Veka authorised installer · Dundee + Tayside
Veka uPVC windows fitted across Dundee, Monifieth, Broughty Ferry and wider Tayside. Survey within the week, fixed quote in 48 hours, 10-year frame guarantee alongside our 10-year workmanship warranty.
Category overview
The windows in a Dundee house take more punishment than the windows in almost any other part of the UK. Salt-laden air off the Tay estuary on one side, wind-driven rain coming in over the Carse on the other, and a heating bill that punishes every gap in a worn-out seal. If your sash windows rattle, your casements have stopped sealing properly, or you can see condensation building between the panes of your double glazing, the units have failed — that's the warning sign. We fit Veka uPVC across the full window range from our Monifieth base, and the same person who quotes the job runs the install.
Most calls we take fall into a handful of patterns, and the fix is usually less dramatic than you've been told.
The cloudy or condensated panes you can see from outside aren't a frame problem, they're a seal problem. The argon between the panes has leaked out and air with moisture has replaced it. Once that's happened the unit is doing nothing for your heating bill. The fix is usually a sealed-unit replacement, not a full frame replacement — and we'll tell you that at survey rather than upselling.
Old single-glazed sashes in Victorian and Edwardian properties go out of balance over the decades. The cords stretch, the pulleys wear, the meeting rails no longer close flush. Replacing them with modern Veka sash-look units in uPVC keeps the period look without the maintenance, the heat loss or the noise.
When the rubber weatherseal has gone hard and the frame has dropped from its original square, you feel the draught at the corner of the room nearest the window. New seals can buy a year or two on an otherwise sound frame; if the frame itself has bowed or swelled (common on 1980s and 1990s uPVC that wasn't internally reinforced), the unit needs replacing.
Scottish Building Standards require trickle ventilation on replacement windows in habitable rooms. Older installs often skipped them; modern fits include them as standard with a slider that opens and closes properly without howling in a Tay-coast wind.
Multi-point locks wear; cylinders fail; handle gearing strips. Often a hardware swap rather than a window replacement.
DIY doesn't fix most of these well. Sealed-unit replacement, in particular, looks straightforward and isn't — the glass-to-glass tolerances are tight, the spacer bar has to seat correctly, and the wrong sealant breaks the warranty on the surrounding frame. The reason we ask for a free survey before quoting is that a 30-minute look at the windows in person tells us whether you need a £200 fix or a £6,000 re-fit.
We fit the full Veka uPVC window range. Veka is the German-engineered uPVC system used by premium installers across the UK — it's the brand most fitters who know the trade specify when the homeowner asks for the best uPVC frame. Every Fenstra install uses Veka as the frame system; we don't substitute cheaper frames in to inflate the margin.
The standard single or double-opening uPVC window for most modern homes and converted period properties. Available in white as standard, plus a foiled colour range (anthracite grey, black, golden oak woodgrain, rosewood, cream) at no install premium. A+ energy rating standard.
The European-spec window that tilts inward for ventilation and swings full-in for cleaning. Common in modern executive estates around Ethiebeaton and Drumsturdy, and on upper-storey installations where outside cleaning is awkward. Slimmer sightlines than casement; usually a notch above casement for security and acoustic performance.
Vertical sliding sashes in uPVC that match the proportions of original Victorian and Edwardian sashes. Designed for sandstone tenement properties in Dundee city centre, terraces in Broughty Ferry, and conservation-area properties on the Monifieth Esplanade. Mechanical balance system replaces the old cord-and-weight; no maintenance, no rattle, period proportions preserved.
The multi-pane projecting windows on Victorian semi-detached properties throughout Dundee (especially in the West End, Newport-on-Tay, and the Carnoustie side). We fit replacement bays in matching configuration with structural support where the original bay's load-bearing frame has rotted. This is a survey-first job — bay replacement on a load-bearing wall is not a like-for-like swap.
The side-hung pair of casements that open fully like a French door. Common on rear elevations and where a wider unobstructed view matters. Higher spec but a strong look on the right property.
A+ energy rating standard, double or triple glazed. Argon-filled cavity, warm-edge spacer bar to reduce thermal bridging at the edge of the unit, low-E coating on the inner pane. Triple glazing is worth the extra spend on north-facing rooms and coastal exposure; we'll tell you at survey whether it pays for itself for your house specifically.
Multi-point locking standard on every opening sash. Espagnolette locking on tilt-and-turn. Anti-snap cylinder option on door windows. Hinge bolts as standard on ground-floor and accessible upper-floor openings. Stainless-steel friction stays on every install (rather than zinc-plated) — they don't seize from salt-air corrosion.
