Been looking at double glazing windows.

Looking along my street, I see that some have really thick frames and
others less thick.

The difference is something in the order of 1" to 2".

My parents council home was just double glazed.

The amount of light that is now let in compared to the old aluminium
frames is just crazy.

So what's the solution ?

Bearing in mind am looking for a cost effective option, ideally fitting
myself and paying for building regs.

wrote:
Been looking at double glazing windows.

Looking along my street, I see that some have really thick frames and
others less thick.

The difference is something in the order of 1" to 2".

My parents council home was just double glazed.

The amount of light that is now let in compared to the old aluminium
frames is just crazy.

So what's the solution ?

Thick frames are one of the least endearing aspects of uPVC windows;
there will be a bit of variation between types which is probably what
you're seeing: however believe it or not there are other materials from
which double-glazed windows are made! Try timber for a far more
aesthetically pleasing appearance.

David

On 9 Feb 2006 20:20:29 -0800, "
wrote:

Been looking at double glazing windows.

Looking along my street, I see that some have really thick frames and
others less thick.

The difference is something in the order of 1" to 2".

My parents council home was just double glazed.

The amount of light that is now let in compared to the old aluminium
frames is just crazy.

So what's the solution ?

Bearing in mind am looking for a cost effective option, ideally fitting
myself and paying for building regs.
We had new windows about a year ago and and after a lot of searching
we decided to engage a well respected local company (Stockport area)
who have their own in house manufacturing plant and use Kommerling
products. I think the product we have is Kommerling Ovalo(?) and i
have to say that i am well pleased with it. The frames are solid and
well constructed and the profile isnt just plain, i.e it has curved
edges to it and therefore looks attractive also. The Glazed units are
better than pilkington K standard with regard to insulation and pass
plenty of light,no problem. What they do do well though is to cut
noise and heat transmission dramatically.



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Been looking at double glazing windows.

Looking along my street, I see that some have really thick frames and
others less thick.

The difference is something in the order of 1" to 2".

My parents council home was just double glazed.

The amount of light that is now let in compared to the old aluminium
frames is just crazy.

So what's the solution ?

Bearing in mind am looking for a cost effective option, ideally fitting
myself and paying for building regs.


The solution is PVC coated aluminium double glazing which we have. The frame
to glass ratio is almost the same as the old timber windows and they look
fine. "Cost effective" is another matter. I thought they were cost effective
as I was prepared to pay the price to get what I wanted. They are more
expensive than most PVC windows. We got ours from :

http://www.3daluminiumplas.co.uk/

both 10 years ago and more recently.


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Been looking at double glazing windows.

Looking along my street, I see that some have really thick frames and
others less thick.

The difference is something in the order of 1" to 2".

Internally beaded frames are much thicker than externally beaded
(very much more so around openers). Internally beaded frames
became popular for a while due to security concerns with the
externally beaded frames, but the glazing units are now taped in
and this is no longer considered an issue with the externally
beaded frames.

My parents council home was just double glazed.

The amount of light that is now let in compared to the old aluminium
frames is just crazy.

The other big issue here is the use of K glass, which loses a
significant amount of light. You don't have much choice about
this now -- the solution was to get your double glazing done
before April 2002 (which is what I did).

--
Andrew Gabriel

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wrote:

Been looking at double glazing windows.

Looking along my street, I see that some have really thick frames and
others less thick.

The difference is something in the order of 1" to 2".

My parents council home was just double glazed.

The amount of light that is now let in compared to the old aluminium
frames is just crazy.

So what's the solution ?

Bearing in mind am looking for a cost effective option, ideally
fitting myself and paying for building regs.

My house is done entirely with thermal-break aluminium frames - which are
white powder coated and no fatter than the wood which they replaced. They
are a lot slimmer than comparable uPVC frames - but also more expensive.
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Andrew Gabriel wrote:

Internally beaded frames are much thicker than externally beaded
(very much more so around openers). Internally beaded frames
became popular for a while due to security concerns with the
externally beaded frames, but the glazing units are now taped in
and this is no longer considered an issue with the externally
beaded frames.

Indeed; in fact these days it's the internally-beaded frames which are
considered less secure, because if a tea-leaf breaks the glass he can
reach inside, unclip the beading, and what's left of the whole glazed
unit just drops out leaving a clean, glass-free opening to climb
through. Contrast this with the externally beaded units: they remove
the beads but aren't able to remove the taped-on sealed units (as anyone
whose ever had to do will know!) so they end up climbing through an
opening lined with smashed glass: something which burglars tend to avoid.

David

Hold everything. just found this

http://www.windowstoday.co.uk