£30,000 Is a Budget, Not a Glazing Specification A budget of £30,000 sounds precise. In architectural glazing, however, it does not describe a particular quantity of windows, a certain size of sliding door or a predetermined level of specification. It establishes a financial boundary. What happens within that boundary depends on the architecture. Two projects […]
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The Window or Door System You Are Actually Buying The first line to understand in any glazing quotation is the most fundamental: what window or door system are you actually being offered? Descriptions such as “aluminium window”, “sliding door” or even the dimensions of an opening do not provide enough information to establish that two […]
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The Same Drawings Do Not Always Produce the Same Specification When two glazing companies receive the same architectural drawings, it is natural to assume they are pricing the same job. Often, however, the drawings establish the size and position of the openings without defining every decision required to turn those openings into manufactured windows and […]
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Window Planning Starts Before Planning Permission One of the most common misconceptions in self-build projects is that windows can be chosen once the structure has been designed or, worse still, once construction is already underway. Architects rarely work this way. Long before planning permission is submitted, glazing is already helping to shape the architecture. Decisions […]