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Common Window and Door Maintenance Mistakes to Avoid

Common Window and Door Maintenance Mistakes to Avoid

Maintaining your windows and doors is an important part of keeping your home in good condition. Regular maintenance can help prevent problems such as leaks, drafts, and wear and tear. However, many homeowners make common mistakes when maintaining their windows and...

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How Long Does It Take to Replace Windows and Doors?

How Long Does It Take to Replace Windows and Doors?

Replacing your windows and doors is an important home improvement project that can improve the appearance, energy efficiency, and security of your home. However, many homeowners are hesitant to begin this project because they are unsure how long it will take. At Isis...

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How to Clean and Care for Your Windows and Doors

How to Clean and Care for Your Windows and Doors

Keeping your windows and doors clean and well-maintained is important for maintaining their appearance, functionality, and longevity. At Isis Windows, we offer a range of high-quality windows and doors that are designed to last. In this article, we'll explore some...

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LIVE IN A CONSERVATION AREA? TALK TO US

LIVE IN A CONSERVATION AREA? TALK TO US

If you’re lucky enough to live in one of Oxford’s 18 conservation areas, each of which has its own distinctive, unique character, we fully understand the sensitivities of replacement windows. We’ve worked on numerous historic properties across the city and beyond, and are ideally placed to advise you on all relevant permissions needed.

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LIVE IN A CONSERVATION AREA? TALK TO US

TIPS FOR SAVING MONEY THIS WINTER

To maximise the energy efficiency of your windows, firstly, reduce draughts and heat loss by making sure your windows fit well and add draught strips to reduce heat loss. Secondly, add insulated blinds or curtains to retain as much heat as possible inside the home.

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Patio Door Trends 2020

Patio Door Trends 2020

Patio doors have done a lot to break down the barriers between indoors and outside, and boost the popularity of outdoor living, as have our recent hot summers – but what are the key patio door trends emerging this year? What are Patio Doors? Patio doors come in many...

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A Guide to Choosing a Double Glazing Company

A Guide to Choosing a Double Glazing Company

If your windows are due a major upgrade, and you need to set about choosing a double glazing company, it can seem an initially daunting prospect. But the unfortunate reality is that with winter in full swing, any issues, from leaks when it rains to chilly draughts and...

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Adding Character To Your Home With New Windows & Doors

Adding Character To Your Home With New Windows & Doors

Replacement windows and doors can do many things – from improving the energy efficiency and security of your home to reducing energy bills. But one thing you may not have realised is the way these home improvements can also add character to where you live, whether you...

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How to ensure your home improvements pay their way

How to ensure your home improvements pay their way

If you’re looking to increase the value of your home with home improvements and following the general trend of improving rather than moving, it is important that these improvements pay off and return a profit. There are many options when it comes to renovating your...

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Which home improvements will add value to your home?

Which home improvements will add value to your home?

Two in five of us will be looking to improve our homes in 2019, according to one new study. This is, of course, in keeping with the current preference for ‘improving not moving’, given the uncertainty over Brexit and so on. For many, boosting the price tag of their...

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Freshen up your front door with a wreath this summer

Freshen up your front door with a wreath this summer

If you thought front door wreaths were just for Christmas, think again. Now that winter seems finally to have been kicked into the long grass, and the warmer weather is here, a floral wreath adorning the main entrance to your home could make a highly attractive...

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How to Add Value to your Home this Spring

How to Add Value to your Home this Spring

Homeowners have spent a total of £41bn doing up their homes over the past five years – an average of £1,875 each, according to a recent survey. A separate poll found that the last four years have seen a five-fold rise in numbers of homeowners choosing to stay put and...

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Avoiding common home improvement pitfalls

Avoiding common home improvement pitfalls

With any new home improvement project, there’s always a lot to think about. But understanding some of the common mistakes that homeowners make, and knowing how to prevent them, will go a long way to avoiding any potential stresses. Biggest Home Improvement Mistakes...

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Should I choose Sash Windows? A guide to Sash Windows

Should I choose Sash Windows? A guide to Sash Windows

With their distinctive designs, sash windows are a key aspect of the history and heritage of Britain’s period buildings. These charming, smart-looking models are typically found in English Victorian and Georgian structures, making them a familiar sight across our...

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Our top tips for beating the winter chill at home

The recent cold snap saw the coldest start to spring in five years, thanks to the ‘Beast from the East’ and the Siberian weather front it brought, as snow engulfed huge swathes of the country. Clearly, it’s warmed up since then, but if you’re still shivering at home,...

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Could equity release help you improve your home this spring?

What are the benefits of double glazing?

Unlike traditional, single-glazed windows which have one layer of glass and are usually encased in timber frames, double glazing windows have two layers of glass, just as their name suggests. They can come in a wide variety of different frame materials, from...

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Key of the door for Isis Windows as we turn 21!

Key of the door for Isis Windows as we turn 21!

1997 was a particularly newsy year for the UK, with Blair winning his famous landslide victory. Diana, Princess of Wales, died that August, and Britain transferred Hong Kong to Chinese rule on July 1. It was also the year we at Isis Windows were formed - and we’ve...

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Do replacement windows need planning permission?

Do replacement windows need planning permission?

If you’re among the many UK householders who’ve decided to enhance their home’s value with new windows, you may well be wondering whether you need planning permission to do this. The short answer is that the vast majority of properties don’t need planning permission...

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Which colour front door offers the warmest welcome?

Which colour front door offers the warmest welcome?

Whether you’re replacing your front door or just painting an existing portal, among the decisions to make is what colour to have. After all, the ability to put your own stamp on a place is widely seen as a key advantage of home ownership. According to one building...

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Which home improvements will add value to your home?

What a composite door could do for your home

Not only is it the first thing a visitor sees on approaching your home, it’s your protection from the outside world. It’s also likely to be your home’s most-used portal. A composite door offers a quieter, more secure and warmer solution than the alternatives. What’s...

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How to choose a front door

How to choose a front door

It’s the gateway to your home, creates that vital first impression and can do more than you may have realised to enhance your home’s value and what estate agents like to call ‘kerb appeal.’ Indeed, your front door says more about you than you may have realised. It’s a...

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Staying safe as houses after the clocks have gone back

Staying safe as houses after the clocks have gone back

The clocks have gone well and truly back, making the nights longer as autumn deepens. It means that homeowners have more to worry about than just getting up or returning from work in the dark. Along with Halloween and Bonfire Night celebrations, and the Strictly...

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