Aluminium doors & windows

Aluminium has been the Maltese aperture for decades, and for good reasons: it is strong, so the frames can be slim and the glass large, and it takes a durable powder-coated or anodised finish in any colour. The catch is that aluminium conducts heat very well. A frame without a thermal break — an insulating strip between the inside and outside of the profile — passes heat straight through, which is why older aluminium windows feel hot in August and wet with condensation in January.

The published Maltese guide range for supplied-and-fitted aluminium windows runs from €200 to €450 per square metre of window for a standard, non-thermal double-glazed profile and from €350 to €700 for a thermal-break system; a typical two-panel sliding patio door from €700 to €2,000. The profile series, the finish and the glass move a job within those bands; the measure-up fixes it.

We quote thermal-break and standard systems side by side, with the profile series, the finish and the hardware on the quote. Near the sea, the finish and the stainless or coated hardware matter as much as the frame. Surveyed and measured by us, then delivered either by us as your contractor with CheckYourTraders-verified installers, or by a vetted partner who contracts with you directly.

What this covers

• Survey and measure-up of every opening
• Casement, tilt-and-turn, sliding and lift-and-slide aluminium systems
• Thermal-break or standard profiles, stated on the quote
• Powder-coated or anodised finish in your colour
• Double glazing; low-e, laminated or acoustic glass on request
• Old apertures removed; frames fixed, sealed and made good

What a good aluminium profile looks like

What it costs

Bands per square metre of window (or per door), supplied and fitted, from the published Maltese guide figures. Low end: a simple opening with a standard profile; high end: a premium series, special glass or a difficult opening. Removal of the old apertures is quoted with the job.

A band, not a quote: the low end is a straightforward job with clear access, the high end is the same job with the complications a site visit finds. Materials are included where the line says so.

How it works

You deal with us. We survey and measure free, quote from a published rate card, then either deliver the job ourselves with CheckYourTraders-verified installers or introduce a vetted partner who contracts with you directly — and we stay your point of contact throughout.

Questions people ask

What is a thermal break and do I need one?

It is an insulating strip, usually polyamide, that separates the inner and outer halves of an aluminium profile so heat and cold do not pass straight through the metal. Without one, the frame itself becomes the weak point next to good double glazing. For a home you live in all year we recommend it; the quote shows both so you can see the difference.

Aluminium or PVC?

Aluminium allows slimmer frames and larger sliding panels and takes any colour; PVC insulates better for the money and is usually cheaper. Many houses end up with both: aluminium for the big sliding doors, PVC for the windows.

Will aluminium corrode near the sea?

The profile itself is protected by its powder coat or anodising; what usually fails first near the sea is cheap hardware and fixings. Ask for the finish and the hardware specification on the quote, and rinse salt off the tracks and frames now and then.

Related

• PVC & uPVC aperturesWhite or foiled PVC windows and balcony doors, double glazed, made to measure and sealed properly into the stone.
• Double glazingDouble-glazed windows and doors, or new double-glazed units in frames that can take them — low-e, laminated and acoustic glass.
• Sliding & patio doorsAluminium and PVC sliding, lift-and-slide and folding doors onto the balcony, terrace or garden.

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