Windows & Door fitting

should I instruct completion of installation plus pay for ill fitting windows?

Anonymous user 23 February 2024 - 3.09 PM

I ordered double glazed sash and case upvc upvcwindows to replace my sash and case 1940s pitch pine windows. The joiner measured up, quoting for windows 1860 mm high, which I accepted. 2 months later the windows were partially installed and seemed to be too small. The fitters packed them below and above, plus down the sides, with soft wood planks, bits of wood and beads of expandable foam. The sills don't sit on the stone sills of the house, they sit on a softwood prank which sits on the sill. If the foam deteriorates, the windows will move. There's no damp proof membrane between the wood and the outer sills and there are gaps, draught everywhere round about the windows. The windows themselves slide open really nicely and seem good. My question is, the windows supplied are 1800 high, not 1860 as measured. Is that a standard off~ the~ shelf size? Is it acceptable to have foam instead of fit and fixings? There are 3 screws in the bottom of one of the windows, 2 also in either bottom corner, but that's it. In 5 windows I can't see any other fixings, just foam.The bay window is formed by 3 separate windows with square corners/edges. The sides are a good 2cm or so apart from each other so I can't see how a neat weatherproof finished bay is going to be achieved. Do you think these windows are going to be wind and waterproof over time? We're 1000ft up in a very windy area. Thanks very much for any advice or information that you can give.