Not a DIY job but thought I'd ask here for some experienced/expert advices.
I have timber framed windows in my house and a lot of the double glazing are failed, some sealing are cracked and tired too. I'm looking to replace the glazing with double glazing for back rooms and triple glazing for front (facing the road). But I 've noticed the original double glazing looks thin compared to the example Anglian Sales showed to me, so I'm not sure if glazing company will be able to install the double/triple glazing to my window frames - I'm looking to get some glazing company to come and advise in the next few weeks time.
But I am more concerned about the noise reduction performance for timber framed windows compared to the modern uPVC windows? If I can get similar results by just replacing with new double/triple glazing then I'll definitely keeping the timber frame and go with all triple glazing if I had to - even it means more maintenance if required in the future. If not, I'll probably have to consider the uPVC option as new timber windows are too expensive ( only had a quote from Anglian so far).
I have timber framed windows in my house and a lot of the double glazing are failed, some sealing are cracked and tired too. I'm looking to replace the glazing with double glazing for back rooms and triple glazing for front (facing the road). But I 've noticed the original double glazing looks thin compared to the example Anglian Sales showed to me, so I'm not sure if glazing company will be able to install the double/triple glazing to my window frames - I'm looking to get some glazing company to come and advise in the next few weeks time.
But I am more concerned about the noise reduction performance for timber framed windows compared to the modern uPVC windows? If I can get similar results by just replacing with new double/triple glazing then I'll definitely keeping the timber frame and go with all triple glazing if I had to - even it means more maintenance if required in the future. If not, I'll probably have to consider the uPVC option as new timber windows are too expensive ( only had a quote from Anglian so far).