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Frames and panes
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A conservation area or an Article 4 direction can limit what goes back in, so we measure the reveal and go through what the house and the rules allow.
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Double or triple glazed units with warm edge spacers, argon fill and a low-e coating, not simply a thicker pane.
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Toughened or laminated wherever the Regulations treat it as a critical location, meaning low panes and anything beside a door.
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Roof windows bedded into slate or tile with a flashing kit matched to the covering, Velux or another make.
Rules and ratings
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Since June 2022 a replacement window has had to reach a 1.4 U-value, or band B on the Window Energy Rating scale.
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Where Part F calls for trickle vents they go in, since ventilation cannot end up worse than it was.
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Any room that needs an escape window gets one sized to the 0.33 square metre rule.
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The work is notifiable, so we set out which certification route yours takes.
Fitting the frame
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The survey measures the opening, not the old frame, because a frame that has sat there fifty years is rarely square or the size you expect.
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Frames are cut out instead of smashed out, which is how the reveals and the plaster survive.
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Frames fixed back to the structure on proper fixings, packed and levelled, not foamed in and then trimmed.
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Sealed on both faces, beads and trims made good, and the old frames and glass taken away for recycling.
Window specialists in Guildford
Frequently asked questions
GET YOUR FREE QUOTE NOW
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Send your postcode, what you would like doing, and a few photographs of the space as it is now.
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We measure the opening before we price anything. Old frames are rarely square or the size you think.
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You get the quote in writing, itemised line by line, so you can see what each part of the work costs.
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Happy with it? We agree dates in writing before anyone turns up, and you are fully insured throughout.
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Replacement windows, doors and roof windows in uPVC, aluminium and timber, fitted to current Building Regulations across Guildford and the villages around it. Fully insured, free written quote.