Lets put to bed some of the myths

about PVCu windows.

Will my windows go yellow?

Over the years we've heard all sorts of strange comments regarding PVCu windows and doors. I think the most popular one was "they go yellow" after a few years. Well there might have been an element of truth in that years ago but those problems have been well and truly sorted out now. We had first hand experience of this ourselves with a profile that we used  about 15 years ago, it showed up about six months after the products were installed and they showed a sepia coloured brown wavy effect on the face of the profile, just like a photograph that hadn't been developed properly. This caused quite a lot of interest in the trade press at the time and I have to say, the Company involved rectified every instance that we reported to them. Good on them. It was easily remedied by a wipe over with a solvent cleaning agent. These days you just don't get problems of this nature.

When you are out and about you may notice a front door panel that is quite a few shades different from the door frame, this can happen if the door panel shade has not been ordered to the correct colour shade of white, most people don't realise there are several shades of white that are used by the different profile suppliers, ranging from a creamy white to an ice blue white.

Do PVCu windows creak when they get sun on them?

Short answer is no. Whilst it is fairly common to hear plastic gutters creak when the sun is on them and they are expanding, there is no such problem with PVCu windows and doors. If they have been manufactured properly with reinforcing inserted where it is needed, then there should be no sound of expansion coming from your windows. Read more about reinforcing here..... All about reinforcing

I still get condensation on the glass.

That's not unusual, especially if you don't heat the room or use the night vent facility built into the locking mechanism. Double glazing is not a cure for condensation but it goes a long way to reducing the conditions that cause it. If you want to know more about condensation and how to control it read..... All about condensation

Windows that are not fully reinforced aren't up to the job.

The times I have heard this one.... what a load of rubbish, with 70mm five chamber profiles the requirements for reinforcing are minimal and then only when the frame is over a certain length. Some people seem to think it will make the frames stronger...it won't, it will just cost more money to produce.

I have to say that in my experience the people most guilty of specifying fully reinforced frames are small time builders who don't have sufficient knowledge to know that window frames are not intended to be load bearing. They sometimes specify it or tell their customers that this is what they will use and then go and load it up with...of all things a tiled roof or something equally unsuitable.

You can safely order your windows and doors from Easyfit, knowing that they will have been made to the correct specification. If you want to know more about reinforcing, read this....All about reinforcing

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