On 24/03/2011 12:00, Adrian Brentnall wrote:
On 24/03/2011 11:24, Jeweller wrote:
We've had some building work done which included 4 tall slim dg panels,
3200x600.
We've been told that such panels are unavailable and transoms will have
to be fitted. Technical reasons were quoted re the desiccant in the
space bars and the guarantees.
Is this the case? Is there somewhere I could ask this question where
they have the definitive knowledge?
I have contacted the Glass and Glaziers Federation, but they want £120
plus VAT before they will entertain my query.
We are currently in discussion with the glaziers so I would appreciate
some quick news on this.
Cheers


Conjures up images of Grand Designs 'After 3 years wait the custom-made
double-glazing is finally delivered to site......' g

My guess would be that panels that size might be getting into the realms
of specialist manufacturers. You could always try phoning a small
selection of suppliers of d/g units (not your Everests - but the guys
who actually make up the units). I'd imagine that most of their work wil
be with smaller units - and this may be the reason for your supplier
saying 'no can do'.

I'm sure that somebody somewhere _can_ do this for you - I was quoting
recently on a (stained-glass) job where the single d/g unit was 2730 x
1000 - which isn't that much smaller than yours - and the client had no
trouble sourcing the d/g unit.

Did you have an architect in to design the work? It should be his
responsibility to design something that's 'buildable' - maybe ask them
who they had in mind when speccing the windows ?

Adrian

There is an architect involved, I don't believe he anticipated a problem
here.
GD did register with us when we got the design through!
The building is up but the glaziers were late and we had contractors
queueing behind them to get on. At which point the glaziers said we had
to have transoms, ie we could not have the single pane as per drawings.
Having waited so long for them to get on with the job we accepted their
word.
But single panes would look so much better.
They want their money, fair enough, but we think we have been bamboozled
into accepting their option.
So I'm hunting for information.


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