Aluminium Glass Windows in Eatons Hill

Depends what took the damage. If the frame is sound, a reglaze puts new glass into what is already there, and that is the quicker job. If the frame is bent or corroded, or the sash has gone, the window gets built again. Handy to have before you ring: the rough size, where the window sits in the house, and whether anything besides the glass is damaged. Either way the size is measured on site, because Eatons Hill openings run from the first 1970s houses through to subdivision still going in 2008. Ring 07 3353 1588 or email sales@superiorglass.com.au.

Not much, but a few things make it quicker. Know which rooms are the problem and what the problem actually is: heat, noise, a window that will not open, water on the glass. Have a think about whether you want the same style back or something different, because there are five aluminium styles to pick from. If a builder or a renovation is involved, have the drawings out. We do the measuring ourselves, and nothing gets made off a number read out over the phone. The visit and the quote cost nothing.

Sort it out at the measure, on site. We stand in the actual room and see which windows look straight at next door and which face your own yard, so the decision comes from the real sightlines in the house. Only the windows that overlook a neighbour need privacy glass; the rest stay clear. Point it out when we come to measure, room by room, and the visit costs you nothing.

Almost always just the rooms. Noise, heat and water forming on the inside of the glass tend to concentrate in two or three rooms, and units are made one at a time to the openings you pick. Write down which windows bother you and when, because an afternoon room and a cold-morning room are different problems with different glass answers. The measure is free, so working out the shortlist costs you nothing. Each one is built to order at our Brendale factory.

Louvres are the style built for airflow, and we use Breezeway blades in Vantage systems. Casement and awning windows are the next step across if you want a clear pane that still opens. Houses on the bigger blocks in the west of Eatons Hill often have open ground on more than one side, which is where a bank on two walls earns its keep, though cross-flow works on a standard lot too when the openings line up. Because the window is made to fit the space you have, a louvre bank can run its full width.

Usually, and it is worth raising early. New frames are colour-matched to the ones you are keeping, and the glass is picked to sit alongside them. Nearly half of Eatons Hill was intensively subdivided by 2008, so plenty of houses here are still on their original frames and owners work through them a few at a time. You can see the colours and finishes at the Brendale showroom, or we can go through them at the measure.