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Double glazing - a few lessons
In article ,
(Clive Long,UK) writes:
Learn from my experience
If you live in flats and are only replacing some of the windows,
insist, really insist, that the dimensions of the new frame are as
close as possible to the existing - so that the new frames do not
stand out like a sore thumb. I guess that UPVC is structurally much,
much weaker than wood or metal hence the UPVC frame needs to be much,
much thicker to support the glazing units. If they are very much
thicker than the other unchanged units, they will look ridiculous.
Look at a mock-up of the style of the window. Other windows in my
block have a simple mitre between the frame and the glazing unit. My
new windows have some ridiculous extra fillet between the frame and
the glazing that irritates the **** out of me. I am trying to get that
rectified but I don't hold out much hope.
Internally beaded uPVC windows have very much thicker frames,
specially for any opening parts, but are not normally required
any more as the means of fixing the glazing units has changed.
I asked installer to point me to some previous installations.
He also took me to the factory and went through their store
area of completed frames so I could see what all the different
options looked like. This was very useful, and I changed the
spec of what I ordered as a result. This was a small local
installer.
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Andrew Gabriel
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