ᐅ A 2-meter-wide patio door without a central mullion is recommended. Is there a warranty?
Created on: 21 Jun 2014 06:41
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Lacos
Hello everyone,
We are building a detached house with our general contractor. In the living room, a 2m (6.6 ft) wide terrace window / patio door (triple glazing) will be installed (profiles by Salamander). Our window installer wants to put a vertical post in the middle – he believes it won’t function properly otherwise.
A 2m (6.6 ft) wide roller shutter tends to bend and could be blown out during a storm (with a post, the roller shutter would be divided – that means two shutters, each 1m (3.3 ft) wide). We would prefer a design with a mullion instead of a post (we currently have this in our rental apartment, but without a roller shutter).
The installer does not refuse the installation completely but says that if we insist on not having a central post, he will disclaim responsibility for any defects related to the hardware, the frame, and the roller shutter.
Now I have the following questions for you:
1) What do you think about this? Is our window installer right, or is he just being overly cautious? We obviously do not want the fairly wide roller shutter to bend.
2) Do you have any experience with such a wide window? What should we ask the installer for during installation (reinforced profiles, etc.)?
3) Can the installer legally exclude warranty simply like that?
Best regards and many thanks,
Lacos
We are building a detached house with our general contractor. In the living room, a 2m (6.6 ft) wide terrace window / patio door (triple glazing) will be installed (profiles by Salamander). Our window installer wants to put a vertical post in the middle – he believes it won’t function properly otherwise.
A 2m (6.6 ft) wide roller shutter tends to bend and could be blown out during a storm (with a post, the roller shutter would be divided – that means two shutters, each 1m (3.3 ft) wide). We would prefer a design with a mullion instead of a post (we currently have this in our rental apartment, but without a roller shutter).
The installer does not refuse the installation completely but says that if we insist on not having a central post, he will disclaim responsibility for any defects related to the hardware, the frame, and the roller shutter.
Now I have the following questions for you:
1) What do you think about this? Is our window installer right, or is he just being overly cautious? We obviously do not want the fairly wide roller shutter to bend.
2) Do you have any experience with such a wide window? What should we ask the installer for during installation (reinforced profiles, etc.)?
3) Can the installer legally exclude warranty simply like that?
Best regards and many thanks,
Lacos
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Bauexperte26 Mar 2015 00:32Good evening,
I’m afraid I don’t follow you … I replied to "WildThing," and the question there was whether a mullion is necessary or not …?
Regards, Bauexperte
Lexmaul79 schrieb:
Bauexperte, you made a slight mistake – "Stulp-free" means having no mullion
I’m afraid I don’t follow you … I replied to "WildThing," and the question there was whether a mullion is necessary or not …?
Regards, Bauexperte
Lexmaul79 schrieb:
Bauexperte, you made a small mistake – “Stulp-free” actually means it has a central mullion. Bauexperte schrieb:
I’m afraid I don’t quite follow you…I think Lexmaul is referring to this post of yours:
Bauexperte schrieb:
If you’re building new, in my opinion, you should avoid the Stulp; nothing beats a full opening width.Best regards, Yvonne
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Bauexperte26 Mar 2015 01:00Oh my ... silly mistake. I have replaced the word in the post.
Thank you both!
Thank you both!