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Clear case of waste
• I LIVE in a small block of council flats in Clerkenwell. It’s a very busy area and I had been asking for double glazing for a number of years. In these days of energy-consciousness, having a properly insulated home is paramount.
Finally, last year the council agreed to carry out double-glazing in the whole of the block to comply with the Decent Homes initiative.
For six months we had scaffolding around the estate and had to put up with an enormous amount of noise and dust – but it was all going to be worth it. As it turned out, however, although the new windows look very nice, the insulation of the property has been compromised, both thermally and acoustically.
What a surprise and disappointment. We are worse off than we used to be with the original windows. How come? I have been complaining to the council for a year now and they keep denying it. But the fact remains that I’m exposed to more noise and more temperature swings than I was before.
Apparently, the quality of the workmanship and lack of a rigorous approach to installing new windows make them neglect the gaps between the window frame and the wall.
What a waste of public resources. They are “ticking their boxes” with the government, but actually making the environmental situation far worse.
FERNANDO LUZ
Clerkenwell Close, EC1
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