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Rehau, Duraflex or Enlighten double glazing?

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I've heard double glazing installers refer to three different brands of glass for double glazing.

Namely:
a) Rehau
b) Duraflex
c) Enlighten

Would anyone have any comments on these brands of double glazing glass, or are there any specific questions I should be asking to determine which brand of glass is best?

Thanks!

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  • Furts
    Furts Posts: 4,474 Forumite
    Baldwindowfitter is a resident forum source on this but a couple of points:

    Rehau and Duraflex make the plastic profiles. I have Duraflex- it is OK. Rehau is claimed to be better but they also make an inferior cheap profile so beware that you do not get this. I do not know about Enlighten.

    Moving on, the windows will depend on the quality of fabrication, the sealed units and the ironmongery. None of this has any relevance to the profiles you mention.

    Think of a car - what you are asking is the equivalent of "should my new car have an aluminium body, a steel body or a fibreglass body?" All these are relevant points, but you need to look much further and consider the glass, the ironmongery, who fabricates what, what guaranttees are offered, who installs them etc.
  • Possom
    Possom Posts: 433 Forumite
    Furts wrote: »
    Rehau is claimed to be better but they also make an inferior cheap profile so beware that you do not get this.

    Thanks Furts. I've found three profiles which they manufacture, links below, so I wonder if it's the first one below which you refer to?

    http://www.rehauwindows.co.uk/s706-window-profile.html
    http://www.rehauwindows.co.uk/edge-window-profile.html
    http://www.rehauwindows.co.uk/thermo-window-profile.html


    Furts wrote: »
    Moving on, the windows will depend on the quality of fabrication, the sealed units and the ironmongery. None of this has any relevance to the profiles you mention.
    What ironmongery do you refer to? That is, since they are uPVC?
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