Is it worth getting double glazing done?

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We already have double glazing but it is old aluminum and wood style. The cost of getting it all replaced with modern stuff is about £8-10k. We may move within the next few years. Any advise on how old vs new will affect the value of the house?

Anyone?

It should help the value It will certainly make it easier to sell lMore importantly though you need an energy performance survey when you sell and DG will really help this Get the loft insulated at the same time

I think it's probably worth it yes.

It would certainly increase the value of the house when you come to sell - old double glazing is bound to be a bargaining point for buyers wanting to lower the price.

You will also get much better performance from newer double glazing. Agree about the loft as well.

It is definitely worth doing, it will increase the value of your house. Also new double glazed windows are more efficient, so while your still living there it will reduce your heating bills.

I should add I wouldn't suggest it if you still had original windows. That could potentially devalue in the longer term imo.

But if they are already horrible vaguely modern things then do it.

i think it depends - if your moving to PVC then no i wouldnt change it as pvc will not last as long as aluminium, i also think pvc is uglier than aluminium because the PVC frames will be much thicker than the ones you have now - you could get the wood redone or repaint it and you can get the actual glass units changed which will be more efficient - efficiency of the frames is neither here nor there as they are both rated the same.

Thanks for the answers. Loft is already insulated and cavity wall done too.
Dp reckons return on investment on energy savings would be 20 years.
throckenholt yes my worry is a future buyer will just offer £10k less so we might as well spend the money now and at least get some of the benefits ourselves.

We have one window in particular that is a problem but Dp says you can't just fix one window as it will make it obvious that the others need doing.

The existing double glazing is about 20 years old already I think. Is there an alternative to pvc?

wooden or aluminium is the only alternatives to PVC. PVC is by far the cheapest. i also think the type of windows you buy depends on the house. if you had a victorian house i think that would look odd with PVC or aluminium and would suit wood better but if it was a mid 60s house then PVC would be fine.

I'd say get but done but look around. 10k is an awful lot of money for replacement upvc windows on an average sized house.

Sorry I thought I had read it was an average 3 bed house. No idea where I got that from!

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3 bed detached. 1960s. Bigger than an 'average' 3 bed I would say as 3 double bedrooms. Quote is in€7k but may be up to £2k more if no lintels. No way of telling until they start. DP has now convinced himself we can fix the worst window in the short term at least.