picking up the thread

How did that happen? What happened to September and October?

The Hargould exhibition at Derby was worth a visit for the seminars on 'Green Building'. The commitment of this government to reduce the carbonfootprint of the building industry was made clear, but not how it was to be achieved.
Switching back from pvc to wood wherever possible is likely to become a 'must'. I bet the pvc brigade will do their best to see that it doesn't happen.

I suppose taking a few weeks off saw a good deal of October pass by, and the rest of it was spent with a customer who was one of my first almost 25 years ago. Two failed units and the need for a complete new window in the bathroom gave a good reason to re-glaze the whole front of the house with the latest in Low-E softcoat / Warm-edge units plus new handles to freshen the old windows up and match the new. After all those years, even I was impressed with how easy it went. The Mk I frames came out without too much of a struggle. The glass likewise, after cutting the gunned silicone with a Stanley blade. New sealed units fitted like a glove using the latest SupaKlip locators and knock-in wedge instead of gunned sealant. A fresh coat of Venetian Red to match the new frame in the bathroom, and the front of the house looks like new, at a fraction of the cost of all-new windows.

Onwards and upwards. The next item out of the workshop will be a mix of casement and rising sashes in SupaWOOD, painted white. I can't wait!