Mogweed. wrote:
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DG is waste of money - about the least cost effective way of reducing
fuel bills, don't bother. Draught proofing the opposite - can be very
cheap and very effective.

cheers

Jacob


In my original post I said that the existing windows had maybe four years of
life left in them. This is because the original wooden frames are getting
past it. The rest of the house was DG'd 10 years ago and we've just
repainted the outside of the house that isn't plastic and it's obvious that
this'll be the last time I can do these windows. It needs doing not to save
money but just because they need replacing.

Mogweed.

I dont know how bad they are, and whether theres the possible option of
gouging out the rot and adding car body filler. Or the option of
replacing only the rotten bits, since often its only the bottom rail
and bottom ends of sides that go.

Fitting dg when windows dont need replacing is a waste of money, but if
they really do its a lot less clear. While they save on heating, they
also fail and need replacing, thus wasting time energy and money. Then
again, you've got mostly dg already.


NT