The right window depends on the house. We've installed in pretty much every common Tayside property type — Victorian sandstone tenements in Dundee city centre and the West End, Edwardian semi-detached villas in Broughty Ferry, post-war local-authority semis across Whitfield, Douglas, Fintry and Hilltown, 1970s bungalows in Monifieth and Wellbank, modern executive estates around Ethiebeaton, Drumsturdy and the new-build estates along the Carse. Each has its own constraints.
Period properties under conservation-area considerations (parts of Broughty Ferry, the Monifieth Esplanade, central Dundee) sometimes restrict frame profile, colour or opening configuration. We'll tell you at survey whether the windows you want are likely to pass planning, and we'll quote on a spec that has a realistic chance of approval rather than burn time on an application that will be refused.
Coastal-exposure properties (anywhere within a couple of miles of the estuary, the Tay rail bridge, or the Angus coast through Carnoustie and Arbroath) need salt-spec gaskets and stainless hardware as a baseline. We fit those as standard across every install; they're not an upsell.
Sandstone reveals on period tenement and villa windows need careful handling at install. The internal reveal is often deep and slightly out-of-square; the external reveal can be sandstone weathered back from the frame. A clean install on a sandstone property includes properly squared internal trims, weatherproofed external pointing where the frame meets the stone, and (where the original cill is sound) preserving the stone cill rather than building it out in trim.
Service areas we cover from Monifieth without adding a travel charge: Dundee (Broughty Ferry, City Centre, West End, Douglas, Fintry, Whitfield, Hilltown, Strathmartine, Coldside, Lochee, Ardler, Barnhill), Monifieth, Carnoustie, Arbroath, Forfar, Kirriemuir, Montrose, Brechin, Blairgowrie, Kinross, Perth, Newport-on-Tay, Tayport, St Andrews, Invergowrie. Full service-area list →
Veka authorised installer — every frame leaves the factory with a 10-year manufacturer guarantee, and our installation carries a 10-year workmanship warranty alongside it. The frames are German-engineered uPVC specified for coastal exposure as standard.
Fixed-price quotes — our owner-surveyor runs every survey, the quote you receive is the price you pay, and there's no commission-driven sales pressure to upgrade your spec at the eleventh hour. If anything has to change after we start (rare, but it happens on period properties with hidden frame rot), we tell you before any work happens.
Survey within the week, written quote within 48 hours of the survey. Most quotes go out within 24. Standard Veka lead time from order to fit is currently 4-6 weeks, longer for non-standard colours or shaped units.
Scottish Building Standards Compliance Certificate handled. FENSA doesn't operate in Scotland — it's an England and Wales scheme; ignore any Dundee installer who tells you they're FENSA registered. Scottish installs are signed off via the local-authority Compliance Certificate route or via CERTASS / TrustMark for the installer's competent-person credentials. We handle the paperwork; you get the certificate at handover.
Common questions
Usually yes, but it depends on the failure mode. If the frames are still square and only the sealed units have failed, sealed-unit replacement is the cheaper fix and we'll quote that route honestly. If the frames have bowed, swelled, or lost their internal reinforcement (common on 1980s and 1990s uPVC), full replacement makes more sense — the heating-bill savings on modern A+ glazing usually clear the spread within 7-10 years.
Yes, measurably, especially if you're upgrading from old single glazing, 1980s sealed units that have failed, or wooden sashes with no draught-stripping. A Dundee 3-bed semi typically sees a 15-25% reduction in heating cost from a full A+ uPVC re-fit. The biggest gains are on north-facing rooms and coastal-exposed walls.
Yes — anthracite grey, black, golden oak, rosewood and cream are all standard foiled colours at no install premium. Genuinely bespoke colours (RAL match) add 1-2 weeks of lead time and a small uplift.
Most replacements don't, but conservation-area properties on the Monifieth Esplanade, parts of central Dundee, and parts of Broughty Ferry have restrictions on frame profile, colour and sometimes opening type. We'll tell you at survey whether your house needs an application and quote on a spec that's likely to pass.
You reach Fenstra direct on the same number you booked the survey on. The Veka 10-year frame guarantee covers the manufacturer side, and the 10-year workmanship warranty covers anything to do with the install — seals, hardware, fit, finish. No national 0800 number; no transferred-to-a-third-party.
Most full Dundee re-fits run 1-3 days for a 3-bed semi depending on window count, single-storey or two-storey, and any awkward bays or sash conversions. You get a confirmed schedule with the order; we don't leave you guessing.
Veka uPVC across the full window range — fixed quote within 48 hours, 10-year frame guarantee, 10-year workmanship warranty. Call 07440 038105 or send a message.