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does seem a bit much! but then i can't actually see him saying it above? i would have thought maybe maximum of 5,000 or 10,000 for a really big house. that would be for double glazed wooden windows in new condition i would have thought. although spme might not mind about the single glazing i...

paint or stain every 5 to 10 years. same as the walls inside your house. a cheap upvc installation may only last 10 years. have a read at the website i posted. upvc woodgrain? why? what is is imitating? you don't see the grain in white painted wood do you? horrible. do we build...

[/url] only if it's done properly. there a lot of flawed wooden window installations rotting prematurely that give wooden windows a bad name. having said that it was probably worse 10, 20 years ago. i think the manufacturers that are left have mostly learnt from these mistakes.

some bendy plastic sheet (ie cut up a pop bottle or milk container) will probably open it. you will have to push it round the rebate and fiddle it back and forth until it springs the latch open.

yes patio doors in a bay is quite a bit harder. £1500 is scarily cheap - wood or plastic.

french doors should be no more than £1500 for a simple pair of double doors. a bay window £2000 to £3000

i am guessing that one reason why wooden windows in good condition are known to add value to a house is that there are less of them around.

there is some good info here - http://www.woodwindowalliance.com/ but there are plenty of manufacturers making excellent windows that aren;t members of their scheme.

what they stuck lead tape onto a sealed unit surrounded by plastic? the builders were ahead of their time then. i think it's probably to late to get precious about preserving the original features. maintenance is debatable, as is lifetime of upvc windows. a good paint/stain job could last 10...

the "best" lead tape is applied to outside and inside of the outside pane. but why? what type of "character" does it add to the house? do you think it will make it look original or historic? it is obvious to anyone's eye that it is stuck on. and yes it is real lead. original lead lights were...

lead tape. not nice. i bet it's surrounded by white plastic as well?

well you might have a euro profile cylinder lock that uses a cylinder of the "euro" shape, or profile. (roughly pear shaped) likewise oval profile cylinders or swiss profile cylinders (round). you need to use the right profile cylinder for the right lock. and this is how you identify them...

it might be a composite like corian? they are a lot dearer than laminate.

well firstly i would suggest fully closing windows when you leave the house. use window locks if you don't have multipoint locks and lock the front door with a mortice lock. it's not very common to have an opening window adjacent to a front door.

leave it to the plumber it will probably be one of the easier parts of the install for him to connect your hot water taps. try and do it yourself and you could end up with water everywhere.

well if there is a window open then yes it will be easy.

the plumber will change the pipes and remove the tank when he installs the combi.

you mean without breaking the glass? - what type of windows or tool are you referring to?

yes i agree that wood is more secure. if you want a larger glazed panel, see if you can get a sealed unit fitted with laminated glass in both panes.

yes i've got "lockable" handles downstairs fot this reason but i wouldn't lock them unless maybe if i was going on holiday. it might be a building regs requirement for the keyhole to be absent for egress windows? which would invalidate some insurance policies?