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"Gill Smith" writes:
"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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Yes, 10 years ago, IIRC they were 3 times the price of local
professional installers when I was getting quotes. It was
useful to listen to the sales patter, because I could then
ask the others about Everest's "unique features", which it
turned out all double glazing had.

thing I was sold on was Everest goes down to the brickwork to fit them

(old wooden sills not incorporated)

and the windows are bolted to the brickwork

but just a bit concerned about what they're bolted to at the top

i.e. are they fitted by drilling into the concrete lintel? that doesn't
sound like a good idea

All that applied to my windows too, except my lintels are timber.
Actully, the installer very accurately measured all the openings,
and there was only a couple mm gap all round, which was just enough
to grip the sealant. I've seen other windows fitted with about 1/2"
of foam showing all around.

In the case of the kitchen window, which went down lower than
the worktop height, I had then brick that up to above worktop
height with a new concrete sill installed.

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Andrew Gabriel
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