PVC & uPVC apertures

PVC — in Malta usually just called PVC, elsewhere uPVC, the same rigid material — is the most common replacement for old timber and single-glazed aluminium apertures. The frame does not conduct heat the way bare aluminium does, it needs no painting, and the multi-chamber profiles take a double-glazed unit as standard.

None of the Maltese installers we checked publishes a fitted price for made-to-measure PVC — they quote after measuring. What is published is retail: ready-made, double-glazed PVC windows in standard sizes sell for €169 to €319 supply only, and standard PVC doors for €509 to €579. Those figures are on the price list below so you can see the floor; a made-to-measure window, fitted and sealed into a Maltese opening, with the old one taken out, costs more, and the measure-up turns it into a fixed price.

What makes a PVC window good or bad in Malta is mostly the fitting: how the frame is fixed into a limestone reveal, how the gap is foamed and sealed against driving rain, and whether the sill throws water away from the wall. We measure every opening ourselves, then deliver either as your contractor with CheckYourTraders-verified installers or through a vetted partner who contracts with you directly.

What this covers

• Survey and measure-up of every opening
• Casement, tilt-and-turn or sliding PVC windows; balcony and French doors
• Double glazing as standard; low-e, laminated or acoustic glass on request
• White or wood-effect foils; hardware and handles chosen on the quote
• Old apertures taken out and removed
• Frames fixed, foamed and sealed; reveals and sills made good

What a good PVC profile looks like

What it costs

The published Maltese PVC price list is retail and supply only: ready-made, double-glazed windows and doors in standard sizes, delivered, not fitted. Made-to-measure PVC fitted into your openings has no published Maltese price, so it is quoted after the measure-up, itemised, with removal of the old apertures on the same quote.

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

Is PVC the same as uPVC?

For windows, yes. uPVC is unplasticised PVC, the rigid material window profiles are made from; Maltese suppliers mostly just say PVC. What differs between systems is the number of chambers in the profile, the steel reinforcement inside it, the gaskets and the hardware — ask for those on the quote.

Does PVC go yellow or brittle in the Maltese sun?

Good profiles are made with UV stabilisers and, in white, hold their colour for many years; cheap profiles are where discolouration shows up. Wood-effect foils and coloured finishes vary by system. We put the profile system and its finish on the quote so you can check it.

Can I replace only some of the windows?

Yes. Most people start with the windows that face the street or the sun. We measure the whole property once, so the rest can be ordered later to match.

Related

• Aluminium aperturesAluminium windows and doors, with or without thermal break, slim frames and large glass, finished for the sea air.
• Double glazingDouble-glazed windows and doors, or new double-glazed units in frames that can take them — low-e, laminated and acoustic glass.
• Repairs & replacementSticking sliders, draughts, leaks, broken glass, failed seals and worn hardware — fixed where it is worth fixing, replaced where it is not.

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