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A new window can fit the hole perfectly and still leave you short of room for a blind, a curtain track or even your knuckles. Here is what to measure in the reveal before you sign, and what to ask the surveyor so the finished opening is covered by the quote.
“Six to eight weeks” is a manufacturing estimate, not a delivery promise — and most quotes never put a real date on paper at all. Here's how to turn a vague timeline into a schedule you can actually plan a kitchen, a carpet and a week off around.
New low-emissivity windows often collect condensation on the outside pane on cool, still mornings. It looks alarming, but it is usually a sign the glass is insulating properly, not failing. Here is how to tell outside dew from a blown seal, what to record before you call anyone, and what to ask if your 2026 quote promised 'condensation-free' windows.
Almost every window quote says the balance is due 'on completion' — and almost none of them say what completion actually is. Here's how to pin that down before the fitting date, run a proper snagging walk-round, and hold back a sensible slice until the last tube of sealant has cured.
Most quotes spend their words on glass and frames. The sill, the weep holes and the cavity closer are where rainwater is actually stopped — or let in. Here's how to read a 2026 quote for the bits that keep your wallpaper dry.
Two fitters, same window, same street — one quotes £300 for access, the other £1,200. The difference is rarely greed. It's scaffolding, towers, licences and the awkward question of who owns the metal. Here's how to read the access line without getting buried.
An upstairs window isn't just there to let light in and keep the weather out. If it serves a bedroom or a loft room, it may also need to be a way out — and the quote in front of you probably doesn't mention it. Here's how to check the 450mm rule before the frames are made.
Most window quotes tell you exactly what goes in. Far fewer tell you what comes out — and who is legally responsible for it. Here is how to make sure removal and disposal are priced, licensed and documented before the fitters arrive.
Record summer temperatures are no longer a freak event, and the frames fitted in a hurry are starting to show it. Here's what sustained heat actually does to uPVC and aluminium, how to spot the damage in November, and the questions that separate a proper installation from a hopeful one.
A window quote is a beautifully tidy document until the old frames come out and meet a 1930s wall with a rotting timber lintel. Here's how to get plaster, lintels, cavity trays and uneven openings scoped in writing before you sign anything.