Replacing the windows - need to redecorate?

Alisha2008

Hi,


We have timber windows and are thinking about replacing them, if we do is it necessary to re-decorate the whole room? I'm not sure how much of the wall/paint is destroyed.. is it possible just to patch it up?


All the rooms is our house are painted except one that has paper.


In the kitchen there are tiles around the window (we did the kitchen 2 years ago)


We are in the process of getting quotes but I'm worried the redecorating will increase the price a lot (we have a big house, 9 windows + patio doors).

EssexExile

It depends on the condition of what's there & the skill of the installers. We've just had all new windows fitted & it's fine, you wouldn't know any work had been done. In our last house much re-decoration was needed for both above reasons, lots of plaster came away & the installers weren't good.

indsty

I recently had a large timber DG window replaced with a PVC one. Absolutely no damage to surrounding areas at all. Didn't have to do any touch up or redecorating. Just pick a reputable firm to do the work.

Alisha2008

Thanks, that's good to know! The plaster is all in good condition, we redecorated the living room and landing a year ago (just paint, no plastering), the other rooms 5 years ago and the one that has paper was like that when we bought the house , all in perfect condition.

Hoploz

I had some timber windows removed last year for UPVC. There was a bit of damage but the installers patched it up where the plaster chipped off and I just touched in with a paintbrush (6 months later ssh don't tell they were in bedrooms so nobody noticed haha)
Outside if you have render there can be a bit of damage as its nirmally rendered over the edges of fhe window frames, but again the installers will patch up and you can touch it in with paint.

Furts

Alisha2008 wrote: »

Thanks, that's good to know! The plaster is all in good condition, we redecorated the living room and landing a year ago (just paint, no plastering), the other rooms 5 years ago and the one that has paper was like that when we bought the house , all in perfect condition.

Speak with your window fitters. The usual practice is to fit white plastic trims on the window reveals and head to hide the damaged and rough edges.

pmartin86

Just had this done myself, as said above, minimal damage, internally they put plastic trims about an inch in width that covered everything, only one window ( a tricky bay) had a small amount of damage to the plaster work where the windowsill was, this was made good and sanded flush by the fitters, just needed a dab of paint and as good as new.

phil24_7

Furts wrote: »

Speak with your window fitters. The usual practice is to fit white plastic trims on the window reveals and head to hide the damaged and rough edges.

And it's also a terrible practice that we should all endeavour to avoid!

cyclonebri1

phil24_7 wrote: »

And it's also a terrible practice that we should all endeavour to avoid!

:o:o:o


Any window should be able to be removed without damage to anything to the window reveal itself.


I'll go again on that 1.

99.9% of windows are installed from the outside in renovation/improvement work.

It's the inch or so of plaster up to the window that usually cops it.

IF folks don't wont to redecorate then a few cms of upvc are perfectly acceptable

firedragon15

Like others have said here - if you use a decent company then there shouldn't be any real damage.
Although with the best will in the world a new window isn't going to perfectly match up with the plaster as the old window did, there may be some gapping and some little dinks here and there. The installers will fit a narrow upvc strip around the window that will hide any of this, this means it will all look neat and tidy when the job is done. Then when you come around to redecorating a room you can remove that strip, make good the plaster round the edge of the window with ready mix or polyfilla or whatever you prefer to work with and redecorate.

saverbuyer

Had all my widows recently replaced with new ones. Installers put in that PVC trim to hide the damage. I didn't like the look of it so had to get the reveals all plastered. I was getting the whole house replastered at the time so it didn't really cause too much hassle. Looks much better than the plastic trim.