Originally Posted by
westi
Hi - Thanks so much for that, I'll contact them.
What are the problems associated with aluminium ?
We extended our house about a year and a half ago and had aluminium windows put in to the new bit and also some of the original bedrooms. It was the builders choice, not ours. We were thinking about getting quotes for upvc windows then found out he had already ordered some so went along with his choice so as not to hold things up.
Over the summer we had the rest of our windows replaced with aluminium ones to match. During the winter all of the frames had condensation on and during very cold nights water would pool at the bottom. The gap between the window ledge and the metal window frame has black mould and we had to wipe the condensation channel down frequently to stop mould collecting. The aluminium windows all seem to have drainage channels so they are obviously expecting to collect water.
The only regret I have with renovating our house was not going with upvc. We didn't have any of these issues with ours in the UK.