These homes are at the stage where the original fittings are all reaching the end of their lives together. Rollers, seals, catches and closers have similar lifespans, so once one has gone the others are usually close behind. Treating that as a plan rather than a series of surprises is what keeps it affordable.
Surveying the whole house once
Rather than attending one window at a time over three years, it is cheaper to have everything looked at once.
We go round every window and door and sort them into three lists: failing now, will fail within a year or two, and fine.
You then decide what to do and when, with the parts ordered together and the travel paid once. On a house with fifteen or twenty openings that is a materially cheaper way to do exactly the same work.
Which faults are worth acting on immediately
Not everything on that list needs doing now, and it is worth being clear about which does.
A window that is stiff should be dealt with, because forcing it damages the frame and turns a part into a replacement.
A door that no longer locks should be dealt with. Discoloured uPVC, a slightly rattling pane and a stiff terrace door can all wait. We mark the list that way rather than presenting everything as equally urgent.
Replacing seals, which is the cheapest real improvement
Across a whole house, changing hardened window gaskets is inexpensive and makes a noticeable difference to draughts, dust and noise.
It is almost never asked for, because a hardened gasket does not look like a fault — the window still opens and closes.
The symptom is a slight rattle in wind and more dust on the sills than there used to be. If that describes your house, the gaskets are the first thing we would do and the cheapest thing on the list.
Keep the Shalimar Bagh survey as a dated opening list
We label every door and window, record its present fault and mark what can wait. The list gives later work the same starting point instead of asking you to describe an old inspection from memory.
How the job works
- Tell us about the jobSend a few photos, rough sizes and what you need. Use WhatsApp or the form. For a repair, a short video of the door moving helps a lot.
- We call you back in about 2 minutesWe confirm what you need and a time to visit. Where we can, we give you a rough price on the call.
- We come and measureWe measure the opening and check the walls, floor and ceiling around it. Anything made to size is made to these measurements, so they must be right.
- You get a written priceIt lists each item, with GST as its own line. If anything about the job changes, we tell you before we go ahead.
- We fit itYou approve the price and pay the advance. Our own team fits the work, checks that every door and window opens and closes properly, and clears up. Most jobs are done in 3 to 4 days.
