Tuesday 9 August 2016

More issues with the wind

Last night was another windy and sleepless night thanks to the amount of holes that seem to be present in our new Porter Davis home. The following video in the master bedroom shows the noise of both wind coming through our sealed double glazed windows and also the noise of the roof tiles clattering and moving in the wind;


The windows have all recently been serviced as this has been an ongoing issue, but it seems the last attempt was also unsuccessful at correctly sealing the windows - hence the whistling in the wind. Makes me wonder why I ever bothered upgrading to double glazing when the wind is just able to sidestep the opening pane and sneak round the side and past the seal. These are A&L windows and after not being able to seal them on 5 service attempts, I wouldn't recommend them to anyone.

What with the constant whistling and what feels like the entire roof lifting and falling at times (and making considerable banging noises in the process - see around 3:00-4:00mins in the video) getting any sleep last night was not a possibility - I was more concerned about the roof coming off. Not to mention the front door still whistles like a kettle due to the large gap underneath it.

How this home ever complied to the 6* energy rating the paperwork states I'll never know. Perhaps I should get an independent tester in and see how it fares.