Double glazing condensation - replacement quotes

Giggidy

The property we buying had windows installed about 5 years ago and we found out recently that it was installed privately, and has no warranties or FENSA certificate. Our survey report noted that quite a few of the front windows has slight condensation inside the glass. Having lived with the same issue in our current property we are keen to get this sorted as soon as, but also need to factor the cost of this into our offer. Trying to get a double glazing replacement quotation is turning out to be difficult, with one company admitting that we will struggle to find anyone to do it as we are not the homeowners. So how do we go about finding what windows needs replacing and how much it would cost for supply and fit?

[Deleted User]

Hi,

are you intending replacing complete windows or only the blown units?

Giggidy

Hello, only the actual window glass that's blown

TELLIT01

How many units need to be replaced, and roughly what sizes?

EssexExile

£100 each give or take a bit.

greyteam1959

You are going to jeopardize the purchase of a property over a few hundred quids worth of blown glazing units ??

Doozergirl

You can get rough measurement of the units that need replacing and get a quote for them from a glazier.  

You don't need to go to double glazing sales companies and you can change the units yourself.  If I can do it, anyone can.  

It isn't expensive in the grand scheme.  £100 each probably isn't far off an average price.  

victor2

Cost me £1,000 to get 8 blown panels in our dormer replaced with argon filled units that have a 10 year warranty.

FreeBear

Don't forget, any glass less than 800mm from the floor or within 300mm of a door should be toughened. This will bump up the cost of any unit.

It might also be worth comparing the price of triple glazed units to standard double glazed ones.

Doozergirl

FreeBear said:

Don't forget, any glass less than 800mm from the floor or within 300mm of a door should be toughened. This will bump up the cost of any unit.

It might also be worth comparing the price of triple glazed units to standard double glazed ones.

I think they still need to be the same depth as the original units.  

Bendy_House

Giggidy, hopefully you now know that this is a simple, and relatively cheap, fix.

Most areas have a 'Mr/Mrs Misty' type outfit, who specialise in just this, so check their reviews for neatness, and call them up - AFTER you have bought the house.

This is not a biggie. You say you are keen to get this sorted quickly, but it really makes little difference, since the only 'issue' is visual. Insulation performance, for example, will remain pretty much unchanged.

I think I'd also ask the EA to ask the vendor for the name of the installer, unless by 'private' you mean it was DIYed? In which case, the name of the window supplier. Less than 5 years for a NUMBER of failing DG units is carp, so I'd be on the phone to them asking for either a replacement, or at least a sizeable contribution. If/when they say 'Non', you tell them you will write honest reviews for their product/services, and do so.

(ONE failed unit can be an anomaly, but more than one in 5 years suggests a manufacturing problem, so I think they should be liable - 'not of satisfactory quality', or whatever the current CRA terminology is.)

If they say 'Oui' (sorry, no idea why they are French), then the honest reviews will describe the general window quality - which I'd hope is good - along with a reference to pleasing after-sales service; 'a company you can trust for follow-up'.

Either way, honest reviews - it's what they deserve.