2026-05-03 18:02 UTC
@wenslauw @pluralistic You *can* have double-glazed windows made of wood to specification. I've had it done. It's expensive as hell, but possible. I hope the rules are more sensible now, when I was a kid we lived in a Grade 2 listed farmhouse in Nottinghamshire and my parents were literally forbidden from fitting double glazing, even if it were made to measure to be exactly the same as the sash windows being replaced. Which is ridiculous. In the end my dad put "illegal" secondary glazing.
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@wenslauw@beautifullosers.org 2026-05-03 19:46
@greg_harvey Here (netherlands) I'm not allowed to change the frames as those are monumental. There is monument glass, which does isolate better, but is far too brittle for use in my street. Too many trucks and drunk teenagers passing. Even if it would work in my house, I'd have to get a permit and they don't always give them. @pluralistic