Evening all
A stone flicked up while mowing the lawn and has shattered the outer pane of my upvc patio door. Any know any rough ideas on price before I phone for quotes in the morning? Just seen a new door on wickes for £160. Are they standard size? Easy DIY job? House is 9 years old of that's relevant? I did some measurements and it seems to match wickes but didn't know if they differ a lot by a few mm. Any info anyone has would be great. Only moved in a month ago so could do without this!
Oh and I'm in okehampton Devon if there are any glazers out there!
Thanks all
Measure the glass and allow £60 m2, add say £50 for fitting unless you can diy for a rough cost. Or get a local glaizer to measure it, make it and fit it. A lot less hassle than a new door and cheaper
uncanny , did the same job for a client last summer, he did same as yourself, shattered outside panel with strimmer, ok, size was around 800 mm by 1800 high double glazed unit, this cost around 200 and i charged them around 100 if i remember correctly.... was a nightmare getting it out though, all the adhesive......... good luck 😀
when we cracked the glass in our patio door we replaced it on the insurance - this might be a possibility..
Some of the cheaper doors are now made with the glass as part of the door, no loose beads to get it out of, beware of B and q and wickes doors.
I had to purposely break mine after a good night out involving a lost key and a rock! Couldn't get toughened quick enough 5 days before christmas so had laminated which was dearer. I get good rates to be fair so the above prices seem a bit steep. If its externally beaded it'll be a pain (pardon the pun) because it's liable to have security tape that will need removing.
I once broke a curved shower door in a rented house - I almost cried when I got a quote. Only one supplier, special order I don't think I got much change out of £300 - It wouldn't have been much more to buy a whole new shower - curved glass is bad....
Joiner/glazier here-- it will need to be laminated for safety reasons, you could measure the glass yourself, height, width and thickness, order from internet, and fit yourself, the cost should be less than £100, however if you do not feel confident, a decent tradesman, shouldn't charge more than £60 on top of material cost, its a very straightforward job, even with security tape etc, its what we do for our living!
For this reason I tend to try and mow with my back to the house as for some reason my mower 'usually' fires out the front. I did take a stone to the shin a while back though - christ it hurt!
