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Thank you to all, still can't find out why they come through my garden though, will have to put on the detective hat.

Hi, Appreciate if anyone can help, over the year/year & half, I have collected about 6-7 of these heavy square block things, but cannot pin-point what they are or where they have come from. see link //www.diynot.com/network/eilz/albums/ One of them smashed a window in...

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I know this is an old thread, but I have this problem too. BUT > My questions is this, would it be cheaper to leave on the hot water all night and have warm rads. If so, is there any problem with having this fault?, does it damage the system, if I don't fix the valve? Thanks Eilz

I agree with what your saying, but was interested in ... "We can do a lot by installing double glazing (in traditional wood frames... " How effective is this, and who would do this, most double glazing people want to rip out everything with uPVC instead. Is it possible to install double...

[/url] Do you ever get this done, as I am also interested and have similar requirement

I spoke to various glass company and almost all suggested that I would not gain anything in terms of heat using single low-e or K glass on existing timerber frames. I cannot find anything on stepped units and no idea what they look like or are. I found this link but now really confused on...

Can I ask what Low-E glass sizes are, are they the same size as double glazed glass or are they as thin as normal window glass.

Sorry, could you explain further please, does that mean I can do what I stated, is this glass you mention similar to double-glazing but thinner?

What kind of plastic sheet do you use, do you stick it on the outside or inside? (sorry for daft questions) Also, where can you buy heavy curtains from cause I can't find anyone selling them anywhere? Thanks

It is possible to remove old windows from my softwood frames and replace them with double glazing units. It is not an option for me to remove the wooden frames, because although old frames they are in fairly ok condition, and it is the MAIN feature of the house(bay windows). The windows have...

Thanks for all you help, I have just found out that its actually Zinc, not Lead, but the roofer will obviously replace it with Lead, not sure how old the bulding is I think 1900's. I am getting quotes around the 7 hundred mark to rip out old and replace with new. All the builders/roofers seem...