Range Oak Front Door Installation Showing Aluminium Wood Grain Effect

Heritage Range Aluminium Casement Windows

Close up of Rosewood Aluminium Wood Grain Effect Window Cill in Direct Sunlight

Heritage Replacement Door in Rosewood Aluminium Wood Grain Finish

Heritage Rosewood Casement Window With Diamond Leaded Double Glazed Sealed Units

Walnut Wood Effect Aluminium Heritage Range Front Door

Heritage Range French Doors With Square Leaded Double Glazed Windows Fitted By Hazlemere in Wooburn Green, Bucks

A Heritage Range Rosewood Wood Grain Effect Front Door Fitted By Hazlemere Windows in Wooburn Green, Bucks

The Aluminium Wood Grain Effect Sublimation Process:

A special polyurethane powder coating is applied to the aluminium, and part-cured. The wood grain effect is printed onto a film, using inks which will sublime when heated. (That is to say, the solid material will convert to a vapour without passing through a liquid phase in which it could flow out and blur the printed outlines). The printed film is then wrapped round the coated aluminium, made to adhere firmly by vacuum processing, then heated to approx 200°C.

The colour from the ink sublimes onto the powder coating and diffuses into it, producing a permanently fixed decorative effect. Only certain powder coatings can be used because they must withstand reheating to 200°C without damage. In this process the powder coating provides the protective effect, while the film-based technology applies the decorative appearance. This type of process is well established in textile technology, where it is known as dye transfer printing.

Prior to the application of the powder coating all extrusions go through a pre-treatment process. The aluminium extrusions are loaded into specially designed baskets, which are then taken, under computer controlled conditions, through the following eleven stage immersion process.

Stage 1. Alkaline Degreasing: This removes oil, dirt and some oxide. Degreasing lifts organic contaminants and a little oxide from the surface.

Stage 2. Alkaline Etching: Removes swarf and the natural aluminium oxide layer to provide a chemically abraded surface for the paint to bond onto.

Stage 3. Rinse: Overflowing and recirculating warm water rinse.

Stage 4. Rinse: Also overflowing and recirculating but at ambient temperature.

Stage 5. Desmutting: This process removes alloying oxides to produce a ’pure’ aluminium layer.

Stage 6. Rinse: Overflowing water rinse.

Stage 7. Conversion Coating: Provides an inert, amorphous, iridescent green, chromium-phosphate film which is integral with the prepared aluminium.

Stage 8. Rinse: Overflowing water rinse.

Stage 9. Rinse: Deionised water rinse.

Stage 10. Rinse: Deionised water is controlled. The use of high purity, deionised water in the final rinse ensures that the aluminium will be in optimum condition for paintiing.

Stage 11. Drying: Dried at temperatures below 85 degrees celsius to avoid any ’mud cracking’.

The aluminium has now finally been cleaned down to pure metal, coated with a chromate film and carefully dried, providing a substrate to which paints bond remarkably well, creating a highly durable and quality colourful finish.

Coloured Aluminium Windows and Doors

The Heritage Range is also available in seven other attractive powder coated aluminium colours: white, ivory, buttermilk, sage, hessian, slate grey and heritage green. To see all ten high quality finishes in the flesh, why not pop along to Hazlemere Windows, Doors & Conservatories Showroom in High Wycombe?

To obtain literature about the Heritage Range, or request a free, no obligation consultation and quotation FREEPHONE 08000 825825 or email: heritage@hazlemere.co.uk

Hazlemere Window Company Ltd has been dedicated to the quality of products and services it provides to customers since the company was established in 1985. Hazlemere are accredited to ISO 9001:2008 for the supply and installation of windows, doors and conservatories in Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Middlesex, Oxfordshire or Hertfordshire. Find out if we cover your area

"Delighted with both Hazlemere Windows products and their installation. The aluminium rosewood wood effect windows and doors with rectangular leaded double glazing are a pleasing addition to my property."
Mr Terry Pitts, Wooburn Green, Buckinghamshire "Please find enclosed a cheque for the balance of the conservatory. We are both delighted with it, and have both been enormously impressed by everyones efficiency and good nature."
Mr Frank Armitage, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, Bucks "We found that every one of your personnel carried out their duties absolutely first class - their efficiency could not be faulted, their manners were impeccable and everyday they left the site in a first class clean condition."
Mr Clark, Maidenhead, Berkshire "As old age pensioners and first time buyers of double glazing, we were very anxious indeed to have a large casement window replaced in our lounge. The experience was, although unusual for us, a joy to watch."
Mr and Mrs Chase, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire "We particularly appreciated the work of your installers. They were tidy, used plenty of dust sheets, and were always careful to remove shoes before stepping inside. We were also very pleased to find that the internal decoration was not damaged at all."
Mr J Davidson, Prestwood, Bucks "We wanted to let you know how delighted we are with our conservatory. We feel that we have to give a special thank you to the three young men who built it for us. They were polite, clean, tidy and very professional. "
Mr and Mrs Pocock, Princes Risborough, Bucks "I would like to say how pleased I am with the work that John your window fitter did for me last week, also last November. The windows look very nice."
Mrs Ward, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire "I am thrilled to bits with the new French Doors in my kitchen - all I kept saying as the work progressed was wow!"
Mrs Val Price, Wheeler End, Bucks "We would like to say how pleased we are with our new windows, the drafts have all gone and the house is so much warmer. The workmen who installed them were great. They very well mannered, worked non stop, even through the rain, made sure all carpets and furniture were covered where necessary. When they left you wouldn't have thought there had been any workmen in the house. We would recommend your company to our friends and anyone else who wishes to have new windows installed."
Mr and Mrs Joe and Carolyn Murphy, Wantage, Oxon. "We are more than happy to recommend Hazlemere Windows. We've found the product to look great and have found the service and installation they provided excellent."
Mr Steve Guard, Pinedene Builders, Chinnor, Oxfordshire "Very pleased with the installation and look of our aluminium wood grain effect rosewood windows, and brown aluminium bi-folding doors. Even some of our friends and neighbours have asked if we like our new "wooden" windows!"
Mr and Mrs Lam, High Wycombe, Bucks "The aluminium windows and doors that Hazlemere Windows installed throughout our property are excellent. We are particualrly pleased with the two white aluminium sliding patio doors that were fitted to the living room and dining room respectively, as they each open into the back garden and have brought a lot of extra daylight both rooms."
Mr and Mrs Austin, Beaconsfield, Bucks "Thank you for building a beautiful conservatory on the rear of our house. When we were looking for a supplier we concentrated on the higher quality end of the market, not just for the product, but the quality of the installation."
Mr and Mrs Ian and Caron Cullen, Chesham, Bucks "An extremely professional window and door installation that has been conducted with the utmost care and attention at every stage."
Mr David Lynes, Banbury, Oxfordshire