Paneline What glass costs, and why the quotes look so different.
Two quotes for the "same" window can be hundreds of dollars apart because they are not the same job: a stock float panel forced to fit is not made-to-measure safety glass cut for your opening. We measure on site, name the glass grade, and fix the price per pane in writing before we order, so you can compare like for like.
Price your glass in under a minute.
Answer a few questions about the job and the glass it needs for a guide range. Every pane is measured on site and the price fixed per pane in writing before we order, with no callout-fee surprise.
Emergency, replacement, or an upgrade?
A guide range in under a minute. Every pane is measured on site and the price fixed per pane in writing before we order, with no callout-fee surprise.
Your estimate appears here.
Step through the questions on the left. As soon as you answer the last one, we point you to the honest scope and a realistic range for a job your size.
What glazing jobs typically cost.
| The cheap stock-panel fit (A "from" price for an off-the-shelf panel forced into an opening it was never cut for, often ordinary float where safety glass is required.) | $120 "from" |
| Single window pane, made to measure (A standard pane measured and cut to size, supplied and fitted.) | $180 to $450 per pane |
| Toughened or laminated safety glass (Grade A safety glass to AS 1288 for doors, low windows and wet areas.) | $320 to $750 per pane |
| Glass splashback (Toughened, coloured or printed, measured and installed.) | $450 to $1,200 |
| Frameless shower screen (Made-to-measure 10mm toughened, supplied and installed.) | $900 to $2,200 |
Five things that decide where your quote lands.
Every one of these is measured and named in your quote, never a surprise sprung on the price after.
Six levers. One honest range.
The glass spec the opening calls for
Ordinary float, toughened safety glass, laminated, or a double-glazed unit are different prices by name. Where the glass is in a door, a full-height side panel, a low window or a wet area, AS 1288 requires Grade A safety glass, and we spec it, never quietly fit cheaper float.
The size of the pane
A small window pane and a large sliding-door or shopfront panel use very different amounts of glass and more hands to lift and fit. Size is measured on site and named in the quote.
Single glass, or a sealed double-glazed unit
A foggy double-glazed window means a sealed unit made to size, not a single pane. The unit is made to order, so it costs more than a like-for-like single pane, and saves on heating and noise.
Access and the floor it is on
A ground-floor window reached off a ladder is one job. A second-storey opening, a shopfront over a footpath, or glass craned into place is another. Access is measured and named, never a surprise.
Emergency and after-hours work
A same-day board-up and an after-hours call-out carry a clear, named charge. We tell you the figure on the phone before we come, and we never spring a callout fee on the quote afterwards.
A fixed price per pane, line by line.
What a real glass quote names, and the run-around you get from a call centre and a cheap from-price.
Seven lines. Every one in writing.
- 01A qualified glazier answers, 24/7
- 02Same-day board-up
- 03Measured on site, made to size
- 04A fixed price per pane, in writing
“$4,500 the house” by text → seven lines, priced.
- 1 A qualified glazier answers, 24/7. Day or night, you speak to the glazier who will do the work, not a call centre that takes a message and hopes someone rings back.
- 2 Same-day board-up. We secure and weatherproof the opening today, so the home or shop is safe overnight while the new glass is made to size.
- 3 Measured on site, made to size. The opening is measured on site and the glass cut to fit it, toughened or laminated to AS 1288 where the standard calls for safety glass. Never a stock panel forced into an opening it was not cut for.
- 4 A fixed price per pane, in writing. The price for each pane, the glass, the labour and the board-up, fixed in writing before we order. No callout fee bolted on after, no "from" price that grows once the job is booked.
What you get from us
- ✓A qualified glazier answers the phone, 24/7
- ✓Same-day board-up so the opening is secure tonight
- ✓Glass measured on site and cut to the exact opening
- ✓Toughened or laminated to AS 1288 where safety glass is required
- ✓A fixed price per pane in writing before we order
Cowboy tells
- ✕A call centre takes a message and someone "might" call back
- ✕"We will get to it" while the opening stays open overnight
- ✕A stock panel forced into an opening it was never cut for
- ✕Ordinary float glass where the standard calls for safety glass
- ✕A "from" price that grows, and a callout fee sprung on the quote
A fixed price per pane, itemised. No callout-fee surprise.
Every quote lists exactly what you get, line by line, before you commit to anything.
- Measured openingEvery opening measured on site, never sized off a photo, so the glass is cut to fit.
- Named glass gradeFloat, toughened, laminated or a sealed double-glazed unit, named to AS 1288, never "or equivalent".
- Labour and board-upThe same-day board-up, the make and the fit, with the day we will return in writing.
- A fixed price per paneLocked before we order, with the inclusions beside it and no callout fee bolted on after.
Anything outside this scope is quoted separately, in writing, before it happens. No "from" prices.
Fixed price
Per pane, before we order
The jobs we price, and which one is yours.
Emergency board-up & repair
A smashed or cracked pane secured today and replaced to measure. We board up the opening on the first visit, then come back with the made-to-measure glass.
Wrong when: The glass is intact and you are planning an upgrade. That is a measured replacement, booked at your pace.
Window & door glass replacement
A single broken or foggy pane measured on site and made to size: float, toughened, laminated or a sealed double-glazed unit, fitted to the existing frame.
Wrong when: The whole frame is rotten or the window no longer opens. That is a window replacement, and we will tell you.
Shower screens, splashbacks & mirrors
Made-to-measure frameless and semi-frameless shower screens, toughened glass splashbacks, and custom mirrors and wardrobe doors, supplied and installed.
Wrong when: You only need an existing screen re-sealed or a roller adjusted. We will do the small fix, not sell you a new one.
Commercial & shopfront glazing
Shopfronts, office partitions, entry doors and strata glazing, made safe fast and re-glazed to commercial spec, with after-hours work so the business stays open.
Wrong when: It is a single home window. The residential replacement path is faster and costs less.
What people ask about the price.
Why is your price higher than the cheapest "from $120" quote?
Is the price fixed, or will it grow once the job is booked?
Will I be charged extra for an emergency or after-hours call-out?
Do I have to pay more for safety glass?
Get a fixed price per pane, in writing.
Tell us what is broken and send a photo. We give you a price, board up the opening the same day, then make the new glass to measure and fit it on a named day.