Browse Forums Windows & Doors 1 May 12, 2014 4:49 pm Background to my questions is that we're having a house built, and had an inspection the other day - and noticed that one of the windows looked different to expected. The windows & doors are double-glazed, with thermally-broken aluminium frames. The fly screens are the hefty variety which meet this year's (last year's?) rules regarding stupid people falling out of windows through flyscreens. Now these windows are (as a set) 1m high by 2.7m long. All are casement & open out to near 90 degrees. We expected 3x 900mm windows, but instead we've got 4x 675mm windows. Having a fairly hefty frame, the extra pane does mean the window looks a fair bit more cluttered overall than it would with only three panes. We've been told that the reason is because of wind/rain regs, and the weight of the panes meaning they split it into 4. However - we've got a set of stackers which we know were re-designed as 4 instead of 3, for the same given reason, and we're wondering whether some internal communication has gone awry and this window has been split into 4 panes as well as the stacker doors. My question is ... for those who know, would it be feasible for a set of three 900mm x 1m double-glazed thermally-broken aluminium-frame casement windows to be split into a set of four 675mm x 1m casement windows, for structural rigidity ("weight" I guess) or legislative reasons of any sort? Hi, does anyone have any experience with using Trex rain escape or EPDM rubber to waterproof a deck so you have dry space underneath. Popular in the US and realize that… 0 3436 Yes you are correct, unless there are outside works which form part of the contract such as landscaping or driveways, and importantly, the work delayed is on the critical… 1 3521 Hi When it rains in a particular direction water comes through the security door. It hits the main door and the bottom swells and jams. There is already a cover over the… 0 38444 |