triple glazed patio doors — MoneySavingExpert Forum
Jan 24, 2017 · Triple glazed patio doors are very heavy, it's a lot of weight on the rollers and a lot of manufacturers don't like installing them. A very hard thud in the centre of the glass can make the middle pane hit the outer panes and may pop the glass. Triple glazing French doors are easier as you can add a midrail to the doors to split the glass in ...
triple glazed patio doors - Page 2 — MoneySavingExpert Forum
Jan 25, 2017 · Similar amounts. Nine Grand-ish. Bifold doors take the first quote to ten grand. I don't think either are quoting for a triple glazed patio door, of any sort! I did bring away a triple glazing pamphlet from one. Platinum NRG being the manufacturer. On it, they show a graph of various window types. Single glazed with a U value of 6.
triple glazed patio doors - Page 3 — MoneySavingExpert Forum
Jan 28, 2017 · To be fair to him ytfc, the potential installer isn't pushing triple glazing. He did have the Platinum NRG leaflet. It is from this that I have been quoting their figures. The graph I have mentioned shows a dotted line at a U value of 1.6, which it claims to be the building regs minimum standard. It says C rated double glazed meet this.
double/triple glazed patio door. — MoneySavingExpert Forum
Feb 7, 2007 · hi there, i have a 9 year old, aluminium framed, double glazed patio door in my lounge, through which i suspect i loose a lot of heat in the winter.
Heat loss through patio doors — MoneySavingExpert Forum
Sep 27, 2015 · Heat loss through patio doors. tlj7 Posts: 37 Forumite. 27 September 2015 at 9:27AM. We moved last year and have a south facing lounge with UPVC sliding patio doors that are 15 years old. They are in good condition so not keen to replace. However the room is very cold and is harder to heat up than our adjacent larger room that is north facing.
New double glazed door 'dropped' - MoneySavingExpert Forum
Jan 7, 2010 · New double glazed door 'dropped'. *bob* Posts: 35 Forumite. 7 January 2010 at 4:13PM. My new door has dropped and the installed is ignoring me. I paid upfront for all but 20%, with the final payment being a cheque. As he is not answering my calls / returning my calls. I stopped the cheque and left him a message to let him know that I have.
Hole in double glazed patio door for cat flap.
27 September 2006 at 6:39AM. Your sealed unit will be completely wrecked by doing this. It will be permanently clouded with condensation and will also lose virtually all of it's insulation properties. Don't do it IMHO. £90 is about right for visiting your house, cutting a hole in two panes of toughened glass and fitting a cat flap supplied by ...
Velux - Double or Triple glazing? — MoneySavingExpert Forum
Aug 17, 2021 · Rather than triple glazing to minimally reduce heat loss through the window, I think the insulation collar to reduce heat loss around the window sounds like a good move, so I went for it and double glazed. The U-value impact of triple glazing is well documented, but I haven't seen any proper information about what difference the insulation ...
triple glazing - MoneySavingExpert Forum
Jan 26, 2017 · Just looking at Anglian promo brochures, the A++ triple glazing has 0.9 thermal transmittance compared with 1.4 in the A+ dg, BUT the solar factor is only 0.42, against 0.48. That will be more extreme in some brands as Anglian adjust the glass composition in the triple to limit the restriction of sunshine entering.
Patio door not closing properly — MoneySavingExpert Forum
20 August 2013 at 4:17PM. We have French window-style patio doors (i.e. not sliding). They were installed about 7-8 years ago. The problem that's started up is that the doors 'click' when closing and it's getting progressively harder to actually turn the key in the lock. I've looked at the U-PVC on one door and there's a small 'gouge' in it as ...