The biggest hesitation about replacing windows isn't the cost — it's the disruption. "Will my house become a building site?" "How many days with open walls?" The truth: with proper planning, a typical home is completed in 1–3 days of installation, with no rubble left behind and no surprises. Here is exactly how we work.
Step 1 — Survey & technical assessment (free)
We visit your property in Rethymno or anywhere in Crete, measure every opening to the millimetre and record the specifics: frames, shutter boxes, sills, marble thresholds, opening direction, orientation. We discuss your priorities — thermal insulation, acoustics, security, aesthetics — and propose the right series per room, not "one system for everything."
Key Takeaway
The replacement is completed without digging and dust in 1-3 days, immediately upgrading your home's value.
Step 2 — Itemised quotation
You receive a written, per-unit quotation stating profile series, glazing, Uw value, hardware, coating and a full description of works. No small print, and no "extras" appearing at the end.
Step 3 — Fabrication at our facility in Rethymno
This is our essential difference: we don't resell ready-made windows. Every unit is cut, assembled and quality-checked at our own production facility on Drouliskou Street, as authorised Alumil fabricators. Fabrication time: typically 2–4 weeks depending on project size and profile orders.
Step 4 — Removal with full protection of your home
On installation day we protect floors and furniture, remove the old frames carefully (avoiding plaster damage wherever possible) and take the old materials away for recycling. In occupied homes we work room by room, so the house is never left "open."
Step 5 — Installation & sealing
Installation decides everything. Levelling and squaring of every frame, anchoring with the specified fixings, low-expansion foam filling, sealing tapes and final silicone work. A top-tier profile with careless installation loses up to half its performance — which is why we never use subcontracted crews.
Step 6 — Adjustment, inspection & handover
We fine-tune mechanisms and sash pressure, walk through the operation and sealing of every window with you, and hand over maintenance instructions and warranties. After-sales doesn't end at handover — we're one phone call away for adjustments.
When is the best season to replace windows?
In Crete, spring and autumn offer ideal conditions, but the truth is that with the room-by-room method, replacement happens year-round. The smartest time to decide, though, is before Exoikonomo 2026 opens — owners with a completed survey and a specification-complete quote move first.
