Double glazing quote

Toiletduck

woodbutcher wrote: »

As i say i have some kicking around somewhere.Yes it does look like stuck on stuff but mine is old.New products are coming out all the time and may be better than i remember.Kommerling is a respected brand and at the end of the day,PVC windows are a compromise anyway.Proper timber georgian would cost you a small fortune.

Yeah I guess Ill just have to see how they look, the guy said theyre an improved design very convincing, and they are about £200 per window extra so there must be something to them.

Ill see what theyre like in the showroom anyway.

Toiletduck

Final quote:

4 x sash style white upvc 4 panes of glass
1 x bathroom window

£1400

Good price, seems like a good move to tell them youve got a few out quoting then they go straight to the best price no messing around.

The sample looked good, but im wandering if the quality is dropping with the price, this company manufactures their own windows no mention of Kommerling or anything like that, so perhaps not as high spec. Although the sample looked good.

The guy rubbished the idea of stick on georgian trim as naff - although i guess he would.

Will have to think about it.

thebaldwindowfitter

we fit the kommerling brand and use it because we rate the profile it seems to clean up well after years of non maintenance thequote you have had for this brand is worth the extra.over the yearswe have fitted rehau ,profile 22 ,veka and kommerling and would only fit one of these profiles

Toiletduck

a6windows wrote: »

we fit the kommerling brand and use it because we rate the profile it seems to clean up well after years of non maintenance thequote you have had for this brand is worth the extra.over the yearswe have fitted rehau ,profile 22 ,veka and kommerling and would only fit one of these profiles

Yes I tend to agree, although visually the non-branded unit looked just as high quality. Ill go and see what these stick on Georgian bars look like on the Kommerling windows. IF rubbish Ill ask them to price up as 4 panel mock sash.

dander

I've got the stick on panels on the outside with faux bars in between the two panes of glass as well. I think it looks really good, the interior bars (if you see what I mean) are profiled nicely, so from the inside it does give a 3d effect.

Overall I am extremely pleased with the effect, was a little dubious myself about upvc at first, but I think when the actual plastic is profiled well and the actual window is shaped to look traditional, rather than having the flat finishes and standard 1/3 flip up window lights, it does look jolly nice.

I'm reserving judgement a little on the stick on bits though. I've had them a year so far and all still firmly in place, but I can't help feeling a little nervous how the weather will affect the glue in the long term.

Toiletduck

dander wrote: »

I've got the stick on panels on the outside with faux bars in between the two panes of glass as well. I think it looks really good, the interior bars (if you see what I mean) are profiled nicely, so from the inside it does give a 3d effect.

Overall I am extremely pleased with the effect, was a little dubious myself about upvc at first, but I think when the actual plastic is profiled well and the actual window is shaped to look traditional, rather than having the flat finishes and standard 1/3 flip up window lights, it does look jolly nice.

I'm reserving judgement a little on the stick on bits though. I've had them a year so far and all still firmly in place, but I can't help feeling a little nervous how the weather will affect the glue in the long term.

Yeah, Im going to have a look at the showroom example. The guy said they have drain holes to prevent them deteriating over time.

Presumably the trim would be covered with the 10 year warrenty.

Cheers

Andy

Toiletduck

Just been to have a look, I have to see it does look quite convincing, if I didnt know better Id have thought they were individual panes, there is some sort of between the glass trim that really makes them look like seperate windows. I think Ill probably go with them.

woodbutcher_2

Result and half the price of original quote.Pays to shop around.

Toiletduck

woodbutcher wrote: »

Result and half the price of original quote.Pays to shop around.

It certainly does, seems like a good idea to let let them know youve got a few other companies out to quote makes them go straight to the best price.

sashman

Toiletduck wrote: »

I suspected as much, Ive arranged for a few companies from the local paper to quote me.

A couple of questions though:

Its a victorian terrace and although the sash windows are long gone it does have quite attractive gerogian bar windows fitted, do many firms do these in UPVC? I mean as actually part of the frame rather than the bit of trim they stick in between the glass which looks a bit naff to me. A neighbour has them so they must exist but are they massively more expensive?

What sort of interior damage can I expect? One worry I have is there is alot of boxing around the frames internally, I presume the original sash windows had significantly larger frames which has left a recess which has been boxed in, would be quite a mess if the boxing needed to be redone.

Cheers

Andy

Yes they do exist and yes they are significantly more expensive than imatatiuon sash, irrespective of the material.

You'll see from other comments I've made, this subject is often asked, and the reply is the same, its about best value.

Someone staying in their property for 2 years then wanting to sell may chose the cheap casement look, others reitirting in their homes may consider reakl sash window an investment in their home.

Whats for certain is the "cheaper" casement option WILLl knock off far more £££££'s than the "savings", but doing the job properly with real sash windows eithe rPVC or wood, is unlikely to devalue the house

google buyers guide for sash windows or pm me for more info

sashman