VEKA uPVC windows, supply only

What the three Softline profiles have in common

All three are uPVC profiles with a sash that opens inwards. You choose from a fixed window, tilt and turn, side-hung, tilt-only or a door on the same profile. A window that opens outwards, top-hung or bottom-hung, isn't part of any of the three. If that is what you want, look at a Dutch version such as the Gealan S 9000.

Softline 70 AD, 76 MD and 82 MD: the difference

The Softline 70 AD is 70 mm deep, has 5 chambers, takes glass up to 42 mm and reaches Uf 1.3 W/m²K. The Softline 76 MD is 76 mm deep, also has 5 chambers, takes glass up to 48 mm and reaches Uf 1.1 W/m²K. The Softline 82 MD is 82 mm deep, with 7 chambers in the outer frame and 6 in the sash, glass up to 54 mm and Uf 1.0 W/m²K. Each extra 6 mm makes room for thicker glass and a lower Uf.

VEKA Softline 70 AD · VEKA Softline 76 MD · VEKA Softline 82 MD

AD or MD: two or three seals

AD stands for a rebate seal: the sash closes against the outer frame with two seals, one on the inside and one on the outside. MD stands for a centre seal: there is a third seal between them, in the middle of the profile. So the 70 AD has two, and the 76 MD and 82 MD have three.

Which Softline suits your opening?

If there is little depth in the wall, as is often the case in renovation work, the 70 AD sits least far into the opening. At Uf 1.3, though, it insulates less well than most of the uPVC profiles we offer. For a new build, the 76 MD and 82 MD are the more obvious choice, and the 82 MD insulates best of the three. In view, the difference is small: about 99 mm of frame and sash for the 70 AD, 112 mm for the 76 MD and 114 mm for the 82 MD. Those are guide dimensions; the final size is in your quote.

Colour and glass

Uf is the heat loss through the profile itself, not through the whole window. For the window, the glass (Ug) and the ratio between profile and glass count too — and the U-value limit in Approved Document L applies to the whole window (Uw), so the Uf alone doesn't tell you whether a window complies. Which glass and colours are available on your Softline is shown by the configurator: it won't accept a combination that doesn't exist. If you want to see a colour in daylight first, ask us whether a sample can be sent to you in the UK.

uPVC window colours

VEKA windows prices

We have no fixed price list for VEKA windows, and no guide price from earlier quotes yet either. The price depends on the profile, the outside size, the layout, the glass and the colour. You put your window together and send it as a request; within three working days you have your made-to-measure quote. Prices in GBP, excl. UK VAT and import duties, which are payable on delivery. Delivery to the UK is quoted with your offer. We supply, we don't install; a local installer fits the windows.