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Sadly many people replace old
timber windows with low quality modern Upvc. Not only could this
lower the value of your house, but if your are in a listed building,
or live in a conservation area, it may be illegal too.
Really uPVC should be avoided
if possible -see this Greenpeace
article for the reasons why it is environmentally unsound. If
you have old timber windows, you can also find a good article
by the Society for Protection of Ancient Buildings on repairing
timber windows.
It is important to have good
thermal performance -double or triple glazing is part of this,
as is the frame. Ideally the frame will be thermally broken,
or made from a solid material such as timber. A lot can be gained
by using thermally insulating glass -see the Pilkington
website for more on this.
- British
Woodworking Federation
-BWF Timber Window Accreditation Scheme.
- Crittall
-the original manufacturer of steel windows.
- Howarth Timber (Windows & Doors) Ltd. -one of the UK's leading manufacturers
of high performance softwood windows and door sets.
- EcoPlus
-available through the Green Building Store, Ecoplus aim to set
the highest standard for environmental criteria and are fully
sourced from FSC Certified Timber.
- Jeld
Wen -manufacturer of
doors and windows including John Carr and Boulton & Paul
ranges.
- Mumford
and Wood -high quality
joinery windows, including their 'Conservation' range which offers
period sash window styles, together with French doorsets and
casement windows and a 'Contemporary' range of tilt-turn windows,
as well as a more economical range of casements and doors.
- SPS Timber Windows -design, manufacture and install box sash, casement
windows and doors in London.
- Steel Window Service and Supplies -London based company established
in 1951 specialising in the overhauling, refurbishment, servicing
and upgrading of existing mild-steel windows and doors.
- Swedhouse -Scandinavian timber windows and doors.
- The
Original Box Sash Windows Company
-based in Windsor, they manufacture and installers of traditional
oak sash windows and hinged casement windows and doors, to look
just like the originals yet fitted with double, or triple glass,
sealed units.
- Velfac -design and manufacture composite
aluminium and wood glazing to architects' specifications.
- Ventrolla -the sash window repair and renovation
specialists.
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