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New Windows vs Getting Your Window Frame Repaired
Windows are an important component of your Kingsgrove home, which is why you should comprehensively examine your choices before selecting new windows.
The cost of windows varies significantly depending on their size, style, material and glazing. While you won’t be able to get accurate costs until you’ve received estimates for windows, this article will assist you work out the correct windows for your requirements, including:
- Why your windows are significant
- What type of new window?
- New windows can help you save
- What affects the cost of new windows?
- How much do new windows cost?
- Who can set up your new windows?
- Employing a window installer
You wish for your windows to be artistically pleasant, but windows do further than just permit usual sunlight into the home.
While a locked window obstructs breezes, heat and cold can clearly pass through single-pane windows. Heat naturally passes through colder areas. In the home, that explains to increased air conditioning costs in summer and higher heating costs in winter. Double glazed and/or low-e (low emissivity) windows can decrease heat transfer significantly. While they cost more, they pay for themselves over time and keep on saving you money on your energy costs for as long as you own your home.
You also want some windows that let you to ventilate your home. Ideally, your windows should create cross ventilation, allowing cool breezes to come into your house and hot air to disperse.
New window or fixing a window frame?
There are severalvarious types or styles of windows, with varying attributes. Here are some of the most common:
Double-hung – with two separate panels that move up and down automatically. Double-hung are low-profile windows that are best if you need to fit flyscreens.
Fixed Pane – these windows are a permanent sheet of glass in a frame and cannot be opened.
Casement – one of the most familiar window styles, choose casement windows if you require most ventilation, as they open very wide.
Louvres – these windows consists of a series of glass panels that can be modified to regulate airflow.
Awning – a window that opens externally and articulates and adjusts on a chain winder. Awning windows are good for unreachable spots in your home.
Bi-fold – these concertina making them best for maximum airflow and light.
Sliding – sliding windows slide horizontally along a runner.
They are very adaptable windows and are fairly economical. Sliding windows go well with most styles of home, take up little space and are low maintenance. They are lockable for supplementary security.
Did you know your windows could help save?
Double glazing and low-emission glass costs more, but it could help you save up to twenty-five percent on your energy bills. If your window frames are in good shape, employing a glazier to install more energy-efficient glass can be more cost-effective than replacing your windows. Take the time to compare the “R-values” and “U-values” of the windows.
These will tell you how energy-efficient the windows are. Spending a little more for windows with a higher R-value will pay bonus in the form of lowered electric bills.
What influences the cost of new windows?
When you start buying for windows, you’ll find the greatest determiners of their cost will be
- The material the window frames are consisted of
- The window style
- The type of glazing used
- The size of your installation
Aluminum and composite window frames are usually cheaper than wooden-framed windows. The inexpensive style you can buy is a fixed window. If you want to open your window, you will pay more for a sliding glass window, a casement window or a double-hung window. Single pane windows are about 25 to 35 percent cheaper than double glazed windows.
How much do new windows cost?
In terms of labour costs, anticipate for a glazier to charge between $70 and $90 per hour plus the cost of glass and other materials. They will possibly charge a minimum fee for coming to your home and doing a small job. On average, maintenance for a single pane of window glass (standard float) will cost in the range of $100-$150.
On the lower end of the price range, you can buy aluminum-framed double glazed windows in accepted sizes from window suppliers and some hardware stores. They might cost (supply only):
- $150 for a 600 x 600mm (fixed window)
- $180 for a hinged 600 x 600mm
- $380 for a hinged 600 x 1200mm
On the higher end of the range, some manufacturers suggest windows with powder-coated aluminum frames on the outside and timber frames on the inside. Double glazed with one low-e pane these windows might cost (supply only):
- $720 for a fixed window, 800 x 1290mm
- $820 per square metre for a tilt and turn window
- $1250 per square metre for 2-fold windows and doors
How much does glass cost?
If you are only substituting the glazing, expect to pay from:
- $38 per square metre for float glass
- $145 per square metre for low iron glass
- $220 per square metre for low emission glass
- $200 per square metre for double-glazed glass
- $320 per square metre for laminated glass
Who can install your new windows?
It depends where you dwell. For example, in NSW your installer should be a glazier and hold a legitimate license. If they are timber windows your installer could be a joiner or carpenter.
Your windows (and glazing) also need to follow the relevant Australian Safety Standards (AS1288 and AS2208), which covers windows and doors. Verify with your local licensing specialist or council if you are uncertain what applies where you live.
Employing a Kingsgrove window frame repair company or installer
Do you check the qualifications and license of your tradeperson before you hire them? Depending on where you live, it could be a legal must for you to hire someone licensed to install your windows. It also gives you the assurance that they have the right education and expertise to get it done well.
When it comes time to employing a Kingsgrove window frame repair company or installer, make sure they are perfect for your job. Some questions to ask them include:
- Are you accredited?
- Are you covered to work in my home?
- Can you provide a written quote?
- Do you have references I can follow up?
Getting prices for window frame repairs or new windows
Getting prices from window installers is the best way of measuring the cost of your job. This will give you a background of what market rates currently are.
You can also get visual encouragement in our Window Styles photo collection.
* All the costs and prices mentioned were obtained at the time this article was written. They are indicative, may differ locally, and are subject to market influencers and should only be used as a pattern.
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