Getting The Best Double Glazing Deals In The UK

When it comes to getting the best double glazing deals in the UK most of us automatically turn to the big, household names. But there are other options and plenty of them some of which may offer interesting and cost effective alternatives.

First of all don’t forget, it’s not all about price. You should look for the best value for money for your particular needs or requirements … There’s a BIG difference.

The National UK Double Glazing Companies

When you buy off the big national names in the UK double glazing market you should be getting a good deal, top service, the best in guarantees … everything we come to expect from buying anything off the big brands. These companies don’t just rely on reputation and referrals but they advertise heavily and provide “interesting” and divers offers and incentives to entice us in. Whilst the traditional “foot in the door” type hard sell may not be as popular as it once was the big companies do employ professional door openers and highly trained sales people and closers. All that comes at a price of course and that comes from profits as there’s plenty to be made!

If you do intend to buy from one of the big companies (and we’d never suggest you don’t consider them) our advice is to do plenty of research first, set yourself a benchmark price and be prepared to negotiate – enjoy it as they want your business.

These days getting that benchmark price is pretty easy thanks to the internet. There are a number of companies who operate websites where you can enter the dimensions of your windows and doors, allow you to choose styling options and will then throw you out a price – it’s a perfect way to start as you’re guaranteed a good, realistic price which you can use to benchmark your negotiations. We’re not going to suggest any company in particular but try searching for something like “UK double glazing quotes online” and get a handful of quotes.

Local Double Glazing Companies

In your quest to find the best double glazing deals in the UK the other serious option to consider is the smaller local companies of which there are many choices so where do you start?

Ask Around.

Do you know any friends or neighbours who have had work done recently? If so ask them who they used and how you found the quality, service and price.

Local Ads

Look through those local advertising websites and flyers that drop through your doors. That should give you a list of many of the local options.

Check The Reviews

Once you’ve got your list of local options it’s time to check them out BEFORE you invite anyone round to quote. Again, these days it’s pretty easy to do through sites like checkatrade.com and ratedpeople.com. These organisations will give honest feedback from genuine customers and provide an overall rating for each company. They will also highlight any other highly rated local companies that you may not know about.