NZ glazing quotes
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Type what needs doing, upload a photo of the site, or attach a PDF scope or plan. The AI reads all of it.

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Materials, labour hours, and line items — priced in NZD to current New Zealand rates, broken down by trade.

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Edit any line item, apply your markup, export a branded PDF and email it to the client from the app.

What should a New Zealand glazing quote include?

Measure and list each opening rather than quoting a rate per window, because size, glass grade and access differ opening by opening, and show 15% GST separately with your NZBN and IRD GST number. Name the glass specification — thickness, whether it is toughened or laminated, and the makeup of any insulating glass unit including the gas fill — since that is what the price rests on and what a competing quote may have cut. State the lead time for units made to order, say whether the price includes disposal of the old glass and making good the joinery, and note that broken or rotten timber found once the beads are off is quoted separately.

What are the glazing rules in New Zealand?

Glazing in buildings is designed and installed to NZS 4223, which covers where safety glass is required, how glass is selected for wind load, and human impact safety in places like doors, low-level glazing, bathrooms and beside stairs. Replacing glass in one of those positions means replacing it with the correct safety grade even if what was there before was ordinary annealed glass — older houses are full of glazing that would not be permitted today, and a like-for-like swap is not automatically compliant. On top of that, energy-efficiency requirements in the Building Code have pushed insulating glass units into new and replacement window work, so a modern replacement is usually double glazed rather than single.

Does the AI know New Zealand glazing pricing?

Yes. Quotes are priced in NZD against current New Zealand rates — insulating glass units by size and makeup, toughened and laminated safety glass, retrofit double glazing into existing timber and aluminium joinery, shower screens, splashbacks and emergency board-ups — with 15% GST applied rather than Australia’s 10%. Retrofit work is priced as its own job rather than as a pane swap, because that is the shape of a great deal of New Zealand glazing work.

What should I watch for when retrofitting double glazing into an old house?

Condensation, weight and rot, in that order. Putting an insulating unit into old joinery makes the glass warmer and the surrounding frame comparatively colder, so moisture that used to run down the glass can end up in the timber instead — which is why drainage and ventilation detailing belongs on the quote as a line rather than as an assumption. The units are also heavier than the single pane they replace, so hinges, sashes and cords may need work, and a sash window in particular may need rebalancing. And rebates on a house of that age routinely hide rot that only appears once the beads and putty are off. Quote the glazing, then state plainly that timber repairs are assessed on removal and charged as a variation at a stated rate.

Does Insta Quotes work for glaziers anywhere in New Zealand?

Yes. Insta Quotes prices glaziers quotes in NZD to current New Zealand rates nationwide, including Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Tauranga, Dunedin and regional areas, with 15% GST applied. Generate and send a branded quote wherever the job is.