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  1. Thanks Jack, appreciate your thoughts. The reason I asked about installers was that they should know the best details for fitting in refurbs and which manufacturers are the best for this. To be honest, I was following the advice of another member - @Alex C on the below post. "If I was doing it again I would firstly find a recommended installer and then approach a supplier. Ask around on the forum for good installers in your area who are able to problem solve not cause problems. It seems any idiot can fit a window, but it takes another level of skill and knowledge to sort out on site issues that may arise." Seemed like very good advice to me - especially coming from someone who has been through it already.
  2. Hi all, Having read a lot of good stuff on this forum, I decided to sign up as we're doing a partial 'eco' refurb on our newly purchased 1960's detached 4 bed home in Brighton, East Sussex. We're planning a few upgrades such as external wall insulation/render, insulating the (renewed) roof and floors properly, ASHP & wet underfloor heating, solar HW & PV and MVHR. Not to mention full re-wire and plumbing upgrade amongst other things. I was hoping to complete all this for around 100K but now thinking it's likely to be a lot more than that. A big issue that has come up is the doors & windows. Most of them were replaced in 2016 but they're pretty poor quality white upvc double glazing. If we're to spend thousands on external wall insulation etc then I see no point in leaving big openings everywhere to lose substantial amounts of heat from. Replacing the windows later is not a great option as this will wreck the new render finish. So, it seems logical to replace the 15 windows and 6 doors to the external facade with high spec 3G glazing, even though this will consume a huge chunk of our budget. We're now getting quotes from the likes of Ecohaus (Internorm), Ecowin (Zyle Fenster & Gaulhofer), Passivlux (Rationel), Nordan, Nordvest, IdealCombi and also smaller local suppliers. Does anyone know any good window installers to speak to that service the South Coast area? Any advice gratefully received.
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