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Hi All,
Long time lurker on this website, which I've found very instructive. Some opinions on my window fitting experience would be very welcome:
I chose some windows and contacted a local FENSA registered fitter with good checkatrade reviews to fit them. They helped measure up to make sure I got it right and reviewed the spec of the windows. We agreed a price to fit the windows, along with architraves and window boards I also supplied.
The windows were made, delivered and fitted.
When I saw the job (I wasn't on site during fitting) I let the fitter know I wasn't happy with the job.
The window fitter tells me that how the windows have been fitted is perfectly normal and correct.
Please see pictures.
I think that the windows should be flush with the wall, the architrave should bridge the joint between the window and wall and the window board should extend back the the wall. They just out c.60mm into the room, the architrave is fully on the window, and the window boards have been cut so they don't extend all the way back to the wall.
I'm told I should have made these requirements known at the outset, as my expectations for the job are unusual. I thought this positioning was common knowledge.
The only thing we agree on is that moving them at this stage would do more harm than good.
Opinions from the forum welcome - am I being excessively picky with how I wanted them positioned, or is this a half baked job? What should I do now to get them looking good?
Thanks,
Long time lurker on this website, which I've found very instructive. Some opinions on my window fitting experience would be very welcome:
I chose some windows and contacted a local FENSA registered fitter with good checkatrade reviews to fit them. They helped measure up to make sure I got it right and reviewed the spec of the windows. We agreed a price to fit the windows, along with architraves and window boards I also supplied.
The windows were made, delivered and fitted.
When I saw the job (I wasn't on site during fitting) I let the fitter know I wasn't happy with the job.
The window fitter tells me that how the windows have been fitted is perfectly normal and correct.
Please see pictures.
I think that the windows should be flush with the wall, the architrave should bridge the joint between the window and wall and the window board should extend back the the wall. They just out c.60mm into the room, the architrave is fully on the window, and the window boards have been cut so they don't extend all the way back to the wall.
I'm told I should have made these requirements known at the outset, as my expectations for the job are unusual. I thought this positioning was common knowledge.
The only thing we agree on is that moving them at this stage would do more harm than good.
Opinions from the forum welcome - am I being excessively picky with how I wanted them positioned, or is this a half baked job? What should I do now to get them looking good?
Thanks,