Triple glazing

No, Zorro. What is rude is trying to con people into paying over the odds. That's rude!

If he really won't leave, ring the police.

My daft OH had a cold call from S__e S___e and arranged for rep call, just for the fun of it he said! I told him he would regret it and he did. The bloke did quick trip around the house and then sat and did his chat (I ignored him and carried on doing what I was in the kitchen) in the living room. Eventually OH got fed up and told him to leave the price and "we" would think about it. Never had any intention of having new windows. They kept phoning for weeks/months after, we kept telling them we were not interested. Price reduced a couple times. In the end I had to threaten to report them to get them to stop ringing.
We had ours done years ago by local firm, would certainly do the same again. I have known so many people have problems with the work after having used the large well known companies.
As the others said, don't agree or sign anything while he is there.

OP didn't say she wanted triple glazing!

Nibbie As we don't know your measurements its hard to tell. Warning bells ring with your words 'a well known company' Sorry but 'well known 's ' are for me the worst type to get rid of and their prices are high. Someone has to pay for their T V ads!
Can you get a friend with you to say' come on you have a dental apt etc etc'. Go for a local company in your area as I did not get the pressure from my locals and they were a lot cheaper, and came quickly when I had to have a couple of locks replaced on my old doors only charging for locks not labour.

She gave the thread the title "Triple glazing" so that is presumably what she wanted.

You would be better getting a quote from a local firm that your neighbours have used and recommend. To give you an example; I have quite a large 3 detached house and used a local firm to do a total replacement (windows were quite deep). I had three 3 pane windows, one 1 pane, a smaller 2 pane ( toilet), a 5 window bay and four 2 pane windows for under £3,500 (double glazing- no patio windows). That was three years ago. It was a two man job, it took a week to have the windows custom made to size locally, they took the windows out and replaced them one at a time in just over two days. No mess left at all and I paid the total bill on completion of work. I didn't sign anything upfront; they trusted me and I trusted them. I had a selection of glass styles to choose from but chose the cheapest- single glass panes.

Hope that helps to give you a bit of an idea. My daughter, in a smaller house, recently got a quote from a national chain, for a laugh, it came in at £15,000. She found a local firm to do it for under £3000.

Nonsense Zorro - on the contrary, it is the salesperson who is being rude overstaying and attempting to pressurise a householder into signing a contract without a chance to compare costings. It's your house. If someone stays in it when you have asked them to leave, the Law says you can use as much force as necessary to remove them, and you can ask the police to assist you. In my view, this kind of sales technique is pernicious. Fortunately, we have the legal 14 day cooling off period in this country. My grandparents, when in their 80s, and not well, were pressurised by a shower salesperson from a well-known national firm. They initially turned him down, but he came back an hour later with a sob story about how his kids were starving and he just needed this one contract to stop him from being declared bankrupt. Fortunately, my dad rang while they were there and he went down and turfed the guy out. No sympathy with the sales people using these techniques - it is false representation!

Just warn him you have been getting advice from Gransnet!

Daughter had a salesman from Everest. He stayed over 2 hours and was really pushy. His 'quote' was more than double others she had. She's no pushover but had a real job getting rid of him. Be careful

We have recently had ours done by a neighbour who is a window fitter. He lives in a similar house to ours so knows the set up. We have a 5 bed detached house with over 30 windows and he used good quality German windows. He charged us £10000.

when I wanted a conservatory I had only two estimates and I played them against each other. Both prices went down daily as they were trying to compete against each other. I thought it was quite funny. I ended up reducing the original quote by 3000k, so I was very pleased and had a lovely job done from start to finish. The winning firm even included a plasterboard wall and skimming it. Also fitted a fan inc light that I supplied. Ten year guarantee too.

Do not sign any agreement when you are on your own .
Tell whoever the salesman is that you need time to think about things.
I always ask family or friends for recommendations before committing into any deal.
Be strong and determined not to accept their offer without asking around other companies first .

We had a new bifold patio door last November. We had 3 quotes, the very well known national company were the most intrusive and their quote was six times as much as the two local firms. I checked with Trading Standards regarding the local firms and went with aliminium doors at a cost of £1,900. We are very pleased with the results. Good luck, keep in mind it’s your money, you earned it and do not be bamboozled!

I assume you have the measurements of your windows and doors to hand and know the age of your house. So go online now and check prices of triple glazing for the windows and doors concerned.

Triple glazing will reduce your energy bills whilst making your home warmer, safer and quieter.

The average cost for a 2 bedroom home is around £2,000. To install triple glazing in a 4 bedroom house with 15 windows you can expect to pay around £6,000 - £7,000.
Just found this online after a quick google.

We had a very well known company come to quote for our house; we had not long been married and didn't have the backbone that we do now, and the salesman quoted a fantastic price. He then reduced it slightly, and we could not get rid of him. As the clock ticked towards midnight we signed for the windows, fully aware that we had the right to cancel the next day, which we did. We were desperate to get rid of him. How silly we were. We subsequently had a quote from another national company that was under half , and the windows lasted for over twenty years. Recently moved, we have had a local company who did an amazing job, and when one of the handles was sticking I popped in to the shop, to be told 'I'll be round this afternoon' - and he was. Like others I would say NEVER sign up there and then, have someone with you, and keep saying you can't afford that quote. They can usually drop thousands .

lesley4357 - it was Everest that we had the trouble with all those years ago! I wasn't going to mention the name but it seems they are still in business in spite of their ridiculous prices and very hard sell.

Thank you all for your advice,I have taken it on board and will have someone with me,I shall warn the sales person on arrival they have an hour,no phoning the manager and certainly no," today's price only"

Have you asked local friends and neighbours for recommendations ? nothing like word of mouth ......my lovely neighbour when I lived in Nottinghamshire was (and still is, although we have both moved since then !) a lovely person with a lovely family. As I was then a single parent he measured all my windows, and I replaced them one by one ...he even found me misfits (windows ordered and the wrong size cut) he is still with the firm (Midland Dual Glaze) I would highly recommend him to anyone living in the E Midlands !

Not rude Zorro21, necessary. How rude and almost criminal of a person to come into your home, waste your time, tell you a pack of lies and be so persistent you have to ask them to leave, something that is very difficult to do and this is how they wear people down

A good salesman comes in finds out what you need and tells you what he can do, discusses price and then sends you a quote in writing often by e mail. He is usually very busy caring out work he doesn't have time to hang around trying to con you.

I was given rule of thumb £400 per window of any size. I chose a local contractor and he did a great job and in line with the £400 pw standard.

Thank you dorcas1950

State that you will not be deciding on the day & would like a written quotation. I would also say that you don’t go for gimmicks & last minute discounts, & that you prefer to deal with a company with good, truthful provable recommendations & pricing system. good luck DG is worth it but make sure they explain exactly what the price includes.

ZORRO21.....NO its not rude...
Just self preservation.

Have you not watched Watchdog on BBC when someone goes undercover to one of these companies ?? The awful things that they are told to say and do to the householder to try to get a sale are APPALLING.

The ŕeps trying to sell electric recliner chairs are the worst IN MY OPINION !!