Because this sector mixes homes and small units, we are often asked for both on one visit - a window at the house and a door at the unit two streets away. The work itself is the ordinary range: windows, doors, mesh, railings, balcony glass, mirrors and glass tops, in aluminium, uPVC, wood and steel.
Grille and railing work on a plotted house
Window grilles and staircase railings on these houses are mild steel, painted, and usually older than the current owner.
Paint hides the condition. Rust starts inside the joint where two sections meet and works outward, so the first visible sign is already well advanced.
We check joints by hand rather than by eye, cut out and re-weld what has failed, and repaint the whole run rather than patching - a patched repaint always shows. Where a grille has rusted through in several places, replacing it in aluminium usually costs less than repairing it twice.
Balcony glazing on an open elevation
Glazing a balcony turns it into usable room, and it is one of the most common things asked for on these houses.
The decision is how much of it opens. Fully sliding panels give you the balcony back when you want it and cost more. Fixed glass with one opening section costs less and is a permanent change.
Both need a drainage path at the base, because rain will get in past any sliding track. We build that in rather than sealing it solid, since sealed balcony glazing collects water with nowhere to go.
One visit, two addresses
Plenty of people here have a house and a unit within a few streets of each other, and both need something small.
Call-outs are per visit, so two separate calls cost more than one route.
Tell us both when you call and we will bring the parts for both and do them in one run. It is worth asking even when the second job seems too small to mention, because the travel is most of what a small repair costs.
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.
