You may think that getting people to measure their own windows to get a quote for double glazed windows would be a big error for a company to make as it would surely lead to customers supplying incorrect measurements and a lot of wasted time, effort and cost for both the person looking for new windows and also the company they are dealing with. The truth though is that the process of doing the measuring for double glazed windows is a simple, quick and effective way of getting a quote from a UPVC windows supplier.

To measure the correct sizes for your windows you must take all of the lengths and widths from outside the house. This might mean pulling on your coat and going outside into the cold but you cannot take the measurements from your living room, they must be taken from the outside.  Get your measuring tape and head out into your garden to ensure you are measuring the right lengths. It will only take a couple of minutes to take all the measurements so it is not a very long process and you can be back inside in minutes.

 The number one most important factor to remember when placing your measuring tape is that you not measuring the windows that are currently there. You need to be measuring the size from brick to brick to get the size of the available gap for the new UPVC windows. A good tip here is to take multiple measurements of the gap from different places. Remember the window frame will be fitted into this gap so the new frame needs to be smaller than the narrowest gap from brick to brick by about 10mm.

One final tip is to take the measurement in multiple units or be ready to do the conversions. Some window companies might use millimetres and some might use inches. You could either take all the distances in the different units during the measurement process or take them in one metric and then sit down and do the conversions yourself. Whichever process you use, it’s important to be able to give your measurements in the units that are required.

As well as self measuring, most double glazed windows companies will also be able to send out somewhere to do the measurements for you but this can involve a cost. Whichever way you choose to do it, follow the above tips if self measuring and you will have your new UPVC windows fitted in no time.