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foobar: Hello everyone and thank you for your replies so far.
Someone asked why we'd like inward opening windows:
One of the biggest reasons to go for inwards opening windows is that you can actually clean them without dealing with long, wobbly contraptions trying to reach high-up 2nd floor windows (especially if they are over a small roof or in a recess) or without breaking your back falling off a latter. Cleaning inwards opening windows is trivially easy.
Secondly, we'd like the fact that you can open the windows all the way and have an unblocked view.
We went to the Homerit factory and looked at some of their windows. They seemed very nice. Someone here said they had heard 'horror stories' about Homerit. We are currently inclined to go with them, so please, if there is some information you have about them, please let me know.
Someone else said that councils might not approve those windows. Do you have some experience to relay or tips on how to deal with that case? That would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much!
foobar:
Someone else said that councils might not approve those windows. Do you have some experience to relay or tips on how to deal with that case? That would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much!
timmmay:foobar: Hello everyone and thank you for your replies so far.
Someone asked why we'd like inward opening windows:
One of the biggest reasons to go for inwards opening windows is that you can actually clean them without dealing with long, wobbly contraptions trying to reach high-up 2nd floor windows (especially if they are over a small roof or in a recess) or without breaking your back falling off a latter. Cleaning inwards opening windows is trivially easy.
Secondly, we'd like the fact that you can open the windows all the way and have an unblocked view.
We went to the Homerit factory and looked at some of their windows. They seemed very nice. Someone here said they had heard 'horror stories' about Homerit. We are currently inclined to go with them, so please, if there is some information you have about them, please let me know.
Someone else said that councils might not approve those windows. Do you have some experience to relay or tips on how to deal with that case? That would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much!
So you can clean an open the small fraction of the glass that actually opens? Or does your whole massive window sit on a hinge. Because if it's the former I think's not really a convincing argument for inward opening windows, since you'd have to clean the rest of the window anyway.
If I was building a house I'd consider not having opening windows, just have a ventilation system. Though there may be rules in the building code that says you can't do that. I couldn't get out my windows quickly if there was a fire because of security locks and double glazing... I should probably do something about that actually.
oxnsox:
Generally speaking we don't have snow on the ground for long periods in winter, and nor do we have extreme highs for long periods......
its all about being surrounded by a large body of water which keeps things temperate.
jarledb:oxnsox:
Generally speaking we don't have snow on the ground for long periods in winter, and nor do we have extreme highs for long periods......
its all about being surrounded by a large body of water which keeps things temperate.
I have been visiting quite a number of places since I got here in august (late winter? early spring?)
Must say I have never ever been as cold as I have been here in New Zealand: You guys seem to think you are a lot closer to the equator than you actually are.
And thats coming from a norwegian that have experienced temperatures down to -45 degrees celsius and have lived in areas where -30 degrees was not uncommon in the winter.
mattwnz: The ones I have seen, they can flip around so you can clean both sides from inside the house. The OP may need to find one that has been branz apprised, so it can be proven that it is suitable for NZ conditions. Wind zones are probably a biggy. Councils are very very picky and require all the paperwork.
mattwnz: The ones I have seen, they can flip around so you can clean both sides from inside the house. The OP may need to find one that has been branz apprised, so it can be proven that it is suitable for NZ conditions. Wind zones are probably a biggy. Councils are very very picky and require all the paperwork.
timmmay:jarledb:oxnsox:
Generally speaking we don't have snow on the ground for long periods in winter, and nor do we have extreme highs for long periods......
its all about being surrounded by a large body of water which keeps things temperate.
I have been visiting quite a number of places since I got here in august (late winter? early spring?)
Must say I have never ever been as cold as I have been here in New Zealand: You guys seem to think you are a lot closer to the equator than you actually are.
And thats coming from a norwegian that have experienced temperatures down to -45 degrees celsius and have lived in areas where -30 degrees was not uncommon in the winter.
Exactly. Maybe there's no snow, but it regularly gets down to freezing point, and it's a windy country which increases heat loss.
My fiance's from England, she hated it here to start with. She lived in an average home, which had little insulation or heating, and was full of mold (which isn't average but isn't uncommon). She had to wear heaps of clothes, wrap up a lot, and she got sick more than home. Heating is per room, if people do it at all, it's not effective in poorly insulated homes.
Compare that to England where they insulate and double glaze their houses and have central heating to every room. You can't even compare it to properly cold countries where they might have double walled homes and triple glazing.
Regards,
Old3eyes
timmmay:mattwnz: The ones I have seen, they can flip around so you can clean both sides from inside the house. The OP may need to find one that has been branz apprised, so it can be proven that it is suitable for NZ conditions. Wind zones are probably a biggy. Councils are very very picky and require all the paperwork.
The windows in my house are generally around 3.5 x 2m, in every room. You wouldn't want to flip the whole of one of those around...
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