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| I am replacing all of the windows at my mom's home. Her house can't hold the heat due to these beat up old windows. I am an army wife and have a very tight budget. With my husband deployed and two kids with serious health issues, we have to watch every penny. My mom really needs these new windows, she is disable and I am all she got. The current windows have -0- insulation. I am paying a total of $1500.00 in labor, cost for the 13 windows is $1100 plus california tax (getting them at home depot, I get 10% military discount) His boss is ok with him working for me (I spoke with his boss to avoid any conflict). Is this a good price? I have never replaced windows before and I am seeing some very high prices in this forum. I know this guy and trust his work. He has done other work for me and I was extremely satisfied with the quality of his work. He is a hard worker and very knowledgeable Blessing |
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| I am ex-Army and in L.A. area. As I understand your sizing in the bedroom, your 36 x 36 will NOT meet the egress rules in CA. But if you mean 36 x 64 you will be good. |
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| just a follow up. Including tax and labor and divide by 13. If my math is correct that comes to $207.00 and change per opening, installed. Make double sure about your written contract, as this pricing is un-realistic to the max. |
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| that prcing is absolutely ridiculous even if they were covering the openings with old newspaper. |
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- Posted by HomeSealed (My Page) on Wed, Dec 19, 12 at 13:04
| I am very sympathetic to your situation, but I'm afraid that I would have to agree. A solid window worth buying is going to be around $200+ , and then you should be paying out in the ballpark of $100-$150 for a standard install. Those are bare bones COSTS, no profit or expenses. For a reputable company that will be around in 10 years to service your install, add another 50-100% (remember, that's not all profit, in fact it is mostly overhead such as rent, utilities, insurance, marketing expenses, service expenses, etc). Purchasing windows that are too small and modifying the openings is not advisable either. This whole situation really has the potential to be a very pricey mistake. have you looked into any financing options? |
This post was edited by HomeSealed on Wed, Dec 19, 12 at 22:03
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- Posted by windowsonwashington (My Page) on Wed, Dec 19, 12 at 19:55
| +1 to the other feedback. Be very careful and understand that you are your only advocate in this situation. |
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