frame replacement

[oldles]

Two timber dg window frames need replacing - they are on the exposed house wall that takes all the rain and wind.

Would PVC be best choice?

How/ where do I ensure I get best quality frame and best installation?

 

[biffvernon]

Would PVC be best choice?

No

How/ where do I ensure I get best quality frame and best installation?

Get a local joiner to make them from oak.

 

[noseall]

i guess there is no cheaper way to get made-to-measure windows than from a upvc supplier.

difficult to beat on performance and maintenance too.

it's usually the monkeys that measure and fit them that turn a half decent job into a bad one. lack of basic building knowledge does let a lot of upvc companies down.

but in an ideal world and if you have a tidy budget, some english oak windows, with strong mullions would look superb. we used to measure timber windows to within 1/16th of an inch in the old days. all fixers were armed with a very sharp trimming axe and a wet stone.

i kid you not.

 

[kevplumb]

i know ive seen a joiner hang a door with an axe (mind you could shave with it )

 

[Thermo]

hinges are better!

 

[markie]

hinges are better!

mind you I wouldn't be shock if it was true up his way.

 

[kevplumb]

hinges are better!

mind you I wouldn't be shock if it was true up his way.

it is true marra

 

[markie]

hinges are better!

mind you I wouldn't be shock if it was true up his way.

it is true marra

So is there any jobs going, I used to love playing cowboys and indians when one was young.

 

[biffvernon]

i guess there is no cheaper way to get made-to-measure windows than from a upvc supplier.
difficult to beat on performance and maintenance too.

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