The weather side goes first
People often ring puzzled that one window has misted while the identical one on the other side of the house is perfectly clear. It is rarely a coincidence. Dudley sits on high ground and the elevations facing the prevailing weather take a great deal more wetting and a great deal more temperature swing than the sheltered side. A sealed unit's edge seal is worked hardest by exactly that — soaked, then heated by sun, then chilled overnight — so the exposed face of a house tends to fail years before the back. It is worth walking round and looking at all of them while we are there, because the others on that side are usually next.
One window, or the ones either side too
There is no rule that says you have to do more than the one that has gone, and plenty of people do just the one. But where a run of units went in together on the same elevation, the others are on the same clock, and doing them in one visit costs less in total than doing them one at a time over three years. We will tell you honestly which look close and which have years left.
The frame is not the problem
Whatever the cause, the outcome is the same job. The sealed unit lifts out of the frame and a new one goes back in — hinges, handles, sill and frame all stay where they are. It is a fraction of the cost of a replacement window and there is nothing to make good afterwards.
Get a price for your job in Dudley
Free quotes, no call-out charge and no obligation. Ring and describe it, or send a photo and rough sizes and we'll come back to you.
Common questions
Why has one window misted when the identical one hasn't?
Usually because of which way it faces. The elevation that takes the weather gets far more wetting and far bigger temperature swings, and that is what works the seal. The sheltered side often has years left in it.
Should I do the whole side of the house at once?
Only if you want to. Where units went in together they are on the same clock, so doing them in one visit works out cheaper overall than three separate visits — but there is no obligation and we will say which ones actually look close.
Which parts of Dudley do you cover?
The town and the borough — Netherton, Woodside, Kates Hill, Russells Hall, Priory, Sedgley, Coseley, Upper and Lower Gornal and Quarry Bank.
Everything else we do in Dudley
Repairs
Something's broken or stuck
Emergencies
Broken glass, made safe
Glass cut to size
Supplied, and fitted
Windows & doors
When repair isn't the answer