Glass and Window Repair in North East Valley, Dunedin

The valley is genuinely colder than the suburbs either side of it, and the reason is geography rather than bad luck. Cold air drains down the hills at night and pools on the valley floor, and the steep sides cut the winter sun short at both ends of the day. Add housing that is largely nineteenth century and largely rented, and you get the condensation complaints we spend a lot of time on here.

Cold air drainage and what it does to glass

On a clear still night the air on the valley floor can sit noticeably colder than the same hour up on the ridge. That drops the outside face of your glass further, which drops the inside face with it, which means more of the moisture in the room condenses out onto the window.

It is why houses here report streaming windows more often than their construction suggests. Retrofitting double glazing makes a very direct difference, because it keeps the inner pane much closer to room temperature.

Baldwin Street and everything around it

The valley contains the steepest residential street in the world, and the streets nearby are not far behind. Access is the practical issue: narrow frontages, tight parking, and a lot of houses where the only way in is up.

We assess that before quoting rather than on the day. Photographs of the frontage and the back sent with an enquiry usually tell us enough to give a real number before we visit.

Cottages and flats need different answers

The owner occupied cottages here are small, simply built and full of old growth timber worth keeping, so repair and retrofit is the right route. The subdivided flats are a different problem, where the priority is getting windows opening again for the ventilation standard and stopping the draughts that make them impossible to heat.

We quote them differently, and we will tell a landlord when draught proofing and freeing sashes will do more for the tenants than glass would.

What we get called out for in North East Valley

• Window Repair in North East Valley, diagnosed before anything is quoted, not after.
• Glass Repair in North East Valley, common sizes measured and glazed in 24 to 48 hours.
• Shopfront Glass Repair in North East Valley, boarded or temporarily glazed before opening time.
• Insurance Glass Repair in North East Valley, photos and written scope provided at the first visit.
• Glass Splashbacks in North East Valley, toughened and colour backed to any paint colour.

North East Valley sits on the same run as North Dunedin, Dunedin Central and Opoho, so we are usually in the area anyway.