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Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Draft Proofing Windows

Help Keep Yourself Warm This Winter

When draft proofing your windows and doors, it is possibly the most cost effective and efficient way to help keep you warm.

By doing it correctly, it will eliminate the cold air entering a building, and prevent the hot air escaping.

There are a lot of options out there, that all claim to be effective draft proofing options for windows and doors.

And although there are a lot of options, these are categorised to different materials.

Different types of doors and windows require different draft proofing.

This is where a lot of confusion happens, and in a lot of cases further breaks the windows.

Basically – by using the wrong material on the wrong type, you may require further repairs.

Read NW Door and Window Repairs Guide to eliminate drafts from your home safely, and correctly.

NW Door and Window Repairs Projects

By Nw window repairs08:00Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, London Eye, Luton Hoo, North London, Projects, Window Repairs No comments:

Project From The Simit London Eye Structural Glazing

London Eye Project by NW Door and Window Repairs

Structural Glazing on the grounds of the London Eye says more about us as a company, than the actual job in hand.

The job that was in hand was very simple: Over Head Canopy, lifting 70kg of glass above our heads, and leaving it their for another 20 year trusting to never fall out!

Working on an area like this, obviously has its limitations on when a job this big can be carried out, and how we can proceed with works to make sure of absolute safety of all public and ourselves.

With the amount of footfall an area like this has, working during the day hours is simply not plausible, and so has to be to carried out during the night hours.

The Famous Luton Hoo Royalty Owned House

On The Grounds Of The Luton Hoo Hotel

NW Door and Window Repairs took this sash window refurbishment job for RJ O'Neil Property Services.

We had the pleasure of meeting the owner of the hotel, who was moving into the house.

The house was abandoned on the grounds for some years, and the windows were in a bad condition all over.

After removing the sliding sashes, and stripping them of paint deglazing, we then went to work for the next 6 weeks refurbishing the frames and routing the sashes out.

This was to get them ready to accept the new Energy Efficient Double Glazed Units with full draft proofing.

This was a full scale project!

Once all the repair work was done, all that was left was to spray paint the refurbished timber, fitting sash cords, and complete draft proofing.

By doing this, all of the period windows were kept, but increasing the thermal value up to todays standards.

If you have a large scale project you wish NW Door and Window Repairs to carry out for you, then please get in touch.

From Luton to London, no project is too large.

Call: 07742 233 310

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Conservatory Leak Solution

By Nw window repairs09:07Bedfordshire, Conservatory Leak Solution, Conservatory Repairs, Hertfordshire, North London No comments:

How to solve a leaking conservatory

After a few years of your conservatory being built, you may find small droplets or water runs dripping of the frame.

Over the years, you may have noticed the water is collecting more and more each time it rains.

The problems with this is with water .

Although you may stop the water coming in from one place, it doesn't necessarily mean the leak has been stopped.

This is because water will always come in at its lowest and most convenient place.

So although the leak has been cured in place as water level builds up, their will be a next low point where the water will come in again.

This will leave you with nasty patch work all over the roof where different points are being sealed up, without giving a thought to the cause of the leak.

Water will always come in from so many different points, even while you keep stopping small leaks in different places.

The leaks most of the time, are due to debris and dirt carried over by the wind and weather.

Over years of the conservatory standing, all of this dirt and debris will collect under the rubber seals and gaskets, meaning the gaskets will perish.

The debris will start blocking up the drainage points, stopping the water from draining correctly or quick enough, causing the water to back track and find its way in.

We all know how much damage standing water will make!

The solution to fixing a leaking conservatory is actually quite simple!

Clean it well!

That makes it sound simple, but it as simple as cleaning it!

Unfortunately though, it doesn't mean surface cleaning, but a detailing clean.

You will need to remove all of the roof panels, clean everything and add new grease to the gaskets (or replace depending on how bad they have perished).

You then need to clean out and unblock all the drainage points and fit the roof back together.

Failing that, give NW Door and Window Repairs a call!

Call: 07742 233 310

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