Best Glaziers & Double Glazing Installers in Napier and Hastings

We assessed 14 glaziers & double glazing installers in Napier and Hastings and ranked the top 5 on public rating quality, review volume and how recent the reviews are. The businesses listed below hold 518 Google reviews between them. No business can pay for a place in these rankings. Last updated 19 September 2026. How we rank

Top 5 Glaziers & Double Glazing Installers in Napier and Hastings

The top 5 glaziers & double glazing installers in Napier and Hastings are #1 Hastings Glazing Services, #2 Town & Country Glass, #3 The Glassman Hawke's Bay, #4 Mr T Glass, and #5 Clive Glass, ranked by Top5 Score.

  1. 1 Hastings Glazing Services Limited ★ 4.9 · 160 reviews · Score 164
  2. 2 Town & Country Glass limited ★ 4.9 · 63 reviews · Score 151
  3. 3 The Glassman Hawke's Bay ltd ★ 4.7 · 86 reviews · Score 147
  4. 4 Mr T Glass ★ 5.0 · 35 reviews · Score 146
  5. 5 Clive Glass Limited ★ 4.6 · 59 reviews · Score 141
  • 1

    Hastings Glazing Services Limited

    ★ 4.9 160 reviews Score 164
    5★ 156 4★ 1 1★ 3

    Hastings Glazing Services turns around broken window panes, door glass replacements, and specialty jobs like cat door installations in double glazing typically within one to two days of first contact.

    Wall Road, Raureka, Hastings

    Call 027 430 4002 Map Is this your business?
  • 2

    Town & Country Glass limited

    ★ 4.9 63 reviews Score 151
    5★ 60 4★ 1 1★ 2

    Town & Country Glass covers window replacements, shower door installations, glass panel cuts, and cat or pet door fitting across both single and double glazed units.

    601 Williams Street, Mahora, Hastings

    Call 06 873 3003 Map Is this your business?
  • 3

    The Glassman Hawke's Bay ltd

    ★ 4.7 86 reviews Score 147
    5★ 77 4★ 2 3★ 1 1★ 6

    The Glassman Hawke's Bay gets broken windows and doors secured fast, with multiple reviewers reporting fixes completed within an hour of calling, including on Sundays, public holidays, and during storms.

    Call 06 877 8197 Map Is this your business?
  • 4

    Mr T Glass

    ★ 5.0 35 reviews Score 146
    5★ 35

    Mr T Glass tackles aluminum and wooden window repairs, rubber seal replacements, broken glass fixes, and pet door installations across both standard and safety glass.

    Call 021 412 594 Map Is this your business?
  • 5

    Clive Glass Limited

    ★ 4.6 59 reviews Score 141
    5★ 49 4★ 5 2★ 1 1★ 4

    Clive Glass fits broken window replacements, retrofit double glazing to existing timber frames, and emergency glass repairs for homes and commercial premises, often arriving within an hour or two of first contact.

    104 Stoneycroft Street, Camberley, Hastings

    Call 06 870 0855 Map Is this your business?
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Before you hire a glazier in Napier and Hastings

The same businesses fix a broken pane and double glaze a house, so one list covers both. For retrofit double glazing, ask whether your existing frames are sound enough to keep, what glass is quoted (Low-E and an argon fill cost more and insulate better), and whether doors, bathrooms and low windows are priced with safety glass, which carries a permanent NZS 4223.3 mark. Replacing windows in a house of up to two storeys does not usually need a building consent, unless the old ones leaked. There is no glazier licence in New Zealand; Window & Glass Association New Zealand membership is voluntary.

The questions below are drawn from 159 customer reviews collected for this page.

How much does double glazing or a glass repair cost in New Zealand?

Retrofit double glazing runs from about $600 to $800 per square metre, or $400 to $850 per window in aluminium frames. Timber frames cost more, at roughly $800 to $1,200 per window, with a whole-home retrofit sitting between $12,000 and $25,000.

Full window replacement, new frames included, starts at $25,000 and can exceed $80,000, making retrofit 30 to 60 percent cheaper where frames are sound. For a single broken pane in an aluminium frame near ground level, expect around $320 plus GST, within a range of $200 to $800 plus GST, with timber frames and double-glazed units costing more.

What moves any price is the frame type and condition, whether you specify Low-E glass or an argon fill, whether safety glass is required, the size and shape of the window, and how many windows are involved. Access matters too: glass above ground-floor height can require scaffolding, which adds significantly to the total. These figures come from installer-published price guides, and no independent New Zealand source publishes glazing prices.

