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Hi
mate has a flat with a massive oriel/bay/sticking out window (about 6ft high, 4ft wide, single glazed with 2 large panes of curved glass - imagine a square hole in a wall about 5ft high by 4ft wide with an external curved window structure fitted to the outside wall that covers(ie fits round the outside) the square hole. It gets massive condensation problems(all other windows ok, but they are flat and are already double glazed) . It has been suggested that the cheapest solution would be to use the square hole to fit 'secondary' double glazing. Sort of like put in either a single or a double glazed sliding patio door or a french windows arrangement in the square hole so that it lines up with the existing external wall and there would be a 4" to about 15" gap between it and the existing curved window (*conservation area - no structure changes permitted, cant use upvc, curved glazing - chuffing expensive etc etc).
Ideas/comments etc anybody solved/not solved window condensation with secondary double glazing
Thanks
Talk to Selectaglaze.
Secondary is really the only way to go. I'd be tempted to get a single sealed unit double glazed unit that fits just inside the opening and seat it on a wooden bead.with a rubber gasket. Put it in for winter and take it out in summer. Thats what I plan to do in a similar situation. Minimal visual disturbance and in summer the unit is stored under the bed
condensation is caused by it being the coldest thing in the room, and the room being moist-ish
I guess the options are :
stop it being the coldest thing in the room (either heat it (with a small element), cool something else (sacrificial refridgerator) or double glaze it
stop the room being moistish (dehumidifier)
There's a possibility of fitting a curved, sealed double glazed unit in the existing frame. Non of the options are cheap, but it'll mean it works almost as well as a normal modern double glazed window.
If in Scotland, talk to Slimlite, if anywhere else, go to Treforest for the actual unit, a local 'refurb' man would do the work.