Energy-efficient windows and aluminium doors for Melbourne homes
Sliding, bi-fold, and hinged doors plus custom window configurations. Quote after an on-site measure.
We install energy-efficient windows and aluminium doors across Melbourne after an on-site measure. Styles include sliding, bi-fold, and hinged doors plus custom window configurations. Glass options include double-glazed, tinted, hush, and acid-etched. High-performance glass can reduce heat gain by up to 99%. There is no published price table on this service. Installation typically takes 1-3 days once the units are ready.
What windows and doors we install
Sliding, bi-fold, and hinged doors plus window configurations. High-performance glass that reduces heat gain by up to 99%. Double-glazed, tinted, hush, and acid-etched glass available. Premium aluminium frames and security features. Glass is made to measure. There is no cart and no live stock of your opening sizes.
- • Energy-efficient glass options
- • Multiple door styles (sliding, bi-fold, hinged)
- • Custom window configurations
- • Premium aluminium frames
- • Security features
- • Professional installation
- • Warranty on all products
How do you quote windows and doors?
There is no published price table on this service. A written quote follows a site measure: opening sizes, frame condition, access, upper-storey work, and whether you are replacing sashes only or the whole frame. Anyone quoting a whole house from a floorplan is guessing.
For how Melbourne climate and ratings work, read energy-efficient windows in Melbourne and upgrading to double glazing. Those guides discuss typical market ranges. They are not a price list for this page.
What the measure checks
- Each opening: width, height, reveal, and whether the existing frame can take a new insulating glass unit.
- Door type: sliding, bi-fold, hinged, or French-style hinged pairs.
- Glass: double-glazed, tinted, hush, acid-etched, or a mix by elevation.
- Access, scaffolding, and whether removal and make-good are in the job.
Installation typically takes 1-3 days depending on project scope, after fabrication. That is install time, not the wait for made-to-measure units.
Is double glazing worth it in Melbourne?
For owner-occupiers staying several years, yes for comfort and condensation, even when the energy-bill payback is long. Melbourne is NCC Climate Zone 6: you heat and you cool. Single glazing is a cold radiating surface in winter. Double glazing keeps the inner pane closer to room temperature, which is why sill puddles stop. Pair it with ceiling insulation and draught sealing or you overspend on glass.
Forum consensus on renovation boards is consistent: people notice comfort before they notice the bill. Count occupancy and mould risk, not only kilowatt hours. Source context: ABCB / NCC.
What double glazing is
Two panes separated by a sealed gap, often with argon and a Low-E coating. That is an insulating glass unit (IGU). Retrofit film is not double glazing. Film can cut summer gain. It will not fix winter radiant cold the way an IGU does.
Which rooms first
- West elevations that cook in summer.
- South rooms that feel like a fridge in July.
- Bedrooms on noisy streets (St Kilda, Richmond, CBD fringe) if you also spec hush glass.
- •Climate Zone 6: heat and cool, so the unit has to do both
- •Comfort and condensation are the usual win, not a miracle bill
- •Film is not an IGU
What is a WERS rating, and can I get a Victorian discount?
WERS (Window Energy Rating Scheme) rates the whole window, not a brochure pane. For Victorian Energy Upgrades pathways, providers typically look for heating stars of 4 or higher and a Total Window U-value of 4.0 or lower. Ask for the WERS sticker on the product that will be installed.
Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) can discount eligible double-glazed or secondary-glazed products installed by an accredited provider. Amounts move with certificate prices. We will not invent a rebate dollar figure. Check the official register and start at energy.vic.gov.au for current window-glazing discount rules. We can say which of our systems are eligible once the spec is chosen.
Heritage overlays
If a heritage overlay blocks frame replacement (common in parts of Toorak, Balwyn, Hawthorn, and inner terraces), secondary glazing that creates a sealed air gap is the usual path. Performance sits below a new double-glazed unit and well above single glass. If you can replace frames, a proper IGU performs better and looks cleaner.
- •WERS on the unit, not a generic U-value
- •VEU only when the product and installer qualify
- •Secondary glazing when the overlay blocks new frames
Aluminium frames, door styles, and glass types
We supply premium aluminium frames. Thermally broken aluminium is the usual coastal and apartment spec because of durability and body-corporate rules. We will not force a frame type onto a streetscape that will reject it. uPVC comparisons appear on the energy guide because homeowners ask. This service page sells the aluminium systems we install.
Doors
- Sliding: wide openings, no swing space.
- Bi-fold: stack the leafs to open a wall to the deck.
- Hinged and French-style pairs: traditional rooms and narrower openings.
Glass we list
- Double-glazed IGUs for comfort and condensation control.
- Tinted glass for privacy and heat gain (published claim: up to 99% heat-gain reduction on high-performance make-ups).
- Hush glass where street or aircraft noise is the brief.
- Acid-etched glass where you want diffusion without a curtain.
Security hardware is specified on the door, not added as a sticker later. Upper-storey and coastal jobs need extra time on the measure for access and corrosion-grade hardware.
- •Sliding, bi-fold, and hinged from the catalogue
- •Double-glazed, tinted, hush, acid-etched
- •Aluminium frames; heritage path may be secondary glazing
What people get stuck on
Payback looks weak if you only count kWh. It looks sane if you count condensation, street noise, and being able to sit next to the glass. Secondary glazing is not a scam when an overlay blocks new frames. It is a sealed extra pane, not cling film.
Do not replace every window in week one if the ceiling is empty and the skirtings leak. Fix the building fabric, then spend on glass. The energy guide walks room priority. This page is the service: measure, specify, install, warrant.
Next step
Request a quote. We measure from the Footscray workshop at 1 McNab Avenue and install within about 50 km. Call 1300 123 456 or use the form. There is no online checkout and no booking calendar.
- •Quote after measure only
- •Guides linked for ratings and process
- •1-3 day install window after units are ready
Where we install
We fabricate in Footscray and install across Melbourne within about 50 km. Dedicated suburb pages live on the locations index.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Ready to get a measure?
There is no online checkout. Request a quote, we measure on site, then fabricate. Call 1300 123 456 or use the form.