First Decide What You Are Trying to Protect Reducing a glazing budget becomes much easier once there is agreement about what the glazing is supposed to achieve. On one project, the priority may be an uninterrupted view across the garden. On another, it may be thermal comfort, generous daylight or the ability to open a […]
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Start With the House, Not the Window Catalogue The most effective way to reduce the cost of windows is often to make better decisions before choosing them. It is easy to begin with materials, brands and individual prices, but those comparisons come relatively late in the process. By then, the architecture may already have determined […]
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The Biggest Underestimate Is Usually the Specification, Not the Window When a glazing budget begins to move, it is tempting to assume that the windows themselves have simply become more expensive. Often, the explanation is more complicated. An early allowance may have been established when the project consisted of preliminary drawings, approximate opening sizes and […]
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Why Two Similar-Looking Windows Can Cost Very Different Amounts At first glance, the difference between a moderately priced window and one costing £1,200 can be surprisingly difficult to see. Both may have double or triple glazing, similar dimensions and frames that appear broadly comparable. Once installed, particularly when viewed from several metres away, there may […]