An online window quote doesn't need a sales visit. All you need are the opening sizes, your choice of system, glazing and colour, and how each window should open. Our configurator shows the price straight away and updates it after every change; a real person then prepares a full quote including delivery within 3 working days. Below we break that quote down so you can see what you pay for and where you can save.
Do you need a home visit to price windows?
No. Companies that sell windows with fitting need a visit because the fitter wants to see the wall. We don't offer installation, so we don't come out to measure or to give a presentation. You fit the windows yourself or with a team you choose and pay separately. For the quote, your own measurements and notes are enough.
Measure each opening in three places (top, middle, bottom) and note the smallest figure. Agree the fitting gap with whoever installs the windows. Describe the opening side as seen from inside. If you have a window schedule from your architect, or just photos of the openings, send them through our contact page and we'll check them when preparing the quote.
What goes into an online window quote?
A window price is the sum of several choices. The table shows what ends up in the quote and what each item depends on.
| Item | What it covers | What it depends on | |---|---|---| | Profile system | uPVC or aluminium frame and sashes | brand, profile depth (76–88 mm for uPVC), AD or MD gaskets | | Glazing | sealed units with spacer bar | double or triple glazing, safety, acoustic, solar control or obscure glass | | Layout | how the window is split and opens | number of sashes, fixed lights, tilt and turn, balcony doors, tilt and slide, lift and slide | | Colour | foil or powder coating | white is the base price; colour outside only, or the same colour on both sides | | Frame and hardware | frame type, hinges | standard or renovation frame, visible or concealed hinges | | Extras | roller shutters, fly screens, external sills, fitting materials | shutter type and drive, fly screen type | | Delivery | transport on stillages to your address | number of stillage places and destination country | | VAT | tax on the total | rate of the destination country |
The configurator prices the windows and extras. Delivery is added in the quote: we charge per stillage place according to the destination country and give you the amount before you order anything. Prices include VAT. For delivery to another EU country we charge VAT at that country's rate and account for it ourselves under the OSS scheme; the rate and amount appear in your quote. This is general information, not tax advice. Installation is not in the quote because we don't sell it.
What pushes the price up, and what brings it down?
Moving parts cost the most. Every sash has hardware, gaskets and welded corners, so the price rises with:
- extra sashes in the same opening,
- lift and slide or tilt and slide doors instead of balcony doors,
- triple glazing, safety or acoustic glass,
- a colour instead of white,
- roller shutters, especially with a Somfy io radio motor.
Ways to lower the cost:
- fixed lights wherever the window doesn't need to open,
- one opening sash plus a fixed light instead of two sashes; an opening sash must be at least 450 mm wide,
- a simpler system where it does the job; if a cheaper system meets your needs, we'll tell you,
- ordering all windows together, because delivery is spread over more items.
That's also why we recommend a minimum of 2 windows or one lift and slide door. With a single window, delivery eats up the saving.
How do you check the price in the configurator?
The configurator has five steps: system, glazing, colour and extras, windows, summary. The price recalculates after every change, so you see at once what an extra sash, another colour or a roller shutter costs. You can price the same project in several systems and compare. Replacing windows without breaking out the plaster? Look at the renovation frame, which fits over the old frame. Whether it's available depends on the system. We walk through the configurator in how to price a window in 5 minutes.
What do we check before sending the quote?
We've been making and selling windows since 1997 and have completed more than 5,000 orders. So for us the configurator price is where the work starts. Before the quote goes out, a person checks the sizes, opening sides and descriptions. The three things we correct most often:
- the opening size entered as the frame size,
- the opening side described from outside,
- a top-mounted roller shutter added too late, even though its box adds to the window height.
If something won't work technically, we say so straight away. Before production you get a drawing and specification to approve. The order starts with 100% payment, and from that moment the sizes are locked. Made-to-measure windows are excluded from the 14-day right of withdrawal under Directive 2011/83/EU (Art. 16(c)), so go through the drawing line by line.
Build your own quote in the window configurator and compare systems on the uPVC windows page. Our article on what makes up the price of windows without installation explains the price differences in more detail.