Glaziers in Swindon

For new windows or doors, ask whether the installer is registered with FENSA or CERTASS, and look them up on the scheme's website. We don't do this for you yet.

What to put in your job description

• What you need: a broken pane, misted double glazing, a new window or door, or a whole house.
• How many windows or doors, roughly how big, and the frames now: uPVC, wood or aluminium.
• For broken glass: whether the window is secure now, or needs boarding up.
• Whether the home is listed or in a conservation area.
• What you would like: the frame colour, the glass, opening styles, locks.

Don't put your name, phone number or address in the description: every trade who covers your area reads it. Your name, phone, email and address go only to the trades who take the job (3 at most).

Questions to ask before you hire

• Are you registered with FENSA or CERTASS, and will I get the certificate for the new windows?
• Will you use safety glass where it is needed, such as in doors and low windows?
• Who makes good the plaster and sills, and takes away the old frames?
• How much deposit do you ask for, and is it protected if your firm closes?
• Do you have public liability insurance?

Registers and schemes to check

In England and Wales, new and replacement windows and doors must meet the Building Regulations. An installer registered with a competent person scheme such as FENSA or CERTASS can sign the work off and register it; otherwise you must apply to building control. Ask for the certificate, and look the installer up on the scheme's website. Repairing a pane of glass does not need this. In Scotland and Northern Ireland, ask your council. We don't check this for you yet.

Your council in Swindon

Planning permission and building control are dealt with by your local council. For most of Swindon that is Swindon Borough Council; a postcode at the edge may be in a neighbouring council's area. Ask your council, or the Planning Portal before work that changes the outside of your home, its structure, or a listed building or a home in a conservation area. A trade in a competent person scheme can sign off some work without building control.

We take jobs from SN1, SN2, SN3, SN4, SN5, SN6, SN25, SN26, SN38, SN99 for Swindon. Trades choose the districts they cover.

More on hiring: Glaziers: what to ask and what to check.

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