First Home Improvements

As one of the longest established double glazing companies, with roots going back to the early 1970s, First Home Improvements can offer you a first class service to help you to select the best double glazing and related products to meet your needs and requirements. We offer exclusive and innovative products that are made to the highest possible standards using traditional hand crafted methods. So, it's worth taking the time to make the right choices. Not only to achieve the perfect look but also to choose products which will stand up to the demands of today's busy households.

The beauty of in-line sliding patio doors lies in their ability to provide virtually unhindered views of the great outdoors while being unobtrusive within your living space. All our doors come double glazed, choose from 2, 3 and 4 pane options with a variety of different finishes, solid colours or woodgrain effect. Our sliding patio doors are manufactured with the best quality frames and security locks available on the market. They have been tested under strict quality standards and they will provide high performance insulation for your home, you will also benefit from the low maintenance and easy cleaning of this product too.

At First Home Improvements we offer a wide range of garage doors to suit all property types and styles, with some examples in our gallery below. If you would like to talk to one of our technical professionals to discuss your requirements and view the full range, please contact us or request a quote. A functional garage door is essential to the security and convenience of your home, keeping the elements and intruders out and allowing easy egress when you need it. It's also a large part of the appearance of your home, placing further importance on its selection and upkeep.

A perfect way to bring more natural ventilation and light into the home as well as easy access from living areas to the outside. French doors can be stylish and provide you with a breath of fresh air - both literally and figuratively. Whether they open on to your garden, a terrace or a balcony, or if you simply want to enjoy the views across the fields at the back, these beautiful doors come in a range of styles, colours and finishes to complement your home, all double glazed. Our uPVC French doors combine high-quality performance with top-of-the-range security features and fantastic energy performance, and they come with high-performance Q-Lon weatherseal.

If you are looking for a lightweight roof cladding solution in addition to renovating your current roofline, First Home Improvements are experts in supplying and fitting a range of products suitable for cladding any style of house available in a range of colours. Our uPVC cladding will certainly freshen up your homes current exterior aesthetics. Unlike external wood cladding, uPVC exterior cladding is specifically designed to be low maintenance, provide extra thermal insulation and comes with Heat Shield Technology which prevents your external cladding from warping and discolouration.

Make a grand statement for when visitors enter your home with a new porch from First Home Improvements. Not only does it provide extra space, but it also prevents heating escaping from the main area of your home as well as benefiting from another layer of security. The extra space can be used in many different ways to suit your requirements. Our porches benefit from our high quality windows and doors, offering A+ rated double glazing for insulation and our market leading security. Our bespoke porches can be built to any size, choose from a range of different designs with brickwork options, types of window designs and finishes, along with the glazing options to create a configuration that best complements your home.

With ultra-slim frames, there's nothing to obscure your view or stop all that extra light flooding into the heart of your home. The bi-fold doors will open to the lightest of touches, they will slide across smoothly, folding back flatter than any rival model for great space-saving functionality. They feature a multi-locking security system for peace of mind and manufactured to meet weather performance and operational & strength characteristics to British Standards BS6375. Available in an array of opening configurations, bi-folding doors open a world of possibilities.

Our composite doors are manufactured using only the best components to create stylish, secure, reliable and durable doors, whether they're front or back doors. With the latest CNC machinery and CAD software, the composite doors are precision-built to exacting standards. First Home Improvements doors offer a high level of security, with increased resistance to forced entry, keeping you, your family and your property safe. The First Home Improvements door slab has reinforced GRP skins as standard and has passed the rigours of PAS24 in line with the Approved Document Q.

If you are looking to add some extra space to your home, maybe for a playroom, a dining room or simply a room to relax in, then a new conservatory or orangery is the ideal solution for you. A traditional conservatory creates a cost-effective way to increase the value of your home and provide you with all the space and light you need for relaxing, entertaining or just spending time with the family. Our conservatories are manufactured from modern aluminium and PVCu/uPVC materials. Built to last, all our double glazed windows and conservatories come with a 10-year warranty to ensure it does not flake, rust, rot or peel, they are virtually maintenance-free and require nothing more than the occasional wash and/or wipe down with a damp cloth.

First Home Improvements are the expert UK installers of uPVC soffits and fascias, guttering, drainpipes, bargeboards and cladding and understand that these uPVC roofline products are essential when it comes to protecting your home from the elements. The roofline is the place where your roof meets your house and is the most vulnerable area of a building as it is exposed to all British weather, potentially causing blocked gutters, decaying timbers and rot. Our uPVC roofline products, guttering, downpipes, fascias, soffits and bargeboards are the answer to this problem, a permanent cure that not only removes the worry of expensive timber replacement but also eliminates the need for repainting.

