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.
Thurso
Thurso is a town and also former burgh on the north coastline of the Highland council location of Scotland. Located in the historic location of Caithness, it is the northern most community on the British landmass. It lies at the joint of the north-south A9 road as well as the west-east A836 road, attached to Bridge of Forss in the west and also Castletown in the eastern. The 34-mile (55 km) River Thurso moves through the community and into Thurso Bay and also the Pentland Firth. The river estuary functions as a small harbour. At the 2011 Census, Thurso had a population of 7,933. The larger Thurso civil church including the town and the bordering countryside had a population of 9,112. Thurso worked as a crucial Norse port, and later patronized ports throughout northern Europe till the 19th century. A growing angling centre, Thurso also had an online reputation for its linen-cloth as well as tanning activities. As of 2015 the Dounreay Nuclear Research Establishment, although mainly deactivated at the end of the 20th century, uses a substantial variety of the local population. The Category-A noted spoiled Old St Peter's Church (St. Peter's Kirk) is one of the earliest churches in Scotland, dating to a minimum of 1125. The present church, St Andrew's and St Peter's, was constructed in 1832 to a style by William Burn in the Gothic design. The community includes the main campus of North Highland College and also Thurso High School, the northern most high school on the British landmass, which was established in 1958. Thurso Castle, built in 1872, remains in damages. Thurso is house to the football (soccer) team, Thurso FC, established in 1998, which play in the North Caledonian League, as well as the rugby teams Caithness Crushers as well as Caithness RFC. Thurso train station, opened up in 1874, was one of the most north station on the Sutherland as well as Caithness Railway. The close-by port of Scrabster offers ferry solutions to the Orkney Islands; the Northlink ferryboat (MV Hamnavoe) runs between Scrabster as well as Stromness.
