inderpal Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago people I need some advice so I had new upvc windows fitted in my entire house. I have large curved bay window downstairs living room and upstairs bedroom . My old windows were aluminium and had a wooden frame on the edges . So I had my windows fitted and I noticed on both bay windows on the ends there was a gap of a inch between window and brick I have attached an image . When I question the company the owner said this is normal as when measuring he would have not know how much brick behind the wooden frame on the old windows on the edges . Is this correct ? Since having these windows installed alot of noise issues and cold ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago Quite normal for a window company to underside, but what have they done for fixings? Also, often the head of the opening used the window millions and frames for structural support, so I wonder if the opening is suitable to take this simple swap. Worth checking, particularly with curved bays. One way these are otherwise supported is if the floor joists from upstairs project outboard to take the weight of the above elevation/bay. Can you take a pic showing the front and head of the opening? To seal up, if they’ve fixed them robustly, you would want a continuous bead of Illbruck 330 foam Link (NOT regular builders foam) which will reduce noise and draft to an acceptable level, and then uPVC ‘makeup’ usually gets set in place to make things pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago I can see a concrete screw, but no packers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeGrahamT21 Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago They should have had an add on uPVC profile when they realised they were short, unfortunately that would now mean a deinstall and reinstall. As Nick says though it can be sorted with correct foam and PVC trims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inderpal Posted 15 hours ago Author Share Posted 15 hours ago Nick from Wales should there be packers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago 7 minutes ago, inderpal said: Nick from Wales should there be packers? You’re god-damned right there should be!!! Theres zero stopping the frames from moving. Open the window and push it to see for yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago The usual bodge is to fit undersize windows, not put any foam in at all, then cover the gaps with plastic trim. Ask me how I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inderpal Posted 15 hours ago Author Share Posted 15 hours ago I will send pics as requested ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inderpal Posted 15 hours ago Author Share Posted 15 hours ago 1 minute ago, Onoff said: The usual bodge is to fit undersize windows, not put any foam in at all, then cover the gaps with plastic trim. Ask me how I know! I know it's a Mick take . They did foam it all properly but should have added pvc extenders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago Sadly not too far from the truth: White Gold https://g.co/kgs/JKZoPv5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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