Target U-values… Cost/benefit sense check… What am I missing? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[Tony L]

1 hour ago, Iceverge said:

 

From my understanding the applied fools don't last as long. Ligter colours suffer less thermal exoasuand contraction too. 

 

This must be why Veka's T&Cs say, "In the absence of any express warranty to be specified by the Seller in respect of Goods which are not “white PVC -U profile” no warranty shall be given in respect of the Goods.".

 

If you want a warranty for a colour, you have to ask them for one, & I don't suppose it's going to be 10 years, which is what they're offering for the white PVC-U.

[Crofter]

On 16/02/2026 at 17:18, fatgus said:

A while ago we looked at the Aluplast's Neo range, but at that time it wasn't commercially available. Might be worth another look. 

We've just taken delivery of a Neo sliding door. It was absolutely unbeatable for u value (0.74 uW) and was considerably cheaper than any aluclad iron. 

Haven't installed it yet but the quality looks good. Mine are dark grey on the outside, and as far as I can tell this is a solid colour rather than a foil wrap. 

I also took the option of having the glazing units delivered separately, which has made handling much easier. It will also allow me to install the frames by screwing straight through the frame. The glazed units were delivered in robust transport frames, unlike the cheaper units I bought from Modern UPVC Glazing.

 

All in all, I'm quite impressed so far.