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Nordica Alu Clad French doors and windows
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Huh? These windows are used plenty.Going off on a tangent I am sceptical of these products in general. Suitability for the UK climate, cost, interticial condensation, thermal differences between the alu and timber, drainage details and so on.
Can you be more specific about your concern? Do you have examples of these window types failing in the past decade or so they've been introduced?
As far as I am concerned, alu clad timber is the gold standard for windows. But maybe you know something I don't.
I don't think that's a quality issue, it's a price issue. Higher material costs means lower profits, and as building regs are so easy to meet, higher performing windows aren't required.New home builders tend to avoid such products.
Answer to the OP: not used them.0
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