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SimonJ
 
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Default upvc windows in conservation area.

If you have the vaguest interest in buildings at all then plastic
windows can be spotted from half a mile! They may be low (no)
maintenance but they are also highly obsolescent and will need
replacing in from 5 to max 20 years. Lots of studies show that trad
joinery is cheaper and lower maintenance than plastic, in the longer
term. Higher initial cost but lower cost overall over time. Also adds
to house value: estate agents "retaining original features" means
higher value.


'retaining original features' is generally regarded as estate agent speak
for 'in need of modernisation'.

The vast majority of people viewing a house on seeing wooden windows would
adjust their offer to compensate for the fact that they would be replacing
all the windows.