How long your aluminium windows will last depends on their quality. They should last 20 -30 years at least, but have been known to stay in good condition for up to 45 years. This is considerably longer than uPVC and wooden double glazing.
Fairbourne
Fairbourne is a Welsh beach village. It lies on the coast of Barmouth Bay in Arthog community, to the south of the tidewater of the River Mawddach in Gwynedd, surrounded by the Snowdonia National Park. It remains in an area provided by Gwynedd council for managed hideaway due to climbing sea levels. The location where Fairbourne currently is became part of the historic county of Merioneth, and also was composed mostly of salt marshes and slightly greater grazing lands. Prior to advancement started in the mid 19th Century there were 3 farms on the land. Prior to the seaside resort was constructed, the seaside area was referred to as Morfa Henddol, while the headland outcrop now inhabited by the Fairbourne Hotel was called Ynysfaig. About 1865 Solomon Andrews, a Welsh business owner, acquired the promontory. Over the next a number of years he constructed a seawall for tidal defense as well as numerous homes. To facilitate this he built a horse-drawn tramway from the railway to the website in order to bring in structure materials, it was converted to a steam railway in 1916. Sir Arthur McDougall (of flour making fame) had actually been seeking a country estate, yet when he found this location, he quickly envisaged it as a seaside resort. In July 1895 Arthur McDougall purchased a significant acreage from land speculators, which he enlarged by extra whole lots the following year. He hired a builder in 1896 who started the development of a model seaside resort. Uncommonly for Gwynedd area, the village has no main Welsh-language name. Unlike a lot of Gwynedd, where Welsh is the majority language, English is the predominate language in Fairbourne with the majority of its residents originating from or descended from those that came from England.
