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PvC windows

Hi, 
I have some quotations for front windows and composit door. 
uPVC windows. -  one company does uPVC with a steel in it. Another company has no steel in it.  When questioned they said its a EU requirements and its better for the house becuse steel will remoan cold and winter.  They said the uPVC will be as hard as metal.

I am not sure. Which one are best to put?
Thanks 

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  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    edited 21 June 2020 at 7:43PM
    And I wouldn't chose any wood because they need much more maintenance (outside). I value my time and my money more than some 'appearance ', but regardless I prefer white to natural wood, at least inside.

  • theonlywayisup
    theonlywayisup Posts: 16,032 Forumite
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    edited 21 June 2020 at 8:11PM
    Mickey666 said:
    I have some bare oak windows that are well over 100 years old, probably nearer 200 hundred years.  No maintenance needed in all that time, maybe a bit of linseed oil.  Likewise, the oak timbers from which my house is built are over 400 years old - they are hard as rock!  Modern construction methods and materials have a lot to answer for.
    We have oak windows in our holiday cottages.  I am replacing them slowly, not with plastic but that's an aside.  I would never buy a property with timber windows again. 

    BTW I would never put linseed on external oak. 

    To the OP, sadly I can't help.  MSE is a funny place, you've had 4 replies and none relate to you. 


  • EssexExile
    EssexExile Posts: 6,598 Forumite
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    Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.
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