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I'm in East Anglia and I've got a standard smallish Victorian terrace and the sash windows are shot. I'd love to replace them properly but it doesn't make economic sense so its going to have to be uPVC.
Got a quote form a firm I was recommended of £6.5k to replace 7 windows. They'll be sash style (push out not upvc sash's). Quote includes making good any damage to plaster etc.
How does the price sound to you lot? ALso how much should I expect to be able to negotiate it down assuming it's in the right ball park?
there is a lot of markup on windows. Price them up yourself from the web and ask a local joiner to quote you on fitting, then go from there. The cost will probably be less than half of what you've been quoted. That's what we did anyway.
How does the price sound to you lot?
Paneful.
Sounds a lot, I had 8 windows done on a 1940s semi for £3500 with a local company. I got a cheaper quote than that but went on the installers reputation in the area - the did most of my neighbours replacements.
I also managed significantly higher from certain TV advertised chancers.
Unless it's a tricky job needing scaffolding or really complex bay windows it does sound a high. I did have a house with sash windows done quite a number of years ago and they were a pig to remove and made a hell of a mess of the interior decoration so that could be a factor in the higher price.
Sounds expensive to me.
18 months ago we had:
- 1 upvc door
- 1 upvc door skin in the existing back door frame
- dining room window (4 panel bow window with 4 openers)
- French windows in living room (2 fixed panels, 2 doors)
- 5 'normal size' windows (2 panel with one opener)
- 1 high-level letterbox shaped window in downstairs loo
- 2 large windows (almost 2m wide) with an opener at each end & large central panel
Cost was £5k fitted and we had another quote for just under £6k and third one for £7k.
Are the sash style ones more expensive than normal ones?
Sounds pricey.
70's upside down house
6 big windows, 1 large 'letterbox' (2m x 500mm?)
Full width sliding doors on balcony - maybe 4M width?
6.5K fitted in the middle of the South.
Done in 2 days, really well. I was shocked how quick and good they were (KJM in Andover if anyone is interested).
Got a quote form a firm I was recommended of £6.5k to replace 7 windows. They'll be sash style (push out not upvc sash's). Quote includes making good any damage to plaster etc.
That seems a lot for push out not sash!
I can highly recommend uPVC sash windows. I had the house fitted with them 15 years ago by Anglian and they're all in perfect working order still. I paid £800 per sash at the time, but this was expensive as they were a brand new design and I was one of the first houses to have sash uPVC by Anglian.
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I'm expecting a quote to replace 5 old sash's with 'push-out sash's' to be sent to me tonight, I'll post up the results!
We're also considering doing what jekkyl suggested above. I know you can buy a PVCu sash approx 1000 wide x 1500 tall (proper sliding style) with georgian bars, ventilation openings etc for around £300.
I've recently had 6 installed in my terrace house, they are 50/50 split, top push out (I could have had pseudo sash trim). Total cost £1980. One bloke (joiner), he did it in two days. I've since had him doing all sorts of work for me.
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it's worth getting a quote to get the existing windows refurbed - may not cost much more. Chucking out wooden sash windows and replacing with upvc might save a few quid but damages the look and value of the property when you come to sell.
That's another good suggestion - refurb them. We had the front four sash's refurbished last month, cost £580 including removal, refitting, sorting the weights etc, making them slide properly, primer and two top coats. Also some of them needed sections filling and sanding, so all in a good deal.
Terraced Victorian, recently replaced 13 windows and front door, 8 of them upvc sash, around 7k IIRC.
Making good but limited to plaster as I'm redecorating all the rooms anyway, so they didn't need to worry about mess (makes for easier work), no furniture to worry about either.
Slight diversion (sorry), but if anyone has any recommendations for sash & case refurb, especially in Edinburgh, would be keen to hear.