Hardwood double glazing v UPVC

[BigDahliaFan]

We’ve had quotes for both. 1900s house, the windows are a big feature of the house.

the cheapest was bog standard upvc…but lose all character like the curved window supports.

more expensive where the wooden (still solid) surrounds would be kept and upvc sashes put in.

most expensive same but hardwood sashes put in.

the last one would retain the character of the house.

would hardwood double glazing put you off a house?

The loss of original windows would put me off, the quality of the wood will be so much better with the original timbers.

Can you get them double glazed in the original frames? Or secondary glazing?

No to upvc. It would devalue the house.

We are looking at this, we are going wood. The thick timber, and distance between panes and thickness of glass has means much quieter.

I love my hardwood windows and would have regretting going for the cheaper UPVC. My neighbour went with plastic a few years ago and is now having to replace whereas hardwood will last for much longer.

The previous people put double glazing in the old frames but only in the bottom frames in ground floor windows. It would be difficult to do the whole window properly like that. We’ve got some secondary glazing but it’s hard to keep clean inside.

it’s good to hear that it wouldn’t put people off.

What’s the price difference out of interest? How much more are you talking?

Cheapest upvc with no nod to the character of the house £14k, upvc in the existing wooden surrounds £18.5k, hardwood in the existing surrounds £26.5k.

Uvpc has come a long way and it's more possible to get UVpc replacement windows which look so much like there original that planning authorities accept them in conservation areas where previously wood was insisted on .