Green Building Forum - preparing timber window frames Mon, 25 May 2026 17:04:19 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 preparing timber window frames https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20250#Comment_20250 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20250#Comment_20250 Thu, 08 May 2008 22:02:18 +0100 martin samphire i'm on a very tight budget so have no chance of affrording new scandinavian tripleglazed windows or anything but still want to do the the best i can. so your advice would be welcome.
by the way the building i am doing counts as a mobile home and therefore does not need to comply with building regulations.]]> preparing timber window frames https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20253#Comment_20253 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20253#Comment_20253 Thu, 08 May 2008 22:15:00 +0100 biffvernon
A 20mm unit is not quite as good as 24 but add thick curtains and you wont notice the difference. I suspect that the cost of krypton fill may be greater than the curtains so may not be worth bothering with. Cutting down the wooden beads may not be too clever - you don't want to add to the risk of sealed unit failure.]]> preparing timber window frames https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20257#Comment_20257 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20257#Comment_20257 Thu, 08 May 2008 22:20:36 +0100 jamesingram and gives a potential decreased U value of between 0.1 - 0.2 W/m2K

draught proofing them well , would be better and quite cheap to achieve]]> preparing timber window frames https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20268#Comment_20268 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20268#Comment_20268 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:07:46 +0100 biffvernon preparing timber window frames https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20269#Comment_20269 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20269#Comment_20269 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:14:10 +0100 joe.e preparing timber window frames https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20271#Comment_20271 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20271#Comment_20271 Fri, 09 May 2008 08:15:07 +0100 rogerwhit preparing timber window frames https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20281#Comment_20281 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20281#Comment_20281 Fri, 09 May 2008 09:26:36 +0100 fostertom preparing timber window frames https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20291#Comment_20291 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20291#Comment_20291 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:29:41 +0100 Chris Wardle preparing timber window frames https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20304#Comment_20304 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1699&Focus=20304#Comment_20304 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:27:45 +0100 joe.e