A Garden Room (home working diaries, week 2)

House tidied and vacuumed? Check. Loose fence panels re-fixed? Check. Garden weeds pulled and hedges trimmed? Check. Okay – better …

Low emissivity glass

Low emissivity glass, such as Pilkington K glass, is a coated glass. When specified in double glazed units, it gives …

Aluminium windows – more than just a pretty frame

Aluminium alloy window frames have made quite a comeback in the residential glazing market. Thanks to thermal breaks now being …

Triple Glazing – is it really worth the extra outlay?

Triple-glazed windows can offer the best possible insulation. They do however have a few disadvantages when compared with modern double-glazed …

Window trends for 2020

We think that the popularity of these residential product categories will continue to rise this year. Aluminium windows With their …

Sightlines

Searching for window products online, you’ll soon come across manufacturers boasting of a particular product offering ‘reduced sightlines’ or, perhaps, …

Conservatory roof replacement

Is your conservatory too hot in summer and too cold in winter? A new conservatory roof could make all the …

Window bays and bows

A bay window is a composite of window units, usually consisting of a large centre unit and two flanking units …

New decade; 2020 vision

2019 was a challenging year for consumers, with political uncertainty causing economic uncertainty. We look forward now to a decade …

Trickle vents – who needs them?

Should your new windows be specified with trickle vents? Keeping fresh air circulating inside a building deters mould and is …