"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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Mike Mitchell wrote:

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 11:47:29 +0000 (UTC), Michael Chare
wrote:


Proper double glazing with sealed units (as opposed to some secondary
glazing systems) is likely to cost £1000s maybe £4,000 - £12,000 or
more
for a larger house which this clearly is.


And £12,000 is roughly 30 years of heating bills! I'd rather keep my
slimline steel windows, maybe with double-glazed panes, which
Crittalls can supply nowadays, than put in some horrid, ugly PVC
replacements. I don't think I have seen any modern replacement windows
that look "nice".


Unless you have very large windows, once draughtprrofed DG has very
little added effect on overall heatloss, but does reduce condensation
markedly.

The tricks to warm houses and low fuel bills are, in order of importance
and relative bang fopr teh buck

- draughtproofing
- loft insulation - lots
- new boiler
- wall inuslation
- floor insulation
- lined curtains
and last and very much least
- double glazing.

Double glazing, double low "e" is better and triple glazed far better still,
reduces the cold spot in a room where windows are. This means you can use
the whole of your room space in winter. With single glazing, you find that
people naturally sit towards the inside of the room.

Double glazing is worth for many reasons.