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Modern building and insulating materials are a "game changer" when it comes to constructing a solid replacement roof over your existing conservatory.
Due to the technological advancement in producing lightweight components it is now possible to improve your old inefficient conservatory roof, with it's noisy polycarbonate roof sheets, that makes your conservatory too hot in the summer, and too cold in the winter!
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stephencrumly
Mar 15, 20191 min read
March Winds
It’s a bit blowy out, isn’t it! At our Chilton show-site, fence panels and gates have blown down, and direction signs are askew. Though...
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stephencrumly
Mar 12, 20191 min read
Q-Lon Weatherseal
You don’t need to spend a small fortune on your new windows in order to benefit from high thermal and acoustic performance. All our...
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stephencrumly
Mar 5, 20191 min read
Low-level letter-plate prohibition?
Tomorrow, Parliament will give a second reading to MP Vicky Ford’s bill to prohibit low-level letter-plates. If passed in the House of...
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stephencrumly
Feb 26, 20191 min read
Product Spotlight – Ultraroof solid roof for conservatories
Ultraroof is designed to sit on old or new window frames and doors. It never needs a tie bar. Whether you need a new conservatory roof or...
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stephencrumly
Feb 22, 20191 min read
Sliding patio doors
Following our recent Visage Munich composite door post, here is a set of Duraflex UPVC inline sliding patio doors that we fitted on the...
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stephencrumly
Feb 19, 20191 min read
About the double glazed window industry
Although the first double glazed units were experimented with in the 1950s, it was not until the early 1980s that the double glazing...
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stephencrumly
Feb 12, 20191 min read
UPVC – how green are your windows?
Congratulations to Eurocell PLC for being named as the national winner of the sustainability category at the Future Manufacturing Awards....
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stephencrumly
Jan 22, 20192 min read
Roofing options for solid-roof conservatories
If you’re considering upgrading your existing conservatory to a solid roof or contemplating a new solid-roofed conservatory, there are a...
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stephencrumly
Jan 15, 20192 min read
Flush casement windows – Evolution vs. Residence Collection
Evolution flush casement window. (Image: Evolution) What do we mean by a ‘flush casement’? Opening sashes on standard PVCu windows sit...
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stephencrumly
Jan 8, 20191 min read
Why you should replace a misted up double-glazed unit
Do you have glazing that looks like this? Condensation and trapped water between the panes of a double glazed or triple glazed unit...
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stephencrumly
Dec 3, 20181 min read
Visage Bamburgh composite door (Chartwell Green)
What a difference a door makes! Admiral Windows of Oxford replaced the frayed old timber door with a new Visage Bamburgh composite door...
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stephencrumly
Nov 13, 20181 min read
PVCu or aluminium windows – which is best for me?
If you’re thinking about investing in new double-glazed or triple-glazed windows for your home, you’ve no doubt been weighing up the...
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stephencrumly
Nov 5, 20181 min read
How to tell whether your windows are internally glazed or externally glazed
Beading strips are used to secure the double-glazed or triple-glazed unit. Internal beading: When the beading strips are situated...
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stephencrumly
Oct 19, 20181 min read
A Skypod in Stanford – part 2: the roof
Here, we revisit the orangery in Stanford-in-the-Vale to show exterior photos of its Eurocell Skypod lantern in-situ. The Skypod lantern...
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stephencrumly
Oct 16, 20182 min read
National Home Security Month
Did you know that October has been designated ‘National Home Security Month’? The organisers have even given it an abbreviation: the...
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stephencrumly
Sep 25, 20181 min read
Astragal bars vs. Georgian bars – what’s the difference?
We’re sometimes asked how to differentiate between these window options. Georgian bars These fit inside the sealed double glazing unit...
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stephencrumly
Sep 18, 20181 min read
PVC-U Vertical Sliding Windows
The sash windows on this East Oxford Victorian terraced house were worn out. The frames were decaying, the putty was failing and the...
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stephencrumly
Jul 31, 20181 min read
Replacing sash windows
The owner of this Oxford house wanted to replace their worn original timber sash windows with windows that retained the traditional...
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stephencrumly
Jul 26, 20181 min read
Canopy change
Do you have a rotting canopy over your door? This was the case for Pippins day nursery at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington,...
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stephencrumly
Jul 5, 20183 min read
Five signs you need to replace your uPVC windows
UPVC windows are one of the most cost-efficient, high-quality and easy to maintain windows available. However, there comes a time when...
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