Stuart Noble wrote:
MM wrote:
On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:33:49 GMT, Stuart Noble
wrote:

MM wrote:
On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 18:35:53 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

Christian McArdle wrote:
As I drove past "my" old house I saw that all my work was for
nothing. The new owner had ripped out the metal windows and
installed horrid white plastic ones, totally not in keeping with the
house style.
*******s!

Okay, so I may have had somewhat higher heating bills in winter, and
there was a problem with condensation in cold weather, but I didn't
care. Those metal windows would have lasted a further 100 years, and
indeed, I believe there are now double-glazed glass inserts for
them.
Indeed. The availability of double glazed Crittalls is a life
saver for the millions of at-risk 1930s windows out there. That
1930s look relies so much on those slender metal frames. To
replace them with horrid plastic just shows how some people have
no appreciation for architecture whatsoever beyond just being a
cheap shelter from the elements.

Which is of course exactly what they said about Crittall windows
when they first came out.
What, you mean back in the 1850s?

AWFUL things. Cold and draughty.
And usually rusty

Crittall's windows are GALVANISED!

MM

I worked on a 30s house where the whole lot were rusted through at the
bottom
I lived with them for 15 years and they rusted at the base..inside!

All that condensation.

My mother, whose house they were in, eventually replaced them with UPVC
DG, and suddenly the house got almost warm.