A Ridge Suburb, Two Generations Of Housing
Faerie Glen is a mixed suburb, but its upper ridge and estate pockets — where most homes sit above the R3 million mark — carry a distinct character: elevated stands, longer sightlines, and the wind and sun exposure that comes with sitting higher than the surrounding valley. Established freehold homes share the ridge with newer estate pockets, so we're regularly fitting both a decades-old sash window and a brand-new stacking door in the same postal code.
Built For The View, Braced For The Wind
A view worth having is a view worth keeping, which is why a low-openness sunscreen roller is one of our most-requested products on the ridge — cutting glare without losing what you climbed the hill for in the first place. That same elevation means more wind exposure than lower-lying parts of Pretoria East, so any folding-arm awning here gets specified with a wind sensor as standard, not an optional extra — a gust that's merely brisk in the valley can be considerably stronger up on the ridge.
On the suburb's older homes, an aluminium or timber venetian often suits the window proportions better than a roller; ask us about either when we measure.
Getting Started In Faerie Glen
The process is the same as everywhere else we work: an enquiry, a free in-home measure, a written quote per window, then manufacture and a proper fitted install. See our full four-step process for the detail.