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Just to update my question a few pages back about how easy it is to replace a double glazed unit, it is laughably easy. Best quote I got from a local firm was £200 for a tiny little unit (300 x 390 mm). In fairness, they've got stupid diamond leading on the outside which adds to the cost of the window unit. I don't like the look of the leading, but every window in the house has it so I'm not gonna get rid of the leading for just one.
I ordered a unit from sealedunitsonline.co.uk for £73.80 (best value I could find online for the spec I wanted), ordered a moon knife from Amazon, and had the whole lot replaced in less than 20 minutes from start to finish, despite also finding that the uPVC frames had blocked weep holes that I needed to clean up and unblock. Let's not talk about the time spent cleaning my own blood off the carpet after I stupidly didn't wear gloves and absent-mindedly ran my finger right along the blade of the incredibly sharp moon knife...
I'm really happy with my decision to replace myself, and really happy with the glass I got. I'd have felt robbed paying £200 to have someone do 20 minutes of work.
We've got 2 tiny little windows in what is now the loft conversion, either side of a chimney stack. The one I haven't replaced is noticeably colder on the inside edge than the new unit. I specified argon-filled and low-e double glazing for the replacement unit. I'm sure most will already know this, but good double glazing does seem to be much better than bog standard double glazing.
As part of the repairs I spotted that the screws holding the uPVC frame to the walls were visibly loose. Tightened them up and checked others. Whaddya know, all 13 windows in the house installed before 2017 are not screwed in properly ...
Next window project is replacing hinges on a side-opening sash that I hadn't opened until yesterday, and the hinge has just completely snapped at some point. Looks like the seller tried to hide it by locking that sash. Lovely!