Julie's Boggle

One thing that occurred to us while we were shivering without a conservatory during a cold snap back in early December, was that the windows in the study are *also* prime candidates for heat loss…

Considered as a whole the study windows, as they were, had few redeeming features. Aside from being single-glazed, they had wonky handles, no locks, and very badly scratched glass on the outside where a previous tenant had attacked them with a vicious scourer (wire wool?) to clean off what we presume was an extremely tenacious creeper. So while Steve the glazier was over, measuring up the conservatory, we casually asked him for a quote on replacing them. And having spent Christmas mulling it over, we decided to go ahead.

So fast-forward a few weeks, and voila, new windows!

All done in just one day [after the conservatory delay, we had quizzed Steve on this one in advance!] leaving just the complex atmosphere of organic volatiles permeating every room in their wake – reminding me of the summer vacation I spent working at the glue factory. This must be from the white rubbery sealant they squeeze into all the gaps – do they get high putting it on?

The new windows match the conservatory ones quite closely, in colour, handle and general look. i.e. they’re sparkly white UPVC frames, nice solid handles and latches, and double-glazed. In some ways, they aren’t *quite* as I expected them to look though. Not in a bad way, just in that they have so very much in the way of “frame”.

It’s hard to describe but you can see when I put the photos up on the weekend. I’m sure I’ll get used to them – and the whole effect will be changed all over again when the curtains go up again.

Now I’m thinking that this room needs painting…

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