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I'm in the process of restoring my old front door and need to source 16 small panes of glass, roughly 21*27cm, ideally one of the patterned Pilkington's type. Has to be toughened glass, because door.
Being quoted £5-600 from various places 😲
Around £35 per pane!
Is this normal?
Edit: single glazing
Posted : 24/05/2023 12:51 pm
Where are you? Abbey glass on Abbeydale road in Sheffield is good for random bits of glass.
Based on some glass splashbacks and stove glass I've had custom cut recently, that price sounds a bit high but not wildly off the mark - but then again if you're buying 16 panes I'd hope for a bit of a bulk discount.
Posted : 24/05/2023 3:23 pm
If you have tried local suppliers and got those sort of prices then I would say it's about right. If you haven't tried a local supplier yet, I'd suggest you do some searching and find one. I use Rollins Glass (Harrogate) for mirrors, splashbacks and plain old humble greenhouse glass.
Posted : 24/05/2023 3:49 pm
Sounded a bit steep to me so I googled.
https://www.norwich-glass.co.uk/product/4mm-patterned-toughened-safety-glass/
less than half your quote, I'd keep ringing round or wander in to the trade counter of your local glass merchant.
Posted : 24/05/2023 4:40 pm
Topic starter
Hmm. Need to poke around locally.
I'm in Manchester
Posted : 24/05/2023 5:04 pm
Try All Glass and Glaizing based near Romiley. Got my greenhouse glass from them. Very reasonable prices.
Posted : 24/05/2023 5:29 pm
In general, the best place to buy materials of any kind is usually eBay. It's an Aladdin's Cave for people who want to make or fix stuff.
Posted : 24/05/2023 5:44 pm
Toughened glass only gets toughened (a heat treatment process) after it has been cut to size. So what might make a big difference to price is whether the people you're getting a quote from do that toughening themselves or whether they are supplying the glass, sizing it, then sending it away and getting it back again. You might therefore get a better price from larger suppliers (direct from the manufacturer even) than small / local ones
For safety / security maybe consider anti-shatter film maybe if it the toughening thats driving the price up
Posted : 24/05/2023 6:38 pm
For safety / security maybe consider anti-shatter film maybe if it the toughening thats driving the price up
+1 fitted as an alternative to changing every pane in Victorian classroom doors in the local school
Laminated glass is another option, easily cut by an experienced glazier
Etched-pattern as a separate film is a DIY job. Textured glass is a whole other problem
Posted : 24/05/2023 7:37 pm
My local glass place was a lot cheaper than that when I replaced all 12 panes in my front door, about £80 for toughened glass a few years ago
Posted : 24/05/2023 9:12 pm
Not sure on your door/window design, when we replaced some of our old windows, we went for a single larger pane that had lead squares fitted on the outside. Not quite as nice as the original but it cost £150 rather than silly numbers we were being quoted
Posted : 25/05/2023 10:22 am