I need to replace all my windows in the house, patio doors etc. The total cost will range from anything between £18k to £40k, depending on which firm I go with.
I have narrowed my selection down to a few but I am trying to understand who is talking a lot of rubbish and who is making some sense, even if there is some inflated marketing truth. For the record, I am avoiding the mainstream firms like Anglian etc and sticking with firms who are local of within a 20 mile radius.
Spacer bar - Two firms have shown me some "premium" features including what I thought was nice, different coloured spacer bars (the aluminum strip that hold the glazed unit together all around the inside of the glass. I think either standard silver (or plastic) is the norm, but I've seen gun metal colour and from one and even a darker composite of some sort which the latter said is better as its not metal and therefore better for not conducting heat. Is there truth to this i.e. no metal is better and a darker colour gives a better effect so costs more?
Profile make for UPVC
I've narrowed down my window profile selection to Kommerling and one other which I have forgotten the name of but will come back to later. Are there any profiles I should avoid at all cost for UPVC.
Fensa certification
A few of the firms have said they are Fensa registered but I cannot find them anywhere on the Fensa database. One firm has said that they do use sub-contractors. Is it possible, and is it normal for sometimes the sub contracting firm to be Fensa registered but not the firm who is making the frames etc?
More questions to come, thanks.
I have narrowed my selection down to a few but I am trying to understand who is talking a lot of rubbish and who is making some sense, even if there is some inflated marketing truth. For the record, I am avoiding the mainstream firms like Anglian etc and sticking with firms who are local of within a 20 mile radius.
Spacer bar - Two firms have shown me some "premium" features including what I thought was nice, different coloured spacer bars (the aluminum strip that hold the glazed unit together all around the inside of the glass. I think either standard silver (or plastic) is the norm, but I've seen gun metal colour and from one and even a darker composite of some sort which the latter said is better as its not metal and therefore better for not conducting heat. Is there truth to this i.e. no metal is better and a darker colour gives a better effect so costs more?
Profile make for UPVC
I've narrowed down my window profile selection to Kommerling and one other which I have forgotten the name of but will come back to later. Are there any profiles I should avoid at all cost for UPVC.
Fensa certification
A few of the firms have said they are Fensa registered but I cannot find them anywhere on the Fensa database. One firm has said that they do use sub-contractors. Is it possible, and is it normal for sometimes the sub contracting firm to be Fensa registered but not the firm who is making the frames etc?
More questions to come, thanks.
