Why the survey, not the sales visit, is the point at which a price becomes reliable.
A quote given without a survey is an estimate. The survey is where lintels, sills, access and opener requirements get confirmed — and where a price can become genuinely fixed.
Structural opening sizes, lintel and sill condition, internal finishes, access for delivery and fitting, escape window requirements and existing ventilation are all recorded.
Sales measurements are for pricing; survey measurements are for manufacture. Frames made to a sales measurement are how gaps, packers and poor finishes happen.
A few minutes of preparation makes the survey faster and the quote sharper:
No obligation, no pressure — and bring us a written quote if you have one to beat.
Yes, and there's no obligation to proceed afterwards.
A typical whole-house survey takes a modest part of a morning or afternoon, depending on the number of openings.
The survey is precisely what stops that — it confirms the unknowns so the price can be fixed.