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Would you buy a house with brown upvc windows?

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Give0fecks · 06/09/2023 10:05

As the title asks really - would you scroll straight past on Rightmove? Would it put you off buying? House has been renovated inside so not being sold as a doer upper.

I actually don’t mind them and vastly prefer it to the horrid on trend grey that everyone has but I’m interested in whether it would affect others viewing or buying.

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Hedjwitch · 06/09/2023 22:59

Downstairs neighbours have just had brand new windows put in. Brown.
They look surprisingly horrible.

BlueMongoose · 06/09/2023 23:00

I don't like 'em, but it wouldn't stop me buying a house- though I might budget for replacement- but I'd do that anyway for a few other reasons- like if there were tilt-and-turn windows, whatever their colour. Or daft letterboxes- ones that are too small, or at ground level.

JohnNolan · 07/09/2023 00:07

It wouldn't be a deal breaker but my offer would be mindful of the need to change them as soon as move in as they look horrific. Plain white is fine for me, I don't like the grey ones either.

FurierTransform · 07/09/2023 06:59

No I wouldn't be put off, and in fact I wasn't- my house has these oak brown 'wood effect' UPVC frames.
The main thing was that they were new-ish windows, still In warranty.
I was going to get them sprayed a dark brown as they were not initially to my taste (i associated this look with tackiness; astroturf, hot tubs stc) , but have grown to not mind them.

Lonecatwithkitten · 07/09/2023 07:23

House and location are all a factor in window colour and whether I can live with in.
Bought and sold house with cream tender and brown windows - never crossed my mind it looked right on that house.
Modern red brick white windows again looked right on that house.
Now in a 1930s slightly art deco house it has grey windows which we are keeping, but I have seen videos and picture when it had white windows and they were too bright and made the house look ugly.

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