A NEW WINDOW

 

Some time ago one of our windows developed a large crack.  It was a single glazed window, set into the stone between the dining room and the outside "barn" that we refer to as the "well room".  

The window was not double glazed and the glass had no frame; it was set directly into the stone.  The way it was fitted left a very narrow window sill on the inside and a much deeper window sill on the outside.  We had been meaning to change it for years as quite a lot of heat was lost through the glass but somehow we never got round to it. 

Then something else happened.  The glass in the door of the wood burner in the living room also developed a crack.  This had to be replaced urgently.

We took the door off the wood burner and took it to a place in Loches that someone recommended.  They fitted a new glass to our door while we waited.  We had considered attempting to do it ourselves but I'm glad we let the professionals do the job.  If we had tried to do it we would have been without the fire for a few days and seeing it being done by a professional we saw how tricky it was.  It was not cheap but money well spent.

While we were waiting we spotted that the main business of this place was the fitting and replacement of double glazed doors and windows, so we asked them to come and give us a quote to replace our broken window.

We waited for the quote to arrive and braced ourselves for a big sum.  It turned out to be very reasonable so we paid the deposit and only a few weeks later they came to do the work.

The new window is double glazed, has a beautiful oak frame around it and that end of the room feels much warmer.  In addition, they set the new window further back in the stone so that we have more window sill on the inside than outside.  They made a fabulous job of it.  We're very pleased and wish we had tackled it years ago.

(The spider plant belongs to some friends.  We are looking after it while they are back in the UK for the winter.)