Matching window frames in extension?
Layla Shkoukani
7 years ago
Hi!
This is our little red brick semi. We are about to begin a double extension to the back of the house. I have never been a fan of the white PVC Windows frames we have so would prefer not to match them in the extension but instead go with a charcoal/grey more modern style window frame. It is completely out of the budget to replace the current windows and they are fairly new. Just wondering what people's thoughts are on not matching the current windows in the extension? A big no, no?
Thanks!
This is our little red brick semi. We are about to begin a double extension to the back of the house. I have never been a fan of the white PVC Windows frames we have so would prefer not to match them in the extension but instead go with a charcoal/grey more modern style window frame. It is completely out of the budget to replace the current windows and they are fairly new. Just wondering what people's thoughts are on not matching the current windows in the extension? A big no, no?
Thanks!
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Lauren
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7 years agoI wouldn't worry about matching, i honestly don't think it matters much these days. By the way, did you know that you can have UPVC windows colour bonded ? It's a fraction of the cost of replacing windows. We had ours done. We had dated but good windows in a kind of dark wood ( fake mahogany ), they did nothing for the place. So we had all the window, the garage and the conservatory all sprayed for £2300. We were quite gobsmacked at the price as just to replace the windows on the main house would have been nearly 10K. We used NW Window repairs
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