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That’s just front drainage cap, easily replaced, easily lost. Nothing to be concerned with. I’d be looking at the following. 1: Scuffs/marks on frames 2: Scratches on glass if not visible from 3m away (looking through and not at the glass) it’s not a complaint. 3: That the fixings look good/solid 4: Window / door operation is good 5: They are installed plumb/level & square 6: Correctly foamed/taped (i.e no visible light/tape flapping). 7: Handles working, applied straight and no scratches 8: With doors that the height is installed correctly taken into account the finished floor. 9: no damaged hinge covers / drainage slot covers whether visible or concealed 10: External cill is the correct depth, taken into account external finish/stone cill etc. 11: That all gaskets/seals are good, correct lengths and not twisted/damaged. 12: They were cleaned prior to installers leaving from excess residue.

Yes. https://ekookna.co.uk/

Has been for over a decade, the architects colour of choice tbh. I hate it, I see it everyday but it generally works with everything.

Retain the same colour or as close as possible, my personal opinion is changing the colour will lose the character.

It’s not always possible or practical but the best way. It’s not wrong how you've done it just the recommended way.

4.3m lengths, should be applied around the window in one length (if possible, you might need more than 1 roll per window/door) and pinched at the corners.

Perfect.

That's in, pretty straight forward and not overly complicated.

When the windows are being installed. It needs to expand against the wall, not have something compress the compriband. Sorry for being blunt but your installers an idiot and just doesn’t want to do it.

Happy to do so, if you send me a message on Buildhub I'll have a look for you, if you could send any pictures etc. to assist that would be great.

Underneath, example from Gutmann cills.

A quick google https://www.mepa-shop.de/en/window-sills/aluminum-window-sill-accessories/anti-drumming-strips-for-window-sills/anti-drumming-strips-for-window-sills

You can get anti drumming with them to minimise that.

No need to apologise 👍

Of course your looking at build cost but product cost per m2 and install cost for comparisons between suppliers, should be separate for a fair and direct comparison (with many caveats).

Absolutely. From your installer no, fitting only unless they are supply and i stall but the m2 price should be seperate.

How many fixed windows, how many doors, how many opening windows, what type of wood, finger jointed or not, sliding doors, what type of glass, low e coatings etc.

m2 price should be product only. It gives a false representation otherwise and m2 pricing is ambiguous at best.

This might help @Hastings if still required https://www.gov.scot/publications/building-standards-technical-handbook-2022-domestic/

Generally speaking installation tolerances are +/- 3mm, with similar adjustment (usually +/- 5mm in the hinging). Good quality windows such as Internorm, Velfac, Gaulhofer, Zyle, Rationel will have good excellent compression and adjustment options. Even good uPVC systems Internorm, Aluplast, Gealan, cheaper systems are exactly that and for a reason. They are all “generally” fitted to a high standard, can’t always say that is true but mostly. It actually matters a lot in this game, more than you probably realise. At least to the manufacturers and suppliers that care. Bad service, bad installations, go the rounds and when your business relies on the type of clients here. It’s massively important.

Anglian and quality? Somethings wrong 🤷‍♂️🤔😲😂😂 The problem you’ll face is there are quite a few uPVC system from the downright cheap and nasty to the high quality, highly expensive systems. There is a few unknowns, age, system, supplier, manufacturer etc. Everything is factory adjusted but should be install adjusted as well. Whether that has happened or not is a different question. You also have the bang them in, get paid brigade and the install them and not have to return brigade. Start with adjustments, try increase the pressure of the opening part (sash) onto the frame and the horizontal/vertical adjustments. If that doesn’t work look at replacing work seals/gaskets.

Put a small flashing under the threshold then drops down and sloped into the drainage slot, you’ll be fine 😉

Depends who you went with and install package chosen. Most use a Platinum, Gold, Silver, bronze option with silver being fitting support and bronze being drawing help.

Yes it can be, cavities are generally not a European detail. So the answer is it's not typically done. It's a design solution detail that would be discussed and agreed upon on a per-job basis with the client and architect.

I still get incensed by them 😂