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Replaced the rotten sash wood windows in my last house for bog standard UPVC. Looked better, house was quieter and no more condensation in the mornings. Money well spent IMO.
1909 terrace....23 years ago we replaced PVC with wooden windows bespoke and been varnished every two years.....replacing front windows with pvc as the u have rotted in place and the glass has blown. simply due to the faff factor.....look nice but not as thermal or sound efficient as pvc.....
Jsm - yes, near all the yoga studios
UPVC is awful. So many old houses on the street we live on have ripped out their timber sash and stuck in UPVC. They age terribly and look naff.
If you want low maintenance and cannot be convinced to stay with timber, I'd go aluminium bonded.
They age terribly
I'd say they age better than wood. Mine are 20 years old, as white as they day they were installed (once I wipe the dust off them). Wood would have needed painting at least twice during the same period. My front poor (wood) needs repainting at least every 5 years as it gets the sun and not found a modern Gloss which can cope with direct sun lights for more than 2-3 years before cracking.