The Nothing to do with the Scorching Thread whinges.
Nov 9th 2011, 8:33 am
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the former is really expensive here (so much so that even those guys selling them are only doing it half-heartedly) and the latter is a real compromise on most fronts - other than ambient noise. I've had alu secondary on timber frames, alu. hardwood timber and PVC DG and the PVC is so much better for condensation, warmth, etc plus it doesn't blow the sealed units as often.
Also if they windows are PVC replacement I'd be really careful about who fits them, the installer is at least as important as the profile/frame manufacturer. Came accross some cowboys when ours were done in the UK.
but then I suppose "she'll be right"
Nov 9th 2011, 9:43 pm
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Re: The Nothing to do with the Scorching Thread whinges.
To be fair, which I do appreciate is a difficult concept coming from me, this year has been rather unusual and there has been no room in the media of any shape or form to squeeze in, or spare a thought for Christmas. We had several weeks of wall-to-wall Rugby and no space for Vince Martin to be schmarming about his Silver Balls.
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or Vin Smartin' as we call him. Spotted some Barbie & other girlie toy ads appearing yesterday as I was doing my ironing
Nov 9th 2011, 9:45 pm
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Re: Scorching !
yeah but are you suggesting PVC profiles or sticking with the original frames?
the former is really expensive here (so much so that even those guys selling them are only doing it half-heartedly) and the latter is a real compromise on most fronts - other than ambient noise. I've had alu secondary on timber frames, alu. hardwood timber and PVC DG and the PVC is so much better for condensation, warmth, etc plus it doesn't blow the sealed units as often.
Also if they windows are PVC replacement I'd be really careful about who fits them, the installer is at least as important as the profile/frame manufacturer. Came accross some cowboys when ours were done in the UK.
but then I suppose "she'll be right"
the former is really expensive here (so much so that even those guys selling them are only doing it half-heartedly) and the latter is a real compromise on most fronts - other than ambient noise. I've had alu secondary on timber frames, alu. hardwood timber and PVC DG and the PVC is so much better for condensation, warmth, etc plus it doesn't blow the sealed units as often.
Also if they windows are PVC replacement I'd be really careful about who fits them, the installer is at least as important as the profile/frame manufacturer. Came accross some cowboys when ours were done in the UK.
but then I suppose "she'll be right"
Nov 9th 2011, 10:06 pm
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Re: Scorching !
Nov 9th 2011, 11:47 pm
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Re: The Nothing to do with the Scorching Thread whinges.
Never heard this song until I got a Christmas compliation c.d. I love that song now. I find it oddly peaceful. Yeah, it's as schmaltzy as it gets but folks, that's Christmas !
Nov 10th 2011, 12:12 am
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Re: The Nothing to do with the Scorching Thread whinges.
We had a quote to install double glazing in our house here in NZ. Are you ready for this ? $30,000 !!! Colonial windows, so the wood joinery would have been the most expensive part. Put a whole pane of double glazed glass in the existing window frame, (after the current glass has been removed) then stick on wood struts to resemble that colonial style. When I've fully recovered from the shock of the cost, I'll look for an alternative i.e. replacement windows. I'll look into PVC like lardyl has got.
We had double glazing and radiator central heating in our house in Britain. Hey ho, happy days. Wonder what it's like in our 'old house' now. We've had a heat pump installed in our NZ house. Couldn't install radiator central heating as we have infinity hot water. No point having two systems working in parallel. No airing cupboard either, have had to find a solution for that too. No. 8 wire isn't it ?
We had double glazing and radiator central heating in our house in Britain. Hey ho, happy days. Wonder what it's like in our 'old house' now. We've had a heat pump installed in our NZ house. Couldn't install radiator central heating as we have infinity hot water. No point having two systems working in parallel. No airing cupboard either, have had to find a solution for that too. No. 8 wire isn't it ?
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Nov 10th 2011, 8:20 am
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Re: The Nothing to do with the Scorching Thread whinges.
We had a quote to install double glazing in our house here in NZ. Are you ready for this ? $30,000 !!! Colonial windows, so the wood joinery would have been the most expensive part. Put a whole pane of double glazed glass in the existing window frame, (after the current glass has been removed) then stick on wood struts to resemble that colonial style. When I've fully recovered from the shock of the cost, I'll look for an alternative i.e. replacement windows. I'll look into PVC like lardyl has got.
We had double glazing and radiator central heating in our house in Britain. Hey ho, happy days. Wonder what it's like in our 'old house' now. We've had a heat pump installed in our NZ house. Couldn't install radiator central heating as we have infinity hot water. No point having two systems working in parallel. No airing cupboard either, have had to find a solution for that too. No. 8 wire isn't it ?
We had double glazing and radiator central heating in our house in Britain. Hey ho, happy days. Wonder what it's like in our 'old house' now. We've had a heat pump installed in our NZ house. Couldn't install radiator central heating as we have infinity hot water. No point having two systems working in parallel. No airing cupboard either, have had to find a solution for that too. No. 8 wire isn't it ?
we don't have PVC here but had them in the UK. were pretty cheap there as a friend was a supplier of hinges to the trade so we got "his price" for some really excellent ones, fitted by a real master at the art - I helped my old man fit his PVC but we were rank amateurs compared to this guy. He was no carpet fitter turned window fitter.
wood joinery and sealed units can be a problem as the frames move/breathe and this can cause the units to fail. we had sealed units in hardwood in a conservatory and they were OK but me old man's ones in his bungalow failed over time, hence the move to PVC.
