Planning to sell - misted windows question

[ScubaDubaDoo]

Hi,

I'm hoping to get some idea of opinions on selling when having misted windows. We have four windows in the conservatory that are misted and certain times of day - I assume from heat.

I go from panicking and thinking I should get them sorted as no one will wan to buy the house if there are some misted panels to thinking it's fine and if it gets picked up then I can either then get them sorted or can drop the price.

What do people think, if you viewed a conservatory with misted windows would it put you off from offering a bid or would you just ignore it?

Thanks in advance!

as a buyer, I’d be using it as a reason to reduce the house price as it would imply all windows need replacing.

The glass needs replacing. They are probably sealed double glazing units and the seal has stopped being efficient. Doesn’t cost much to get it sorted out and you just need a replacement sealed unit. Cheaper than not getting a sale.

Get them changed before you market. It doesn't take much to put buyers off.

We did ours before we sold, even for big windows it was very reasonable.

I think when you show a lack of maintenance buyers will look for more issues and ask for a price drop, we did on the one we just bought.

You may as well change them before you sell. It will definitely be mentioned in a survey and will give any buyers leverage to try and reduce the price even if you already accept a lower offer thinking the windows have been taken into account. It'll only be a few hundred pounds and is very low effort to get done - no mess - and in the context of the huge amounts of money you have to pay out for the moving process and the huge amounts of stress, just turning this into a non-issue at the outset will be well worth it.

Just get them done, it won’t be particularly expensive and it will stop people being concerned it might happen to more

Thanks everyone so it sounds like it's worth spending to ensure buyers are scared. I'll get some quote on getting them replaced!

Thanks for putting my mind at ease

From experience I would fix before viewings. It doesn’t cost that much and it’s been a massive hassle for us. Every viewer had a problem with them. We spent £1000s doing the house up on things that couldn’t be seen, but if I went back in time I wouldn’t have bothered with the pipe work and old asbestos tiles and just socked all our money at the windows.

We just sold and got the blown conservatory windows replaced. Rather spend £300 than awful pictures, buyers reducing prices at viewings or using these are indications that other problems lurking in house

Why don't you replace them? We've broken two glass panes in recent years and, if they are upvc, they take the beading off and put new double glazed glass panels back in. We paid £160 for one and £240 for the other as they were different sizes and a few years apart. It's not dreadfully expensive and looks so much nicer

A survey will pick allsorts up so, in some ways, doing just this one job is unlikely to stop a buyer adjusting the price either on offer or after survey. But I don't see why you wouldn't want to be showing off the best home you can to sell. Especially if you've made money on its value during ownership! As an owner you should maintain a house to keep value.

Hiya,

I think because of cost really, we've just replaced our entire roof so the thought of putting more money just didn't appeal. But I wanted other views to gauge whether it's important or not.

Yes just get them changed before selling. It’s not that expensive. In fact it’s a very easy DIY job if you are that way inclined.

It’s not very expensive at all. Think family got one changed recently and roughly £300 I think.

I had 4 large window units replaced for £900 before I put the house on the market. They came with a guarantee which you pass onto buyers. If you don't do it, buyers will start knocking off money and scrutinising other areas of the house for further issues IMHO.

It depends how desirable the property is. We considered this but decided to put property on market without doing the windows, and see what happened. Got an asking price offer reasonably quickly.

Yeah as people have said, burst/blown windows are a big thing for potential buyers. I would make the investment now and reflect it in your asking price.

Well, I'd nit-pick and say that it's basic maintenance and so won't increase the value of your home. But it will reduce the excuses for negotiation on your asking price.

Fair enough.

By 'misted', I initially thought you meant frosted or some sort of obscurity glass.

What you are actually describing, sounds like a blown double glazing seal that has been breached.

Yes, I would replace the panels which have blown!

Ah yes, sorry it's blown. I call it misted as it looks foggy 😂

Thanks for everyone I really do appreciate your comments. It's handy to get another point of view as it's quite easy as the owner to think that's fine!