Triple glazing, worthwhile?

[Unseul]

So I'm slowly trying to build up things to improve the home with. And triple glazing is one of the things on the list. How much real world difference have people found it makes?

Live in a 2 bedroom bungalow with some fairly large windows.

 

[Unseul]

Windows are aging, some are blown, so I was thinking if we're replacing, might be worth just doing the whole lot. Now I'm wondering if doing it window by window may be better, but I suspect that given you end up paying for a full days work, even if it's just half a days job, more might be better regardless...

Mostly doing it to try and improve insulation.

 

[Unseul]

That would be a really expensive way to do it and you run the small risk of not getting matching frame styles / sizing. I did one house, back and then front windows but that was only due to other renovation work and trying to live in the house, but even that still cost a fair bit more than I was quoted for all at once.

Your biggest cost is the fitter. To the extent that just replacing glass into old frames really isn't worth it. So deffo get as many done as you can fit into a day.

This is my thinking. I'll get it costed up I guess and see just where the total cost lies, and work out whereabouts it then needs to sit in priority!

Two additional benefits - reduces heat coming in from the outside. We focus a lot on heat loss, but with warmer summers it's good to also reduce the transfer of heat into the home. Security - an extra pane of glass gives the window extra strength (at a cost of weight though).

We've actually got an AC unit in place from the previous owners, so with the solar in place, cooling is less of a concern! But definitely another reasonable consideration.