13 grand for sash windows!?

[Crumbelina]

Then add on VAT!

We need some new sash window (the old ones were completely ripped out by the previous owners) and the quotes we've received range from 9-13k!

Granted, we'd like hardwood (not softwood), but it's only for a front room bay, plus two bedrooms windows. I guess it's because we're in London. The 13 grand quote came from a local carpenter as well.

Am I just out of touch? I thought we'd be looking at about 7k.

Are you in a conservation area? The council may give you some money back if you are. (It doesn't need to be a listed building).

Hi Raphaela, are you able to post details of the company you used please? I'm based in Hampshire and looking to replace leaking upvc windows with timber sashes

I also disagree with calling the previous owners twazocks. Our Victorian sash windows crumbled away inspite of fairly regular painting/maintenance. I got quotes for replacement hardwood sashes but it was more than double the cost of upvc sashes. Much as I hate upvc I have to say that, due to the fact they are also sashes, you can hardly tell they are not wood. The house is warmer too. I wish we could have afforded wood but we couldn't. We do have all of the lovely Victorian fireplaces, cornices and decorative brickwork/bath stone, so not all bad though.