Hi all,
I'm having my double glazing fitted this week, and a big part of this job was to fix the crap installation done prior to this.
They have only been here for a day and obviously have to finish this off, but 2 questions that I can check with them tomorrow...
In the following 2 pics you can see the white insulation and general dirt in the cavity (the previous installers kindly chucked all the rubble down there which I have removed most of, but some still remains) and the installers tell me its not necessary to put any extra insulation down there. There's 10-20cm of depth that I could pack new insulation if it needs it, but I have the fibreglass insulation (yellow colour) as opposed to the flakey white stuff in there. Do I need to bother?
Secondly, I am getting the edges of the window frame re-plastered as loads fell apart when the old windows came out. In a few areas in between the brickwork and new installation there are gaps, (vertically up the wall) sealed from the outside by the new trim / sealant but from the inside does this need to be filled with expandable foam / similar? (And can this be done at this stage?) Obviously the plasterer can plaster up to the edge of the frame, but not inside it, as such.
Thanks
I'm having my double glazing fitted this week, and a big part of this job was to fix the crap installation done prior to this.
They have only been here for a day and obviously have to finish this off, but 2 questions that I can check with them tomorrow...
In the following 2 pics you can see the white insulation and general dirt in the cavity (the previous installers kindly chucked all the rubble down there which I have removed most of, but some still remains) and the installers tell me its not necessary to put any extra insulation down there. There's 10-20cm of depth that I could pack new insulation if it needs it, but I have the fibreglass insulation (yellow colour) as opposed to the flakey white stuff in there. Do I need to bother?
Secondly, I am getting the edges of the window frame re-plastered as loads fell apart when the old windows came out. In a few areas in between the brickwork and new installation there are gaps, (vertically up the wall) sealed from the outside by the new trim / sealant but from the inside does this need to be filled with expandable foam / similar? (And can this be done at this stage?) Obviously the plasterer can plaster up to the edge of the frame, but not inside it, as such.
Thanks