Puff The Magic Wagon!

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Mum's house in Ireland and the old wooden sash windows are single glazed and rotting after 100 years or more. Want to replace just the windows/frame with new units (false economy?) with d/glazing to keep out some of that lovely fresh atlantic breeze and keep the heat in.

Windows look similar to below



But they are freakingly expensive

A cost of £680+VAT per window for 1.7m x 0.9m & I have 6 to do. I've also got another 2 out the back that should be done at the same time. If I wanted to replace the boxes as well (whole window) then its another £300+VAT per window.

Now I haven't haggled yet and I'm not going PVC but anyone know anywhere I could get these a LOT cheaper? My g/f has just replaced 6 largish windows in PVC on a flat for £1500 fitted as opposed to £7000 supply only

DJ Dunk

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YHM

David Lock

Have you used Google.ie?

Lots of places e.g http://www.sashwindows.ie/

Puff The Magic Wagon!

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I have tried google.co.uk as I would expect them to be cheaper over here and I would drive over with them. £680 (+VAT) is the cheapest so far of those that have bothered to respond, £1400(+VAT) being the upper end.

Looking for the SN Massive recommendations. I did contemplate building them myself - 26 or so bits of cut wood, glue, 4 pieces of sealed glazing, motice joints and some of those large clamps - as the component parts cannot be that expensive. Labour & markup are stupid though.

Scooby Jo

Recently replaced all my sash windows, 6 of them. They removed the moveable bits, the two framed panes of glass but left the inner workings and decorative internal wood in place. Then they fitted a double glazed unit that was half and half so looks like a sash. This hides all the inner workings of the old sash. They clad all the external wood in upvc so no maintenance. I had these and 2 dormers and a normal window done for £2800 through a local company, not in Ireland tho!