Damp patch at side of new PVC window

locky123

The windows at the front of my house are only an inch back and we have cold bridging and condensation on the inside vertcial wall similar to yours when it is cold outside. The windows at the back of our house are recessed further back and no cold bridging.

I'm no expert but your problem seems similar to ours, ie.cold bridging, due to window position.

DHFrames

southcoastrgi wrote: »

You mean you don't know ?



How is the customer suppost to know this ?

If I buy a wood effect profile I expect the grain to remain the same throughout the lenght, yes they prob wouldn't match where the corners are but nether would they if it was a wooden window, but i certainly wouldn't expect a butt joint where the transom is & then to use two seperate pieces of profile, even if they had tidyed the joint up properly the grain wouldn't have matched, that is either down to the wrong machine being used or someone has got the measurements wrong & I'm going for the latter, a very poor job by the window co & no amount of explaination will convince me any differently

If you buy a wood effect profile it's very likely you will receive the same type welds as seen in this post!! Yes it's dependant on the welding machine used but it's no coincidence that all our frames and all of our competitors frames (small and national companies) all opt for this kind of join!!??
You are the first person in 20yrs that has made any comment regarding the style of the weld. Yes the mahagony doesn't run through perfect, this is quite common!
If you opt for mechanical joints then yes you would be able to get the look you prefer, guaranteeing the window could be an issue as the performance of the frame would be reduced!
The OP has enough worries dealing with the original issue let alone other things being brought up that is somewhat needless.

southcoastrgi

DH
If I'm wrong I will say so, now after some more investigation i will admit that type of weld is reqd on an internally beaded window & you can't use the "V" joint with a fully intact profile without cutting it, so therefore my apoligies & you were correct,

I still don't agree though that they couldn't without some care get the grain to match or even just cut the same lenght of profile

for those who are interested in the weld types link here

DHFrames

southcoastrgi wrote: »

I still don't agree though that they couldn't without some care get the grain to match or even just cut the same lenght of profile


This would be time consuming and would incorporate more wastage, it may take 2/3 attempts to get it right and would hold up the production line. The smaller quieter companies may have an opportunity to do this but then this would only happen if its a customer requirement, which is rare.
Niche market opportunity there ;):lipsrseal;)