Material sourcing guide

Doors, windows and joinery, matched to every opening.

Use an opening schedule to coordinate doors, windows, glazing, profiles and accessories. Keep dimensions, operation and finishes attached to each reference so a frame-only quote is not mistaken for a complete assembly.

Window and joinery profiles, glazing, timber and hardware samples displayed together.
Window and joinery profiles, glazing, timber and hardware samples displayed together.
01 / Materials & uses

Start with the right material groups.

Doors and windows

For envelope and interior openings, use a unique opening reference. Record overall dimensions, opening direction and frame or leaf requirements.

Glass and profiles

For glazing and joinery packages, list the specified glass and aluminium/PVC profile configuration. Identify who supplies seals and connection components.

Hardware and shading

For handles, operating hardware, shutters, solar shading and balustrades, connect each item to its location and compatible assembly rather than ordering by appearance alone.

02 / Package boundaries

A material price is only part of the package.

Your material schedule
01Doors and windows
02Glass and profiles
03Hardware and shading

One schedule, clearly separated scopes. This is a request outline, not an installation drawing.

Included materials

State the complete assembly or individual parts supplied for each opening, with glazing and finish requirements.

Connections & interfaces

Allocate seals, fixings, sills, flashing and surrounding-wall interfaces between the joinery and envelope packages.

Confirm separately

Confirm site measurement, installation, access and making-good separately. A product dimension does not define who checks the opening.

03 / A comparable request

Six details that make offers clearer.

Opening reference
Attach the current door/window schedule and keep the same IDs in all supplier offers.
Dimension basis
Distinguish overall frame, clear opening and structural opening dimensions so offers are comparable.
Profile and glass
List the specified configuration and finish, with project performance requirements and documents.
Operation and direction
Describe the opening mode and handing with a drawing reference to avoid left/right ambiguity.
Hardware
Specify handles, hinges, locks, closers and operating accessories included in each assembly.
Interface responsibility
Name the supplier of perimeter seals, fixings and adjoining trims, and state who verifies site dimensions.
Illustrative request lines
Item & descriptionQuantity
J-01Window assembly opening W-04; glazing, profile and operation per opening schedule.12 sets
J-02Balustrade sections for terrace A; dimensions and fixing interface per detail.28 m

Example quantities only; no live prices or supplier offers. Use your project schedule for final values and ask suppliers to list deviations.

04 / Compare the whole offer

Three checks before you decide.

Opening-by-opening scope

Match quantities and references before comparing totals; similar dimensions can describe different operations.

Frame versus complete assembly

Check glazing, seals, operating hardware and accessories in each offered set.

Dimensions and finish

Compare the stated measuring basis and sample reference, including any supplier exceptions.

05 / Practical questions

Details worth clarifying early.

Does a frame price include glass and hardware?

Do not assume it does. Ask the supplier to itemize the supplied assembly and excluded glazing, handles, seals or installation materials.

Where should detailed door requirements go?

Use the doors guide for handing, leaf/frame and hardware questions. Keep the same opening references in the wider joinery schedule.

07 / Your next step

Turn your material schedule into a request.

Create a Matravo account to prepare your request. For account or sourcing-flow questions, visit support.