Choosing the best window provider
1. How long has the provider been on the market?
The longer a company has been on the market, the more you can trust it to perform their service with quality from start to finish. Tradition in this case is a guarantee of quality. A provider that boasts a rich history of window manufacture, sales and installationcertainly has a refined process of quality assurance and verification.
The Jelovica team with a window framing Mount Triglav during the renovation of the Triglav lodge at Kredarica.
2. How does it ensure the quality of its products?
Check if the provider has all the appropriate certificates. If it has received awards and recognitions for its windows, this is further confirmation that your new windows will be of top quality. In addition to the quality of the products, the quality of installation is also crucial.
Jelovica has already received several quality marks in construction for RAL installation of joinery, offering an additional guarantee that our windows will be installed in a way that meets the highest standards.
3. Production process
Wood is a natural material, and its processing is very specific and demanding. In the past, this meant windows were unique, but there was the possibility of human errors. A long lifespan, strength and durability of all the elements that make up a window can only be ensured by a technologically advanced, computer-controlled and automated production line.
If you are considering entrusting the production of new windows to a small or unknown company, caution is advisable.
4. Which wood type should I choose for windows?
Choosing the type of wood is a very important decision. Spruce wood provides the best thermal insulation and is suitable for low-energy and passive houses, larch offers exceptional warmth, while oak wood – with its typical structure – symbolises tradition and nobility.
The wood of Slovenian spruce, which we also use at Jelovica, is an indigenous material that follows the 0-km trend, is renewable and carbon neutral.
Wood has many positive properties besides its ecological aspect. It is a hypoallergenic material, thus having a beneficial effect on the human respiratory system. Wood breathes, creating optimal humidity in the room. As a natural material, wood also has excellent electrostatic properties, meaning it creates an anti-allergic living space.
5. What about warranty?
Windows are a long-term investment, so trust only a well-known provider who will find a solution in case of complications. At Jelovica, we offer 5 years of warranty for our wooden and wooden-aluminium windows.
6. What services are included in the offer?
Comparing quotes from different window manufacturers often leads us to doubt as to what the quotes actually include. We advise you to check whether the window provider offers all of the following:
- Free professional advice: Does the seller have experts available, who will advise you on choosing the optimal windows for your home?
- Measurements at home: Entrust measurements only to experienced professionals.
- Accessories: What selection of sills, blinds, shades and handles does the provider offer?
- Removal of old windows: If you are renovating your home, ensure that the provider will dismantle the existing windows, carry them away and take care of their proper disposal.
- Quality installation of windows: It is very important what type of installation you choose: RAL installation or traditional installation. RAL window installation is a condition for obtaining a non-repayable Eco Fund subsidy. RAL installation is the highest quality system of installation, which ensures long-term insulation of windows and thus provides savings on heating. Jelovica has already received several quality marks in construction for RAL installation of joinery. With quality installation, we prevent the formation of thermal bridges and other negative impacts at the most critical point, which is the junction between the window and the wall. We must be aware that a window can only be as as good as its installation.
- Service and maintenance: Does the provider also have an extensive service network available?
7. The cheapest or the best provider?
Buying windows is one of those decisions that we usually only encounter once in a lifetime, so it is all the more important that you entrust it to a recognized manufacturer with a long tradition of developing and designing wooden windows. Be cautious when you come across an offer that seems too good to be true. As the saying goes, “You get what you pay for.”
Every recognized window manufacturer ensures quality with a modern production line and with the use of materials, all concluded with professional associates. Trust only an offer that meets all the previous points, and we guarantee that you will never have to deal with windows again.
Buying windows can be very stressful. Firstly, because there are many providers on the market, from recognized window manufacturers to garage workshops and traders. If price alone guides your purchase, be careful. Windows are usually replaced only once in a lifetime, so it is all the more important to take your time and decide right. The main guidelines in choosing should be the quality and history of the manufacturer.
Do you find the process too demanding and lengthy? Don’t worry. At Jelovica, we will simplify it together with you.
Call us at 080 23 23, write to info@jelovica.si or visit one of our sales and service points throughout Slovenia, and our experts will answer all your questions and help you choose the optimal windows for your home.