Glass and Window Repair in Opoho, Dunedin
Glass and Window Repair Dunedin works throughout Opoho, on the hill above the Botanic Garden. Sash cords, casement hardware, rot in sills and bottom rails, condensation work, and retrofitting sealed units into 1920s and 1930s bungalow joinery.
- Housing here: 1920s and 30s bungalows on the hill
- Most common job: Sash and casement repairs, retrofits
- 24 hour emergency board up
- Free measure and a fixed written price
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Opoho is bungalow country on a north facing slope, which gives it one of the better aspects in the city. The houses step up the hill in tight rows, most of them built between the wars, with wide casement and double hung sashes and generous timber sections. It is good joinery, worth keeping, and almost all of it is still single glazed.
Bungalow sashes take retrofitting well
Bungalow joinery has wider rails and heavier sections than the villa work of twenty years earlier. That helps when you are machining a rebate for a sealed unit, because there is more timber to remove and the sash carries the extra weight without complaint.
We machine the rebate, fit a bead matched to the original profile and adjust the hardware for the load. From the street the window reads exactly as it did.
A good aspect is worth spending differently
North facing rooms up here get real winter sun, which changes the maths. On those elevations standard double glazing usually gives you most of the benefit, because the room gains heat during the day and the glass is not the limiting factor.
South facing rooms are where the money should go, and where thermally broken frames or Low E glass earn their premium. We quote by elevation rather than pricing every window the same, which most people find useful.
Access on a hillside
Opoho sections are cut into the slope, so back elevations often drop away steeply and reaching an upper window at the low side can need a platform or occasionally scaffolding.
That gets assessed at the quote, not on the morning. It is one of the more common reasons a cheap quote from elsewhere turns into a larger invoice later.
What we get called out for in Opoho
- Window Repair in Opoho, diagnosed before anything is quoted, not after.
- Glass Repair in Opoho, common sizes measured and glazed in 24 to 48 hours.
- Window Frame Repair in Opoho, aluminium, timber and uPVC frames repaired in place.
- Leadlight Window Restoration in Opoho, bowed and sagging panels straightened and re leaded.
- Window Installation in Opoho, specified to the R0.50 minimum that applies here.
Opoho sits on the same run as North Dunedin, Maori Hill and North East Valley, so we are usually in the area anyway.
Window repair in Opoho: common questions
Are bungalow windows easier to double glaze than villa windows?
Generally yes. Bungalow sashes have wider rails and heavier sections, so there is more timber to machine and the sash carries the extra weight better.
Should I double glaze the sunny rooms too?
Often it is not the best use of the budget. North facing rooms up here gain real winter sun. The south side is where the temperature difference is.
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