Browse Forums Windows & Doors Re: uPVC windows 3Apr 22, 2010 10:42 am bats37 Hi I am about to start a new house and I would appreciate it if anyone could tell me their experience of uPVC windows and doors. Are they good. More than the aesthetics I am concerned about their health effects (reading on the net) and safety in case of fire and break ins. Thanks in advance. Being a supplier I have waited for other responses. We supply aluminium, thermally broken aluminium and PVC windows, so I have personal preferences but no particular commercial bias. We just don't supply timber, because timber is not a stable material for engineered windows. So my advice would be to come to our showroom, or anyone else's and check out the products. Health issues? I think aluminium window suppliers will have opinions. There are no serious health issues - that's what Tupperware is made from . PVC doesn't support flame, it needs a flame to burn. Our PVC windows, and most in Australia, are reinforced with steel. Break-ins...? burglars use bricks . I think the only good solution for security is laminated glass in a silicon glazed frame (we would be the only domestic supplier who does this). PVC windows generally don't have keyed locks as the rest of the world has made these illegal, preferring that people can escape from a burning home, rather than prevent the thief from carrying out your plasma TV. Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: uPVC windows 4Apr 24, 2010 12:53 pm Keyed window locks illegal in the rest of the world? That's curious, we were just in UK & Europe I certainly saw plenty of double glazed uPVC windows (including brand new ones) with keyed locks.... If you don't have locks on your windows, your insurance company will charge you substantially more to insure your plasma TV. It's also nice, no, in fact make that essential, to be able to secure your windows partially open if you have evaporative airconditioning. Do the windows come with non-keyed locking that will satisfy insurance companies? Gavin Re: uPVC windows 5Apr 24, 2010 1:11 pm GavScott Keyed window locks illegal in the rest of the world? That's curious, we were just in UK & Europe I certainly saw plenty of double glazed uPVC windows (including brand new ones) with keyed locks.... If you don't have locks on your windows, your insurance company will charge you substantially more to insure your plasma TV. It's also nice, no, in fact make that essential, to be able to secure your windows partially open if you have evaporative airconditioning. Do the windows come with non-keyed locking that will satisfy insurance companies? Gavin Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 3 4452 Personally, considering your layout (study/work desks in bedrooms), I don't think you have any other option but to leave NW windows and make them as big as possible e.g.… 7 10725 Hi, I'm planning to build a new house and wanted to get some feedback on the different window designs for a master bedroom. Our bedroom is north facing and the bed will… 0 4675 |