Is double glazing required by law, and does replacing windows need a building consent?

Nothing in New Zealand law requires an existing home to be double glazed. Building Code clause H1 sets a minimum window insulation value only for new housing, starting at R0.37 nationwide from 3 November 2022 and rising to R0.46 or R0.50 in the colder climate zones during 2023; an alteration to an existing house only has to leave the home no worse than it was before.

The healthy homes standards for rental properties require ceiling and underfloor insulation, not double glazing, and the Warmer Kiwi Homes programme funds insulation and heat pumps, not windows. Under Schedule 1 of the Building Act 2004, window work on an existing house of up to two storeys is exempt from a building consent, except where the old window failed the Building Code for durability or the work affects a specified system, and exempt work must still meet the Building Code.

Glass in showers, doors, balustrades and similar risk areas must be safety glass carrying a permanent NZS 4223.3 compliance mark. There is no glazier licence in New Zealand; the Window & Glass Association New Zealand is the voluntary industry body and runs a member search if you want to check whether an installer belongs to it.

Should you retrofit double glazing into your existing frames or replace the whole window?

Retrofit replaces only the glass within your existing frames, leaves the join between the window and the wall undisturbed, and costs substantially less than full replacement when the frames are structurally sound. Full replacement suits frames that are rotten, corroded, or badly draughty, and is the only route to thermally broken aluminium, uPVC, or new timber frames, which insulate better than old plain aluminium because plain aluminium conducts heat freely even with double-glazed Low-E units fitted, where Low-E means a thin metallic coating on the glass that reflects heat back into the room. Double glazing keeps the inner glass surface warmer and so reduces condensation, but it does not remove moisture from the air, so ventilation and extractor fans still matter, and a plain aluminium frame can still run with water even after the glass is upgraded.

What are the warning signs of a glazier or double glazing company to avoid?
  • –Repeated missed appointments with no call, text, or apology beforehand are a clear sign of poor reliability, and several reviews in this area describe exactly that pattern.
  • –Taking materials, such as original glass, without asking the customer is a boundary issue that has come up in local reviews and suggests the installer may not respect your property.
  • –Entering a property when the owner is not home and without prior agreement is a serious red flag, reported by at least one customer in this region.
  • –A company that is hard to reach by text or email and only responsive by phone creates problems if something goes wrong after the job, since you will have no written trail.
  • –Sealed double-glazed units that fog between the panes within a few years indicate a failed seal; avoid any company that is slow to honour a warranty or goes quiet when you raise a defect.
  • –Scratched glass, damaged paintwork, beading left in poor condition, or mess left on site after the job suggest workmanship shortcuts that are worth asking about upfront.
What should you ask before hiring a glazier or double glazing installer?
  • –Ask whether your existing frames are sound enough for a retrofit or whether they need replacing, and get the installer to put their assessment in writing before any deposit changes hands.
  • –Confirm exactly what glass is being quoted: whether it includes a Low-E coating, an argon fill, and safety glass in any location where NZS 4223.3 requires it, such as a door panel or shower screen.
  • –Ask how long the wait is from deposit to installation, since several local reviews praise same-day or next-day response, which sets a reasonable benchmark for urgency jobs.
  • –Find out what the warranty covers on the sealed units and on the workmanship, how many years it runs, and who you contact if a unit fogs or a seal fails.
  • –Confirm whether the quoted price includes removing the old glass, making good any paint or beading disturbed during installation, and scaffolding if any windows are above ground-floor level.
  • –For an urgent repair, ask the call-out fee upfront and whether the opening will be fully glazed the same day or temporarily boarded, so you are not left with an insecure opening overnight.

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About this ranking

What the 10 glaziers & double glazing installers listed above hold, at the 19 September 2026 check.

160
reviews held by the #1 ranked business
59
reviews held by the #5 ranked business
4.5
lowest rating among the 10 listed
4.4%
of their 518 reviews are one-star
How are the top glaziers & double glazing installers in Napier and Hastings chosen?

We build this page from Google Maps results for glaziers & double glazing installers in Napier and Hastings. Each one is scored on its public rating and review record, using the same published method on every page. Businesses outside the area, or whose reviews describe a different line of work, are left out. Every category and city is rechecked on a rolling cycle, about every two to three months. See how we rank for how rankings are made and who is left out. On specialist pages like this one, a business's reviews count in proportion to how many of them are about glaziers & double glazing installers, so a business mostly reviewed for other work cannot win on review volume alone. See the words we look for.

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