I have had a quote from a local reputable windows company (Essex) for: 12 new windows (2 new ones, brick work), uPVC authentic Georgian style 2 largish 1.8m x 1m, 7 windows 1m x 1m 3 small ones New Front door For everything included, VAT / fitting amp; 10 year guarantee. Does this sound too much, We want good qualtiy windows, but dont want to be ripped off at the same time???
Sound about right for good quality stuff about 4 years ago I had 14 windows done for ￡6.500 but no front door and it was a good quality job. No doubt you can get cheaper quotes but you have to consider the standards
12 windows, a front door and brickwork sounds pretty reasonable if the quality is good. Depends whose profile the frames are.....
Sounds about right to be honest. UPVC are very much you get what you pay for. I went with the people who had done my neighbours. Not just for the price but because they made a really good job and they looked good. Five years on mine still look great. I think it was about ￡3000 for 6 including 2 bays. A good door is sort of ￡750 to ￡1000 I believe. I also try to use people who come recommended if I can. And here s a tip. We had false vents put on so that the profile of the windows all looked the same. It stops the openers looking like they were stuck on. Good luck anyway.
Well to be honest it does sound a little expensive for what you are having. I used to be a Sales Rep for Anglian Home Improvements. You could try giving them a call, they always have offers on and can always give you money off the price they quote .. believe me!! I know all the tricks now .. lol. They arent necessarily the cheapest on the market but the quality is fantastic. All the windows are made from scratch in Norwich (i have watched it all and was very interesting). No imported cheap rubbish. Hope that helped and good luck with your new windows!
Sounds alot to me, get some other quotes to compare it to
oh my god we got windows close to those specs and we paid ￡5,000 with 10 yrs discount, call tudor design or go on there website really good people friendly and when say Janis Gibson recmmended u
Go via builder. you will get a much better price. Either make sure they are FENSA approved or do it via building notice at the council to get them signed off. We buy a few windows ( as I build/develop a few houses - normally 3 a year but not so many this last year ) and pay about ￡70 for a metre square transient + opener. Of the top of my head, the last job included front door, 2m wide drawf wall window ( x2 ) , 1m square c/w transient, 1m sq c/w trans+opener..all that was about ￡700 for the plastic and glass. its decent stuff from a local supplier rather than a big-brand name With a quot;localquot; builder you d be looking at less than half your quote.
We had new windows about 2 years ago and we paid ￡7000.00 we had 2 front doors, patio doors (brickwork knocked out) 1 back door and 8 windows 1 which was a bow window, so I dont think it is that bad but I would still shop around for other prices.
Doesn t sound bad to me, but bear in mind that there are only a few brands of extrusion available so look at the web site of the make they are using and compare tech spec with others. I always get three quotes. You have made no mention of the type of glass they are using. They are supposed to be using a superior heat retention glass now, but some are still getting away with the old stuff.
Lots of window companies are just sales people who don t actually do the work themselves. I don t know if this applies to your company. Get more quotes from window companies, and try local builders as well. Better still, find a house that is already having windows fitted and approach the fitters. They are often small businesses that rely on the advertising of the large window companies to get their work. ￡7500 sounds like a good price but you should be able to cut out the middle man and still get the quality and the guarantees.
Make sure the frames are Kommerlin or Rehau. For the glass, ask for System 7. Some firms do their own glass but do not have the equipment to fill the gap with nitrogen or dry the air properly. You get fungal growth in side after 10 years. If they are good quality, the price is not bad. Try another quote and see.
The only way is to obtain competitive quotation from another two reputable companies, and make sure you are comparing similar qualities of workmanship and materials, and know exactly what is included. In these days of CDM legislation (Health and Safety) the price can easily be inflated through no fault of the company doing the work.
for me, sounds about right... i mean. we just got our windows changed - gt; 2 bay windows. gt; 1 front door with a added side panel which need brickwork. gt; and 2 small windows. that cost ￡3,500 with the 10 year guarantee. and we got the best deal out of all the window fitters where we live. i think its about right, but you may want to bring another couple of window fitter quotes in. hope i helped.
