We had a great question via our ASK COUNTY WINDOWS service about the maintenance of door and window locks. Modern doors and windows are relatively low maintenance but with a little care now and again you can have a big impact on the longevity of your windows and doors extending their life and usability way beyond the guarantee. Question: Are we supposed to treat the locking mechanism Etc on your patio doors and windows and if so what do we use and how often? Answer: Yes, but as low maintenance products, once a year would be good frequency. If usage ...
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Here at County Windows we love reading and sharing online reviews on independent websites like TrustPilot and Review Centre, but today we shared the latest hand written review, sent to the team with pride, from our installations manager. When I read it I felt a wave of happiness, which is great because it’s the International Day Of Happiness, but more over, there was a connection and ultimately a shared experience that felt just that little bit more real. UPDATED 16th MAY 2017: Just wanted to add a link to a small collection of hand written letters that we have received ...
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With fingers crossed for good summer weather this year, we can start thinking about how we are going to be using the garden and how our conservatories can be an enjoyable part of that this year. Here are some things that you can do to make your conservatory summer ready! If you don’t have a conservatory but want that extra space this year, then check out our conservatory pages here. Remove Clutter Some things may have moved around the house a bit over the winter, with some items ending up in the conservatory. Time to be a little ruthless and ...
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Happy Apple Pancake Day! – Have a go at this easy, yet scrummy, apple pancake recipe. Ingredients > Two tablespoons of butter salted or lightly salted > Three apples, cored, peeled and sliced to preference > Half a teaspoon cinnamon > Quater of a cup of brown sugar > Three large eggs > Half cup of milk > Quater teaspoon baking powder > Two tablespoons any type of flour > powdered sugar, for dusting Instructions > Preheat oven to 375 > Mix up brown sugar and cinnamon > Beat together eggs and milk until combined > Mix flour and baking ...
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The U Value indicates how good materials are at retaining heat, usually applied to walls, windows or doors. The lower the U Value the better the thermal performance will be. So if you have some insulation in your walls you will want to achieve a U Value as close to zero as possible. Knowing the U Value of installations and insulation that you have or are looking to have in your home is important if you want to understand how thermally efficient your home is or could be. The Geeky Bit Thermal transmittance or coefficient of heat transmission also known ...
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