1666: Imagine the wonderful doors that will adorn this entrance in its 350+ yr lifespan
2024:
2024:
March 8, 2026 at 8:47 AM
1666: Imagine the wonderful doors that will adorn this entrance in its 350+ yr lifespan
2024:
2024:
last night's @wtyppod.bsky.social recording in a nutshell
January 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
last night's @wtyppod.bsky.social recording in a nutshell
I can only assume there were lots of weird-shaped uPVC windows available for a massive discount?
Via the aptly named ‘Ugly Belgian Houses’
Via the aptly named ‘Ugly Belgian Houses’
January 31, 2026 at 8:04 AM
I can only assume there were lots of weird-shaped uPVC windows available for a massive discount?
Via the aptly named ‘Ugly Belgian Houses’
Via the aptly named ‘Ugly Belgian Houses’
Sadly he’s fitting UPVC windows
Please say he's a carpenter.
September 25, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Sadly he’s fitting UPVC windows
"I wanted a burning cross, but they said it would melt the uPVC"
February 22, 2026 at 3:59 PM
"I wanted a burning cross, but they said it would melt the uPVC"
Some of the media reports seem to be underplaying the damage with phrases like "dented a van" and "damaged a window frame" 👀
October 3, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Some of the media reports seem to be underplaying the damage with phrases like "dented a van" and "damaged a window frame" 👀
[Description: a young ginger and white cat plays with an emery board, flipping it up with his paws and catching it in his mouth, on a doormat next to a white uPVC door.]
March 28, 2026 at 6:18 PM
[Description: a young ginger and white cat plays with an emery board, flipping it up with his paws and catching it in his mouth, on a doormat next to a white uPVC door.]
Had the new front door fitted today 🚪 Gone is the 90s uPVC. Natural wood in, more befitting of the cottage. Now to hang the Christmas wreath...
December 17, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Had the new front door fitted today 🚪 Gone is the 90s uPVC. Natural wood in, more befitting of the cottage. Now to hang the Christmas wreath...
Porch rebuild: complete.
June 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Porch rebuild: complete.
Two new windows done.
May 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Two new windows done.
It appears we have 'Windowsill Lichen'!
May 22, 2026 at 3:18 PM
It appears we have 'Windowsill Lichen'!
June 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
March 28, 2026 at 1:54 PM
They talk about Yale keys, Barrel locks, multipoint uPVC door fittings. Quite fascinating, really.
January 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
They talk about Yale keys, Barrel locks, multipoint uPVC door fittings. Quite fascinating, really.
How's the door removal going round yours? These UPVC ones are a nightmare to make an indoor shelter with.
June 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
How's the door removal going round yours? These UPVC ones are a nightmare to make an indoor shelter with.
Not quite on a par with your example but here is a very narrow (UPVC) window in Glasgow
March 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Not quite on a par with your example but here is a very narrow (UPVC) window in Glasgow
Plans to replace timber windows with uPVC ones at Peter Barber’s award-winning Donnybrook Quarter in east London have prompted widespread concern
Plans to retrofit Peter Barber housing with uPVC are ‘devastating’
Plans to retrofit Peter Barber housing with uPVC are ‘devastating’
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Plans to replace timber windows with uPVC ones at Peter Barber’s award-winning Donnybrook Quarter in east London have prompted widespread concern
Mmmm. Cleaning warm cat sick off a uPVC window sill.
February 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Mmmm. Cleaning warm cat sick off a uPVC window sill.
Love this pic from five years ago: WFH supervision by a sparrow
February 24, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Love this pic from five years ago: WFH supervision by a sparrow
Great job. You probably know there is stuff you can buy to clean up old upvc. The one I used was quite effective.
October 3, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Great job. You probably know there is stuff you can buy to clean up old upvc. The one I used was quite effective.
NFG Old Lady by kitchen window was best of 81/30 last night. I'd forgotten how big they are...but now Bluesky is giving me Clifden envy, and I want *bigger*! 😎
Axminster VC3
#TeamMoth
Axminster VC3
#TeamMoth
September 15, 2026 at 7:30 AM
NFG Old Lady by kitchen window was best of 81/30 last night. I'd forgotten how big they are...but now Bluesky is giving me Clifden envy, and I want *bigger*! 😎
Axminster VC3
#TeamMoth
Axminster VC3
#TeamMoth
A rather wonderfully proportioned traditional red sandstone on Balvicar Street on the Southside of Glasgow. It's also nice to see a block with almost all sash-style windows, rathet than modern uPVC replacements.
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #tenement #glasgowtenements #govanhill
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #tenement #glasgowtenements #govanhill
October 2, 2025 at 7:13 AM
A rather wonderfully proportioned traditional red sandstone on Balvicar Street on the Southside of Glasgow. It's also nice to see a block with almost all sash-style windows, rathet than modern uPVC replacements.
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #tenement #glasgowtenements #govanhill
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #tenement #glasgowtenements #govanhill