Section 1: The Frame Material Is Only One Part of the Cost When homeowners first begin researching aluminium windows, one assumption appears again and again: “They’re expensive because aluminium is expensive.” It seems like a logical conclusion. After all, if the frame is made from metal rather than uPVC, surely the material itself must account […]
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Section 1: Aluminium Doesn’t Rot, Warp or Rust Like Many People Assume When homeowners ask how long aluminium windows last, they are often looking for a simple number. Twenty years? Thirty years? Forty years? While those figures can provide a useful indication, they do not explain why aluminium has become one of the most trusted […]
Section 1: Performance Starts Long Before Energy Ratings When homeowners begin comparing aluminium and uPVC windows, one specification often dominates the conversation: the U-value. Energy ratings have become one of the most familiar ways of judging modern glazing, leading many people to assume that the window with the lowest published figure must automatically be the […]



