Dave123

Which companies came out top of your list on price without too much compromise on quality?

Thanks everyone - you’ve given me some really useful advice. I was trying to avoid getting a window schedule and pricing things up myself but from what you’re saying that is going to be a sensible starting point, and it will probably be less time consuming than my current approach of sort of just worrying about it. Thanks for company recommendations so far and I’ll look at these - does anyone else have any companies that they’re happy with for windows? Some of the direct suppliers have pretty shockingly bad online reviews from people

Hi, We're just starting our project in Somerset. I've been trying to get quotes for the glazing, and despite emailing several local companies nobody seems to get back to us... we've accepted that trying to get aluminium as we'd originally planned is actually out of our budget and swapped to upvc... but still I'm struggling to get quotes. Have managed to get a quote off one local company who manufacturer and fit, and the total quote came in at £62,000 for 24 windows,4 sliding doors and a triple sliding door. Which suggests they didn't want the work, as that sounds utterly ridiculous. I'd be really grateful for advice on finding a more sensible way of sourcing glazing. We do want the frames a light grey which does add a bit to the price I accept. My builder can fit glazing and has suggested we source it from Poland where he has bought some glazing for his own house, but this feels fairly high risk as if it turns up the wrong size etc. we'd be waiting a long time to try and rectify that. What is the usual way of approaching glazing in the UK? How do I get some sensible quotes - either supply and fit or supply only? Or is my quote, actually, a sensible one?! Best wishes, Dave