Cloudy windows - lots of them

[LadyinCement]

Our house is 35 years old and I presume the windows are the same age.

Just this past winter about ten panes have become cloudy. I know that there are lots of companies which claim to be able to solve the problem, but when I have so many panes clouding over, is this the best/most cost effective solution or do I need to do something more drastic? The panes are very misted up, too, not a small patch here and there. Can't see out of some of them at all!

Is it upvc double glazing? A local glazier can measure up and replace the misted units for you. It isn't very expensive and the internal beading is removed, the glass taken out and replaced and the beading replaced. You can't fix the misted panels, but you can replace them.

It's just glass in wooden frames. A bit double-glazed, if you see what I mean, but not fully. Bad explanation!

An ordinary glazier? Not Everest or some such?

I've replaced misted glass units before - there are companies that specialize in this, just do a google search or have a look in the yellow pages. Although I'm not sure what you mean by 'a bit' double glazed?

if not fully double glazed (you mean the thin old double glazing I suppose?)
then I would consider replacing the window with modern double or triple glazing.
look up joiners in your area and get quotes.
and no. not everest or other national companies. massively overpriced and unpleasant to deal with.

Thanks. A glazier it is, then.

The big glazing companies, Everest et al, won't replace misted glass, they want you to buy new complete windows, you would have to get a local glazing firm to do it. However, I don't really understand, as single glazed windows don't mist, so you must have double glazing, surely?

Yes, they are double glazed, but not very thickly double glazed, like some you see.