Front door, side panel left in Schüco LivIng Vlak

The Schüco LivIng Vlak is the LivIng version in which the sash sits in one plane with the outer frame, for a flush, continuous face on the elevation. The windows are tilt and turn, so the sash opens inwards — this is not a British flush casement, which opens out. Schüco LivIng is Schüco's uPVC window and door system: 82 mm frame depth for both outer frame and sash, seven chambers, and glazing from 24 to 52 mm thick. It comes with a rebate seal (Uf 1.00 W/m²K) or a centre seal (Uf 0.96 W/m²K), and reaches up to Rw 47 dB, burglar resistance class RC2, watertightness class 9A and wind load class B5. About the name of this version: the four LivIng versions we supply differ in how the sash looks — how it sits in relation to the outer frame. Which geometry belongs to this name exactly is not in the manufacturer documentation we hold; that documentation names the sash shapes differently. So we don't give millimetres here that we haven't measured. Once it is confirmed, it will be on this page.

Schüco's uPVC system: 82 mm frame depth and Uf 1.00 W/m²K (0.96 with a centre seal).

A fixed glazed panel on the left of the door: this frame brings more light into the hall without widening the door itself.

The side panel is fixed, not a second door: it doesn't open, it only lets light in. The door stays the same 1,000 mm wide as in the front door layout — so you gain light without the door becoming heavier or wider to open and close.

The standard size is 1,450 × 2,100 mm: the door plus a narrower side panel beside it. Which side the panel goes on usually depends on how you approach the door, or on where the wall has more room. If you want light on both sides, the front door with side panels on both sides is the wider option; if you would rather have no side panel, the front door on its own is the narrower one.

All about the Schüco LivIng Vlak profile All about the front door, side panel left layout