I have been staying out in the country – the true countryside surrounding a tiny wee village. The property itself is a stone conversion and it has very unusual windows. Some are arched to reflect the victorian school it once was. Other windows are glorious bays with several sections that…
New Sealed Units Offer Updated Protections
I have been taking a great interest in the activities at a house just down the road from me. It is exactly the same age and design as mine – just a few weeks younger in fact. I still have the original well insulated and very attractive double glazed windows…
Mopping Up Condensation From Skinny Windows
The need to keep warm and dry is an absolutely essential matter for every human being – family home owners particularly. Gone are the days of single pane aluminion framed glazing. Good riddance to this, although it was greeted with tremendous enthusiasm when first designed. Every new idea takes a…
Let There Be Light – And There Was
Light, light, and more light – that’s a pressing thought that comes to my mind as soon as it gets to halfway through the afternoon. I look intently out to the garden and spend a rediculous amount of time wondering whether it’s time to get up and put the lights…
Lopping Tree Height Causes Window To Overheat
To me, the only drawback to having a really sunny back garden is the lack of shade when you need it. When my neighbours put some trees along his side of the fence we share, I was slightly alarmed that they’d be to0 close, cause shadow, make a mess, fall…
Lead Paneless New Windows Ring The Changes
I’m quite a nosy person generally – I prefer to say I’m very interested in other folk. To this end I have been known to sit quietly at a cafe table or on a town bench, pretending to just take the air when I am actually sussing out what everyone’s…
Changing Up To Stylish Garage & Front Door
In the last few months we’ve seen a major drive in replacement garage doors around the estate. We used to have the once smart painted metal or wood door that had to be pulled out and then pushed up to go over the ceiling of the garage. Gradually with use,…
Village Windows Should Reflect Quality & Authenticity
I was exploring one of the many outlying country villages the other day – with a chum and her dog. We were specifically checking out the flower-bomb event. Yep, I did say that. It’s one of these peculiar things that has sprung up in recent years to highlight a particular…
Palladian – The Most Perfect Symmetry
There are many aspects of window design that we rarely think of in our everyday lives. We simply accept they’re there. Very useful and lovely to look out of. Extremely useful for keeping out the cold and damp. But the style an finish of the windows dictates the style of…
Benefits Of A Good Replacement Door
There are only so many designs of upvc framed double glazing you can find anywhere. The doors are much of a muchness – the door furnitre also. They only need to give access to the house s0 there’s not a lot of scope to flash up the design. Some doors…