New windows

gadget88

I am due to get new windows next week just wondering the process do they remove the frames from the outside upstairs and take it down on a ladder or bring the window through the house? I am also hoping not to redecorate but may depend how good the window fitter is? 

gwynlas

Windows are generally removed and refitted from the outside using ladders orr scaffolding.

Usually you will have to touch up around the frames but it depends if an internal trim is used.

Beeblebr0x

If your property is brick faced, there shouldn't be any damage apart from where the sill is. If you have pebbledash, then it's likely the fitters will have to make good any cosmetic damage.

Internally it's likely you'll need to touch up any wallpaper that's been damaged.

gadget88

Beeblebr0x said:

If your property is brick faced, there shouldn't be any damage apart from where the sill is. If you have pebbledash, then it's likely the fitters will have to make good any cosmetic damage.

Internally it's likely you'll need to touch up any wallpaper that's been damaged.

Ah okay we have painted walls rather than wallpaper not sure if I should budget for a painter and decorator? 

Also we had a wasps nests treated above the window today so wouldn’t want a messy window coming through the house. I guess they would try to limit the mess? 

FreeBear

All my upstairs windows were fitted from the inside after I had removed the timber trim & window board from the reveal. Meant no hacking back of render.. As the walls were going to be insulated (internally) at some point, damage to plaster was not a concern. That said, fitter still managed to knock a lump off in the bathroom which has been patched up for now.

Downstairs, windows were fitted from the outside.

gadget88

FreeBear said:

All my upstairs windows were fitted from the inside after I had removed the timber trim & window board from the reveal. Meant no hacking back of render.. As the walls were going to be insulated (internally) at some point, damage to plaster was not a concern. That said, fitter still managed to knock a lump off in the bathroom which has been patched up for now.

Downstairs, windows were fitted from the outside.

Do they winch the old ones downstairs with straps or carry it through house? Just so I know if I need to make extra space 

TELLIT01

Are you replacing existing uPvc windows or old timber/metal windows?  uPvc windows usually have a trim added internally so that would probably cover any minor damage.  You shouldn't need to do more than minor touching up to paintwork so getting a painter and decorator would seem to be overkill, and probably difficult as they don't want little jobs.

Albermarle

The damage that can be caused by removing windows seems to vary. For example we had a large steel framed bay window removed and a new UPVC one fitted, and I did not even have to touch up any paint internally at all, and the effect outside was minimal.
However before having a bathroom refitted, the fitter advised us strongly to replace the window first, as it would probably not come out easily and would need replastering. He was right, the window fitter had a big struggle getting it out, and the plaster internally and the render externally all needed redoing .
Not completely sure of the reason except the bay window was the original opening, and the bathroom window was not.

ChilliBob

As above totally mixed for us, it depends on what they're fitting in to, and how well measured it is. 

Our windows in the kitchen they took out from outside from memory, but it's soft of bit by bit - so think taking each pane out, till there's an opening, unscrwwing that then taking thay out.

I think fitting they had somebody on the inside and outside - we ended up going for one large window instead of lots of little ones and tonnes of upvc!

If they have measured well, and your inside and out walls are fairly sound then you might just need a lick of paint at the most. 

Fingers crossed! 

MysteryMe

Had ancient upvc windows replaced last year with new and the upstairs windows were all done from the inside with the new windows being brought upstairs. I don't actually remember how the old windows were taken out the house but suspect they were also carried downstairs. Remedial touch ups were minimal but I was having the rooms redecorated anyway.

casper_gutman

We had upstairs timber double hung sliding sash windows replaced with uPVC ditto last year. All the work except a minor bit of tidying up/sealing was done from inside, and the old and new windows were carried through the house. This didn't need any extra space - everything easily went through normal doorways and anywhere a person could walk was sufficient for access.

The brickwork externally needed no repair. A bit of filler and touching up of paintwork should usually be all that's needed internally, but in out case the old sash windows had boxes for counterweights and the replacements didn't, meaning the structural opening in the inner leaf of the cavity wall was slightly oversized and needed to be made good afterwards. In two rooms this wasn't an issue as they were being replastered anyway. In the other the window fitters used a uPVC trim about 2" or 50mm wide to cover the area, and it's hidden by the curtains so we're happy to live with it. If we ever have that room replastered it can be dealt with properly then.