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Well, the windows arrived as promised, at 8:55.
The oak cills look lovely!
As do the windows
First one fitted into my ensuite! The cills need notching to fit them to some windows but they are very simple to fit, apart from being so heavy. It takes two to lift an average one and 3 to lift a large front one, no idea how we are going to get those up the stairs yet!
Next we thought we would tackle by far the most difficult window, to get that out of the way
The roofers have been back and gone around the flue and both sunpipes.
The oak cills look lovely!
As do the windows
First one fitted into my ensuite! The cills need notching to fit them to some windows but they are very simple to fit, apart from being so heavy. It takes two to lift an average one and 3 to lift a large front one, no idea how we are going to get those up the stairs yet!
Next we thought we would tackle by far the most difficult window, to get that out of the way
The roofers have been back and gone around the flue and both sunpipes.
Brillant. Doesn't it change the whole house with new windows? I bet you're pleased you went for the cills you did, they look cracking.
Ours (in the old stone cottage part) have gone in over the past couple of days - we've left the plastic on them for some protection against more pointing etc but it's the first time we've ever seen the house with windows in
Changes the whole dynamic inside too. Finally starting to look like a house, instead of a pile of rubble...
Ours (in the old stone cottage part) have gone in over the past couple of days - we've left the plastic on them for some protection against more pointing etc but it's the first time we've ever seen the house with windows in
Changes the whole dynamic inside too. Finally starting to look like a house, instead of a pile of rubble...
Today went fairly well, the large windows are massively heavy, they took 4-5 people to lift and guide them in, all went fine apart from the ground floor one which got a little scratched in one place, hopefully that can be pollished out.
We also need to decide how to finish them off, whether mastic will be sufficient or whether some kind of trim is required, certainly around the front ones, as there was beading on the existing windows, so the brickwork in the reveals is not absolutely perfect.
All 19 windows fitted in 2.5 days 
Today we fitted the remaining big one downstairs, which is hugely heavy fully glazed, removed and adjusted another big one downstairs to sit it further forward in the reveal and fitted another 8 windows in no time at all.
Very pleased with the way they look, the house looks totally different and is remarkably warmer now, even though we still have a lot of massive gaps, and no doors across the back, but today was a big step forwards.
A better shot of one of the cills. The ones on the existing house didn't need to be cut, but all the ones on the new bit needed chunks cutting out of the backs to allow the fronts to sit wider than the window.
The front one removed this morning. After a few of them you get the hand of it, basically requires a lot of brute force and lots of spare reciprocating saw blades!
Time for a rest!
Today we fitted the remaining big one downstairs, which is hugely heavy fully glazed, removed and adjusted another big one downstairs to sit it further forward in the reveal and fitted another 8 windows in no time at all.
Very pleased with the way they look, the house looks totally different and is remarkably warmer now, even though we still have a lot of massive gaps, and no doors across the back, but today was a big step forwards.
A better shot of one of the cills. The ones on the existing house didn't need to be cut, but all the ones on the new bit needed chunks cutting out of the backs to allow the fronts to sit wider than the window.
The front one removed this morning. After a few of them you get the hand of it, basically requires a lot of brute force and lots of spare reciprocating saw blades!
Time for a rest!
I really wasn't sure about the window/cill combo when you were discussing earlier in the thread, but they look superb indeed, very classy and clearly beautiful quality. The oak just works perfectly with the brick and the black of the frames and glazing bars. Lovely. Can't be long now until its weather tight?
Thanks guys, yes very pleased with them, I do think it sets the house off nicely and that we made the right choice with the colour combination.
Was also well worth fitting them ourselves, saved £3k doing that. It's not a difficult job, just requires plenty of hands to do some of the bigger ones. In particular getting the large front ones up stairs (ladder!) took 6 of us as they weigh 200kg each! Fortunately we timed it right so could get the 2 roofers and labourer to help us lift them up.
The cills are showing some ink marks from all the dust that is blowing about but I don't think we can help that, they will ate naturally anyway.
Was also well worth fitting them ourselves, saved £3k doing that. It's not a difficult job, just requires plenty of hands to do some of the bigger ones. In particular getting the large front ones up stairs (ladder!) took 6 of us as they weigh 200kg each! Fortunately we timed it right so could get the 2 roofers and labourer to help us lift them up.
The cills are showing some ink marks from all the dust that is blowing about but I don't think we can help that, they will ate naturally anyway.
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