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Double glazing would already go a long distance in London. I would not blame the trees when a lot of houses have windows with cracks you can see outside through
by 317070 7y ago
Double glazing would already go a long distance in London. I would not blame the trees when a lot of houses have windows with cracks you can see outside through. Let alone the single glazing everywhere.
- aries1980 7y agoThe problem with having just replacing the windows is that heat can escape easily through thermal bridges and induce even more molds: https://www.echotape.com/blog/why-thermal-bridging-and-thermal-breaks-matter-in-construction/ https://www.echotape.com/blog/why-thermal-bridging-and-therm...
- Ntrails 7y agoMy landlord put in double glazing before I moved in, it is assuredly better than the previous situation - but there is still on hell of a draft coming from somewhere...
- gerdesj 7y agoHave a look at the floor for draughts. Our old methods of construction were pretty shocking. Look out for gaps underneath the skirting boards. Our walls are usually a double skin of brick and there will be air bricks to allow the gap between to dry out. Then you have floor/ceiling joists, probably with gaps around their ends. On the joists you will have floorboards, again with gaps between them. On the boards you will probably have some rubbish underlay and then carpet. Around the edges the walls will be finished with skirting boards. Over time the floors will sag. You only report "one" hell of a draught coming from somewhere. There will be lots of draughts!
- gshdg 7y agoDo your modern double-glazed window frames sit in wood paneling in a brick wall? It's likely the wood has shrunk over time, and there are drafts either between the windows and the wood, or between the wood and the brick.