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needing new windows what are best/longest lived

st999
st999 Posts: 1,574 Forumite
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My daughter has bought a house that has wooden framed double glazing windows and they are needing replaced.

Since she intends to stay in this house for the rest of her life, she says 60 years to go, what would be the best window material for long life?

UPVC or aluminium or something different?

She hasn't started looking for quotes yet but she wants them replaced within the next 6 months.
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  • The_Economist
    The_Economist Posts: 653 Forumite
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    UPVC without a doubt in this moment and time. As for the future who Knows, but UPVC is a good start.
    If i could i would, but i cannot so i wont, but maybe one day i will.
  • DirectDebacle
    DirectDebacle Posts: 2,045 Forumite
    Oak will outlast her.
  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,170 Forumite
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    UPVC will not last 60 years, 30 could be pushing it.

    Well maintained wood will last forever.

    Alu clad wood would remove the need for the maintenance.
  • Innys
    Innys Posts: 1,881 Forumite
    Please excuse my ignorance but what are aluminimum clad wooden windows?

    Is the Aluminium only on the outside and the wood on the inside, i.e. the sills? If so, does the outside look like normal Aluminium or UPVC?

    Thanks
  • leveller2911
    leveller2911 Posts: 8,061 Forumite
    Oak will last for 100yrs or so (as long as no sapwood is used) but the glass units will need replacing every 15yrs or so......But it is expensive and will need some maintenance.
  • wallbash
    wallbash Posts: 17,775 Forumite
    Well maintained wood will last forever.

    Yes , but the maintenance bills will a problem.
  • leveller2911
    leveller2911 Posts: 8,061 Forumite
    wallbash wrote: »
    Yes , but the maintenance bills will a problem.


    In what way will they be a problem? all maintenance costs money.
  • wallbash
    wallbash Posts: 17,775 Forumite
    How much is the bill for looking after UPVC windows ???
    Answer .... none!

    Ps sorry forgot the squirt of washing up liquid , when I wash them.
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    I have seen thousands of rotten wooden frames, never yet seen a rotten uPVC one.
  • DirectDebacle
    DirectDebacle Posts: 2,045 Forumite
    wallbash wrote: »
    How much is the bill for looking after UPVC windows ???
    Answer .... none!

    Ps sorry forgot the squirt of washing up liquid , when I wash them.

    Absolutely correct. Assuming of course the locks don't break, the hinges don't break, the sealant around the frame lasts forever, the seals around the glazing units last forever, the plastic doesn't yellow or become unsightly over time, the....
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