We cover a wide area across England including Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, East & West Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Dorset, find a showroom near you. All our showrooms and installation teams offer a wide variety of home improvement products. Our UPVC double glazing windows offer a high number of features, such as energy efficient glazing and up to 11 point high security locking as standard.

If you prefer an alternative to a conservatory with brickwork from floor to ceiling and windows, along with a roof lantern (glass roof) to let the light flood in, then this is for you! We take pride in our work and have an eye for detail. We work with you from start to finish to get the best results for your home improvements - Choose from a wide range of conservatories, orangeries, porches, rooftrim, windows, doors and more. From our workshops in Norwich, Norfolk. First Home Improvements has been handcrafting doors, windows and conservatories for over 40 years.

At First Home Improvements we believe that our prospects are determined by the support, help and measures we take every day. In a world that is continually connected we understand that our actions go further than just business strategy, that social responsibility not only affects our business but our employees, stakeholders, customers, local communities, and even human rights. Our long-term goal is to be responsible and accountable for our own actions, to give back to our community in a way that increases the positive impact we have on wellbeing, communities and the planet, to create a sustainable future.

Simply put energy efficiency involves using less energy to perform the same task, therefore minimising its energy waste and delivering less carbon to the environment. House energy bills increase on a yearly basis, costing families more to heat their homes. Modern double glazing is built to retain heat that old windows may lose creating an energy-efficient house, BFRC A+ rated double glazed windows deliver an ideal solution to achieve a warm and welcoming energy efficient home. The British Fenestration Rating Council (BFRC) created an energy efficiency standards scheme, which uses a rainbow system of ratings that then equal a scale from A+ to G that are used to certify the glazings energy efficiency.

We have a wide range of high-security double glazed doors, choose from composite and uPVC doors to patio doors, French doors and many more. The front door is the most used product on any home and the first thing people will notice when visiting. Create a memorable impression with the wide range available from First Home Improvements, all with a 10-year warranty (insurance-backed). Our uPVC Doors come with glazing options such as double or triple glazing, resin and glass bevels, lead and film, Georgian grill or sandblasted glass.

Bargeboards also known as vergeboards or fascia boards are attached to the gables of a roof and secure the gutters in place. They provide the strength and protection that a home needs from weathering and although they play the same role as fascia boards, they tend to be used for more decorative purposes and come in styles such as square, bullnose and flat. Our replacement bargeboards change your existing timber boards that tend to rot and wear quickly with modern uPVC boards but don't worry about style and colour as they can come in woodgrain effects to match your old timber boards, as well as a range of standard colours including Black, White and Grey, so it's easy to match new barge boards to the existing colour of your roofline.

First Home Improvements are committed to providing the highest level of customer services and aim to resolve complaints in a professional and timely manner. We are proud of the products we supply but understand there are many factors involved with home improvements and unforeseen issues can arise at times that relate to building works. We take pride in resolving any issues and complaints, ensuring that any delays are kept to a minimum. Dealing with complaints is exceptionally important to us, we treat them not as distractions or inconveniences, but as opportunities to learn and to make things better.

These designs provide extra space from the extended window sill, making the room feel more open. They allow light to enter from each individual angle, so passing more light into the room. They can become an ideal spot for a seating area or a place to read/sit in the natural light. Bay windows retain the traditional look of your home, creating space, character and allowing light to flood your room. A typical bay window design contouring shape of the building creates additional internal space. Adding a bay window seat is a very popular option.

Need inspiration or would like to see what a door style and frame would look like with your chosen door furniture and glazing, now you can! Please note: The doors within our application are a representation of the variety of designs available, designs can be introduced or withdrawn at any time. There isn't enough room to present all the combinations and benefits of our double glazed doors here, so feel free to Request a Quote with any questions and for us to provide more details of the full range.

First Home Improvements offer a comprehensive range of double glazing window designs, suitable for all types of buildings. All our upvc double glazing windows offer exceptional levels of energy efficiency as well as a choice of opening styles, solid colours and wood grain effect. Our team of designers will help you configure the best designs for your home. There is a double glazed window to suit every style of property from modern, contemporary to traditional. The revolutionary new window lock on our PVCu/uPVC windows from the well-known lock company, Yale, has a 12 year warranty and has been tested for up to 42 years of use, this is a security lock that can't be beaten!