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Living off the mains gas grid, heating with LPG is expensive. Twice
the price, if I've read this table correctly: http://www.nottenergy.com/energy-costs-comparison3 We've done all we can with insulation, but the current double glazing on the windows is old and incredibly thin (4mm or something).Last winter, the snow remained on the roof all the way through until the melt, but the velux windows were melted off in about an hour! We had a quote from a local manufacturer, and actually, it's not as bad as I thought it would be. This is for replacing the glass into the current, sound, traditionally shaped wood frames, including curves at the tops (so glass needs to be shaped) I've turned his paper "pick and mix" quote and u-values into a spreadsheet for my own info - does all this look right? https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?...Sz7wL&hl=en_GB In particular, note the decreases in u-values regarding the filler gas vs the increase in price. Is it actually worth going for Krypton? We're hoping to get a fair bit of passive solar gain through the south facing patio doors and windows. The company come well recommended locally and by neighbours, and to be honest, the bloke doing the quote was so pleasant and un-pushy, if you think this looks fair I don't think I'll even bother with a second quote. The last time I got a glazing quote at my old house, it was a thoroughly unpleasant and pushy experience and came to a stupidly high price so I didn't bother. Anyway, whaddya reckon? Do my sums make sense? Googling around here and elsewhere seems to show that having a gas fill is definitely noticeably worth it, but would you bother with the krypton? Thank you. |
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