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I think the comment about matching the materials to the period of property is a good one, certainly in the previous two properties that we owned which were period (both c17) then fitting wood was the only option. Maybe if you're well-heeled then aluminium seems an option but for us if the price difference is 3x then no. Our current home which will hopefully see us out is a modern 1970's box (fortunately the days when developers still gave you a decent garden) with uPVC all around. I don't dislike them at all, the fact I don't have to sand and paint every few years is a huge bonus. Regarding the doors dropping, all the ones I've seen including ours have an adjustment and by coincidence I have been cleaning all the plastic using uPVC cleaning solvent (the full monty, not those cream cleaners) so yes they can stain but I have to admit the solvent has brought the plastic back like new, far better than I predicted.
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