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shardian:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 19, 2007, 10:51:52 am ---
Sadly, I have done tons of useful things this morning.  Plus I planned out replacing my basement windows.  I should get some coffee, though.  I have a headache.

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Oh, I get useful things done at work all the time...just not work things.

And the windows thing, I beat you by two weeks. HAH!

ChadTower:

Did you do it already or just planning?  Mine should be pretty easy - just hammer the old metal framed windows out and mortar some new ones in.  The opening is about 16x32.  I should be able to find a premade window to fit that.

shardian:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 19, 2007, 10:59:41 am ---
Did you do it already or just planning?  Mine should be pretty easy - just hammer the old metal framed windows out and mortar some new ones in.  The opening is about 16x32.  I should be able to find a premade window to fit that.

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They are installed. I had bastard sized openings, so I had a local window place do it. They custom fabricated the windows, and had all 4 of them installed in like 2 hours. It is very nice to have windows that open down there now. The old ones were sealed shut hoppers with single pane non tempered glass and flimsy aluminum framing.

I'll be starting the interior renovations in November some time.

ChadTower:
How much did that end up running?  The local places here are all quoting me stuff like $300 a window - apparently they think I'm stupid.

shardian:
$300 for a window is more reasonable than $300 for a faucet. ;)

Installed, I paid $1000 for 4 windows.

$300 installed per window isn't entirely unreasonable for custom cut windows, depending on the size. Are you just doing hoppers?

If you can get replacement hoppers at HD or lowes that fit the existing openings, then I'd say do it yourself. It didn't look too incredibly hard. My problem was I couldn't buy windows even close, and it would have cost me alot more to enlarge the openings. Also, remember that the hoppers at Lowes are pretty crappy and IIRC are single paned.

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