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Double Glazing Who's The Best Company??and A GOOD STOVE

  • 08-02-2011 11:18pm
    #1
    nunu1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭


    Looking for real good advice on Double Glazing,My parents are pensioners,they have a 2story house in Galway with old aluminum windows,they are looking to replace them with UPVC windows as a son looking out for their best intersts and for not for them to get ripped off can anyone reccomoned a good glazing company??they are looking to replace 12windows and a back door.we did have quotes from Doyles,Senator,Athlone Windows,Wrights,Doyles were the cheapest at 4500,but then a rep from Senators pointed out that Doyles(didint tell him name of company as they left a samle of a window) joints on outside of windows are not imbeaded/sealed properly and are easy to break into??was reading up on company Fairco??in Dublin but they seem very expensive,would apprecite any good advice also the house was built in 1984,recently got walls and attic and heatin controls done with grant but still house is cold after half an hour espically when heating goes off,use an open fire in front room,spend about 2000eoro on blocks and oil looking to get a stove in to burn blocks and turf Can anyone reccomoned a very good STOVE,really appreciate any good advice?????


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  • #2
    1chippy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭1chippy


    Theres a grant available. housing aid for older persons. up to 30k. dependant on parents income/ financial situation anyone over 60 is eligable. the window man i use is in monaghan but i know he has done work out as far as moycullen. pm me if you want to get in touch


  • #3
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,553 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    1chippy wrote: »
    Theres a grant available. housing aid for older persons. up to 30k.
    You're a bit wide of the mark. The amount payable towards the cost of replacing windows will only be a fraction of that amount.

    The 30k is a "blanket" grant covering a wide assortment of improvements.


  • #4
    yabadabado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,573 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    nunu1 wrote: »
    ,Doyles were the cheapest at 4500,but then a rep from Senators pointed out that Doyles(didint tell him name of company as they left a samle of a window) joints on outside of windows are not imbeaded/sealed properly and are easy to break into?

    Could it be a case of the rep trying to scaremonger you into going with his product?Could you find out about this problem/fault from looking at other samples?I have windows from Doyles and I wouldn't have a clue what to look for or even what this problem is.
    My parents put in Stanley Cara stove a few months back and are very impressed with it and the heat output is very good(just heating the room no rads off it) for the tiny amount of fuel (turf) they use.they reckon they are using around half the amount compared to the open fire.


  • #5
    MightyDucks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭MightyDucks


    Try munster joinery for the windows and door.


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