On Mon, 5 Jun 2006 13:20:22 +0100, tonyjeffs wrote
(in article .com):

We had a relatively good company fit our house with PVC windows. So now
we match the rest of the street.

Is that supposed to be a good thing?


The windows themselves are reasonably well made, though each weld
represents a weakness, and despite what the rep said, I doubt they are
steel reinforced.

The measurements were poor in part. Some of the windows are 2cm too
small. This isn't obvious because the shortfall is camaflauged with a
uPVC strip.

Damaged areas of plaster inside the house are repaired by hiding with
PVC strip. I would have replastered these areas.

This is a bodge. They should have measured properly and fitted the correct
size. It sounds as though they just picked the nearest size.



The house has small lead covered roofs over the two front bay windows,
separate from the main tiled roof. These are supported at the front by
the windows, and at the back by an original timber joist. They haven't
jacked one of the bay roofs up properly before removal/refitting
windows, and it has dropped a bit at the front, and is now a slightly
sloping roof.

This is completely unacceptable. They should have done the job properly.


Overview; visitors think they're nice, they look fine, won't let in the
damp, are a lot warmer, but craftsmanship is lacking on close
examination.



Did you pay already? If it was by credit card or any other form of non-cash
payment, now would be a good time to get the company back to do the job
properly or withhold payments and discuss with the credit organisation.