Window renovation - BAFA funding possible?

Hello,

we are considering having the windows of our 80s house renovated by a specialized company. They are wooden windows, double-glazed. You can really feel drafts on many of them. The company is apparently specialized in this kind of work. They come with a workshop delivery van, unhinge the windows, mill a groove all around, and install an additional seal there. Afterwards, the windows are rehung and adjusted so that they close well again, especially where something was warped, and if necessary, defective fittings are replaced as needed.
So far, I assumed that funding from BAFA (Efficient Buildings - Funding of Individual Measures) would be possible for this. I even inquired via the contact form and was confirmed that windows as part of the building envelope are eligible for funding. Of course, this is not a binding statement.
Now the company was here for a cost estimate and they say they have a lot of experience and that there is definitely no funding for this. Funding would only be available if you replace the panes, which they, like me, do not consider economical. For funding, you would mainly have to provide figures on how much energy is saved, and this is not possible because every window is different, etc.
I have not yet contacted an energy consultant.
Does anyone perhaps know more about this?
The cost estimate amounts to about €6,800. Whether I can save that much again, so whether this is economical, is another question which I may raise in a separate thread.

Best regards,
Tobi

In my opinion, the work you want to commission belongs to normal maintenance and repair, especially for wooden windows. And that should somehow be taken for granted over a period of 40 years. That is why financing threads always point out to include reserves for this.

You will probably not get back €6,800 that quickly, it will take some time.

In my opinion, the work you want to commission belongs to normal maintenance and upkeep, especially for wooden windows. And that should somehow be taken for granted over a period of 40 years. That is why in the financing threads there is always a reminder to also plan reserves for this.

So for me, normal maintenance and upkeep rather means painting and such work. Additional seals are already a bit more. From the BAFA information sheet on eligible measures: Replacement, upgrading (re-glazing, revision of the frames, ensuring operability and lockability as well as improving the joint tightness and resistance to driving rain) and installation of new windows, window doors and exterior doors or their initial installation But I don’t really know, so that’s why I was wondering if someone has maybe already successfully applied for funding for similar work. Reserves are not the problem now, but they really have nothing to do with the question of whether it is subsidized.

You probably won't get back €6,800 that quickly, it will take some time.

I honestly expected a bit less as well. Maybe I'll get a second offer. If you could deduct a 20% subsidy, it would look a bit better.

For funding as an individual measure, a certain Uw value must be achieved for the windows as a result (I believe 0.95). Simply restoring the tightness of the frame in 40-year-old double glazing will definitely not be sufficient for this.