Double Glazing in General

So you can’t put it off any more. The old windows really have to go. You’ve heard the horror stories of the unscrupulous sales reps, the cowboy fitters and the non-existent customer service. Your ability to choose one window from another is limited to what looks nice in the brochure. You are bombarded with cold phone calls, leaflets through the door, amusing commercials on the radio, and studying the Yellow Pages only adds to the confusion. Where do you start? How do you decide which companies to get quotes from? And worst of all, how do you survive the visit of the dreaded double glazing ... more

We all know that dreaded feeling when the first signs of needing new double glazed windows appear that moisture inside the sheets of glass and those rotting seals. The feeling is terrible because as we all know no matter what deals these companies are claiming to be offering they are all horrendously priced and you could put a sizeable deposit on a new house for the price of re doing your double glazing. Here I will tell you my recent experiences of these firm's and the different tactics that have been used once they have worked their way into my house. At the end of summer last year I noticed ... more

Last year my house was reposessed from its last owners and I sprang into action. It has always been my house but it just belonged to someone else over the 6 years it has been built. You know the scenario, you see a house and you dream of having it. If only! Well my house has a very sad history after been smashed to smitherines when it was vacant twice and reposessed twice. Everyone thinks it is plagued. Its last owners were to say the least mucky, filthy, and could not decorate for toffee, when they had it reposessed they decided to paint rude pictures all over the walls and thump big holes ... more

HOW TO MINIMISE THE COST AND PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DOUBLE GLAZING. Not all double glazers comewith mind knumbing sales reps, cold-callers, half baked fitters and the phantom customer services. It is possible to find a good company if you arewilling to apply some simple rules. Step 1 - How much can you afford? Keep a figure in mind but be realistic - the true budget figure will become evident when the competition and quotes come in later on. Step 2 - Who are the professionals? Ignore the hype - Ever Dearest are not necessarily the Best, Crystal's loan plan is not at all clear and you ... more

We are currently going through the trauma of having double glazing installed in our house at the moment. I did mean to say trauma. This is the second week that my husband and I have had to rearrange in order that we can have a couple of workmen traipse through our house fitting windows. We don’t have a particularly large house, we have just had a particularly large number of problems. Why then are we putting ourselves through the pain? Our decision to get double glazing was based on two premises. First, our back door was rotten and needed replacing and although mainly sound the windows ... more