Accidents happen, and sometimes windows get broken. And that will lead to you wanting to replace just the glass in your window, rather than the whole frame. Also, as windows get older they can mist up on the inside, which means that the unit has ‘blown’ - so you’ll also need to replace the glass. But how much is it to replace the glass in a window? Luckily, if the frame of your window is in good condition, there’s no need to replace it, and this will reduce the cost. For an installer to fit a new pane of glass in a single glazed window, the average cost is £100, while a replacement double glazed sealed unit will cost an average of £110. Of course, as this is an average, if your window is very large you may spend more, and if your window is very small the price may be less. That's why it’s important to get a range of quotes so you can compare costs and get the best price. If you’re good at DIY, you may feel confident enough to have a go at replacing the glass in your window yourself. In that case, the cost of sealed unit and any other materials you need will cost an average of £57. It’s a significant saving, and if you think you can do it, then give it a try. However, if you’re in any way unsure, it’s best to leave it to the professionals. A window installer will be able to replace the glass in your window in less than an hour. Even though it costs more for a professional to do it, if you get it wrong and have to start over it will cost you more in the long run.
Dunbeath
Dunbeath is a town in south-east Caithness, Scotland on the A9 road. It was the birth place of Neil M. Gunn (1891-1973), writer of The Silver Darlings, Highland River etc., most of whose stories are embeded in Dunbeath and its Strath. Dunbeath has a really abundant archaeological landscape, the website of countless Iron Age brochs as well as a very early middle ages reclusive site (see Alex Morrison's historical study, "Dunbeath: A Cultural Landscape".) Of Dunbeath's landscape, Gunn composed: "These little straths, like the Strath of Dunbeath, have this intimate appeal. In boyhood we get to know every square backyard of it. We include it literally as well as our memories hold it. Birches, hazel trees for nutting, swimming pools with trout and an occasionally visible salmon, river-flats with the wind on the bracken and also vanishing rabbit scuts, a riches of wild blossom as well as small bird life, the soaring hawk, the unforeseen roe, the old graveyard, thoughts of the folk who as soon as lived much inland in straths and also hollows, the past and the present held in a moment of day-dream." ('My Little Britain', 1941.). There is a neighborhood museum/landscape interpretation centre at the old village school.
