Yep, the Double Glazing crisis
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Hello all
I'm currently in the horrible turmoil of needing to look at double glazing for 9 windows.
Now I know the sales bods are usually total imbeciles I'm expecting all the usual tactics, and in fact have already been through one speel from Safe Style.
Getting an idea of what a realistic price for the job is is tricky, so it is hard to say what would be a good figure to get to.
From my fellow PH'ers experiences, what do you think is fair? 3x Large windows and 6x various smaller. Nothing special or fancy. So far I got a quote of nearly £11k down to £2860. How they can even have the audacity to quote such comical initial prices is beyond me.
I'm currently in the horrible turmoil of needing to look at double glazing for 9 windows.
Now I know the sales bods are usually total imbeciles I'm expecting all the usual tactics, and in fact have already been through one speel from Safe Style.
Getting an idea of what a realistic price for the job is is tricky, so it is hard to say what would be a good figure to get to.
From my fellow PH'ers experiences, what do you think is fair? 3x Large windows and 6x various smaller. Nothing special or fancy. So far I got a quote of nearly £11k down to £2860. How they can even have the audacity to quote such comical initial prices is beyond me.
Sorry for posting it initially in the wrong location 
I've just done another search and found a place that could do an online calculation on the cost of buying the windows with no fitting. Came out to just over £1100. Surely it wouldn't need to take 3 guys more that a day and a half to do the job. Say around £500?? It's already looking a lot cheaper!
There also must be loads of skilled people out there desperate for work. I'm happy to pay a fair price for a quality job, someone will eventually get it if an honest fair price can be offered!
Will be calling Mr Safestlyle tomorrow (as only the sales, not customer service teams are available on a Sunday...) to tell 'em to explore their own nether regions unless they can come down to Earth.
I've just done another search and found a place that could do an online calculation on the cost of buying the windows with no fitting. Came out to just over £1100. Surely it wouldn't need to take 3 guys more that a day and a half to do the job. Say around £500?? It's already looking a lot cheaper!
There also must be loads of skilled people out there desperate for work. I'm happy to pay a fair price for a quality job, someone will eventually get it if an honest fair price can be offered!
Will be calling Mr Safestlyle tomorrow (as only the sales, not customer service teams are available on a Sunday...) to tell 'em to explore their own nether regions unless they can come down to Earth.
Blipi said:
There also must be loads of skilled people out there desperate for work.
The skilled ones are probably busy and have no need to cut prices - only the crap ones!I had some windows done by a local two-man outfit who I'd spotted doing a neighbour's windows - no salesmen, just decent value and a good job done.
Edited by Simpo Two on Sunday 13th September 18:45
Blipi said:
Sorry for posting it initially in the wrong location
I've just done another search and found a place that could do an online calculation on the cost of buying the windows with no fitting. Came out to just over £1100. Surely it wouldn't need to take 3 guys more that a day and a half to do the job. Say around £500?? It's already looking a lot cheaper!
There also must be loads of skilled people out there desperate for work. I'm happy to pay a fair price for a quality job, someone will eventually get it if an honest fair price can be offered!
Will be calling Mr Safestlyle tomorrow (as only the sales, not customer service teams are available on a Sunday...) to tell 'em to explore their own nether regions unless they can come down to Earth.
you wont be buying any quality for £1100,nor will you get 9 windows fitted for £500,I would say as an average £2500 is probably okI've just done another search and found a place that could do an online calculation on the cost of buying the windows with no fitting. Came out to just over £1100. Surely it wouldn't need to take 3 guys more that a day and a half to do the job. Say around £500?? It's already looking a lot cheaper!
There also must be loads of skilled people out there desperate for work. I'm happy to pay a fair price for a quality job, someone will eventually get it if an honest fair price can be offered!
Will be calling Mr Safestlyle tomorrow (as only the sales, not customer service teams are available on a Sunday...) to tell 'em to explore their own nether regions unless they can come down to Earth.
Thanks all
Now have Window Fitters Mate quoting me (although the Northampton branch has closed and the Peterborough branch only make, not fit!)
KP glass in Kettering, Hi-Tech in Northampton and GRP Designs in Kettering. If people have experience of these companies it would be useful to know your feedback.
It is still a minefield, however I at least seem to be speaking to more real people now.
Now have Window Fitters Mate quoting me (although the Northampton branch has closed and the Peterborough branch only make, not fit!)
KP glass in Kettering, Hi-Tech in Northampton and GRP Designs in Kettering. If people have experience of these companies it would be useful to know your feedback.
It is still a minefield, however I at least seem to be speaking to more real people now.
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