Keeping your home warm / heating / energy crisis / insulation etc

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Mr_Smyth

Now the cold weather is here I’m glad of all the hours/pounds put into the internal insulation I fitted but having only ever had wooden windowsills I’m shocked at how cold the quartz ones are.
A massive cold bridge though handy for quickly cooling cups of coffee.

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gillies in reply to @Mr_Smyth

is there a good guide out there for the best methods/materials for new windows? We're going to get some triple glazed units in and I don't want their efficiency undermined by cold bridging or poor installation methods...

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Mr_Smyth in reply to @gillies

Most new windows are thermally broken, a look at the sectional PDF will likely show you how well.
I guess the bigger issue is how well the cavity closures are fixed and were decent quality ones used? don’t look at the shonky build/snagging new build accounts on instagram/TikTok..

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