The Last Christmas

[ChadTower]

[shardian]

why did you post this, exactly?

[ChadTower]

Because it's a rainy friday morning and I'd rather be anywhere than in my cube.

[shardian]

Because it's (insert random day and weather here) and I'd rather be anywhere than in my cube.

I fixed that for you. I haven't accomplished jack crap all morning.

[ChadTower]

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.

[shardian]

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.

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]

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.

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.

[ChadTower]

$300 for a window is more reasonable than $300 for a faucet.

Yeah, yeah.  It wasn't $300 and I had to have it done that day or burn vacation time.  Sometimes when something is leaking badly and you just don't have the time you have to pay someone.

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.

Yeah, probably hoppers, or a small chance of a prefab glass blocks with a small hopper in the middle.  The current ones are steel hoppers with panes of glass loosely pressed in, probably original to the house, making them from 1954.  They're just mortared into the opening.  I can duplicate that easily if I can find a window that fits and learn small job mortaring.

[shardian]

They are more than likely not mortared in. I thought mine were too, and thought I would have had to cut them from the steel lintel above the window. Nope, the demo was the easiest part of the guys work.

We got 2 hoppers installed on the outer wall that has grade near the base of window. The other two that have normal grade outside we had sliders installed.

[ChadTower]

Well, unless they run actually into the poured foundation, I don't see any other way that they are in.  You can see the mortar holding it in on all sides.  I suppose it's possible they extend into the poured wall but I don't think they are.  They may be secured to the lintel somehow in a way I can't see but there is definitely (sloppy) mortar between the window frame and the lintel.

[SithMaster]

Chad thank you for posting the book me loves it.