Post by followyourarrow on Jul 22, 2024 13:22:44 GMT -5
If you replaced windows in your home, can you please give me a ball park estimate for how much they were per window? If you financed them, how did you choose to finance them? I don't think we have enough equity to do a HELOC at this point, we've only been in our house for a year.
We just did ours in 2022. I don't think I saw an itemized invoice, otherwise I'd share. Our total include one slider patio door in addition to the windows, and one window was converted from double hung to slider over the kitchen sink, so both of those were more expensive than the windows that were straight old double hung to new double hung.
We used Andersen Renewal, which was definitely pricier than other options. They offered their own financing at 0% for a year. I paid it off about 363 days after project completion. We did a second door project with them in 2023, and by then they were offering 2 years at 0%. The promotional rates were nice, but it's definitely not a budget conscious option. I would guess if you go through a contractor they may have some suggestions on financing. It's really common to finance big ticket improvements like windows, roof, or siding.
I will say it made a huge difference in our house. We bought it in May, and were rudely surprised in our first winter here at how badly the windows suuuuuucked. You could walk past them and feel drafts. We replaced the windows before the second winter here and it made a huge difference in comfort and probably heating efficiency. It was a very worthwhile investment.
ETA: one option that I love with our new windows, is having the grilles between the glass panes. I like the look, but hated cleaning the dog nose prints around them. Having them between the panes is amazing and makes cleaning so much easier than grilles that lay on top of the glass.
We have been replacing as we remodel areas of the house. There were SEVERAL original 1947 (!!) windows. We recently ordered 2 windows. An oversized custom for the dining and a smaller than standard size for a bedroom. We went with a local manufacturer at the suggestion of the guy who installed our glass shower door, but did get outrageous quotes from Anderson and Pella. The local guy was about $1k/window, installed We are currently waiting for manufacturing lead time, but should be installed in late Aug/early September. I believe they had a -6 week lead time
We did approximately half our house last year. The per unit price was all over the place because my house is a 45 yo custom home with a hodge podge of past renos. Nothing at all standard or standard sized, unfortunately!
We did 13 windows and it averaged approx $1200/window. But that's everything from a bay window (3 windows) to an oddly shaped window in my bathroom. So the actual cost was all over the board.
I used Energy One. We got quotes from lots of places; they were the best mix of quality and price. They offered financing through Synchrony.
My utility bill came down considerably so that does help offset the price some.
I replaced the windows and sliding glass doors in my condo in 2023 for $8200. We used the Amlin brand which I understand is common in California and the Southwest region of the country. This was 2 sliding glass doors, 3 regular windows and 1 large picture window.
My place is much cooler due to the UV coating and I don’t have to run the air conditioner as frequently. Totally worth it to me!
We did ours in 2021. We had 6 windows and a sliding glass door, and it came up to just over 6k IIRC - maybe $6500. I think the door was close to 2k of that. We went with a local company.
Post by mysteriouswife on Jul 22, 2024 14:40:04 GMT -5
We just did 27 windows mostly the same size and rectangular. We were able to get a sale and some rebates. It ended up being slightly over $16k for all of it.
I did get a kick at one sales person. He told us our house is more desired when people find out we were using some random brand of high end window. He said people ask for the name of windows when hosue shopping. I have not once asked or wondered the brand of a window. We didn’t go with him. He was worse than a used car salesman
We've replaced 5 windows over the past 12 years. We use a local contractor and he recommends Gerkin, and we've been very happy with ours so far.
Replaced some basement windows prior to moving in 12 years ago, and then in 2019 replaced our huge (10' wide) front window. In 2022, we replaced two smaller ones (master bathroom and above the kitchen sink). Including installation, replacing these two was $2300.
I was shocked at the range of estimates we got when we were looking to replace our front window. Renewal by Andersen and Pella estimates were 2-3x as much.
$12K for 9 windows, Anderson, with only one large bay window with a crank out on either side. The rest were a normal size. We installed them ourselves (H is in construction so while sometimes it sucks that everything is done by us, when it's a purchase this large not paying for labor is really helpful). Pella was much more.
The one thing I will say is that we wanted the interior wood to be a stained oak to match the new trim in our remodeled bathroom, knowing we want to pull that trim through the rest of the house. That was almost $4K extra, so we went with unstained pine. Sherwin Williams took a piece of pine for us and matched the stain to what we wanted it to be. It worked, it looks fine, but it was a pain in the ass. And we found that Anderson seemed to use their shitty wood on the unstained stuff. It was knotty and some of it didn't take the stain well. We made it work but looking back the extra $4K would have been so much easier. Maybe that's because we spent an entire summer replacing one window at a time and we were over it when it came time to making the inside look good? I don't know....
We recently had 6 custom sized windows built (white vinyl with screens). They are really big so most of the openings have 2-3 pieces built into one large window. The largest is like 60”x70”. Our contractor friend let us use his discount, so we paid just over $5k and he and DH installed them over a weekend. Installation timelines were a lot longer through the window company. Not sure if you have anyone in mind to install or would go through the dealer. Timelines from ordering to build were really quick, only 3 weeks. Much faster than friends who ordered in late 2022 and waited 9 months for windows and install.
We’ve done 35 windows over the past 7 years. We used local small business, most of them were standard double hung. 7 years ago they were about $800-900 a window. This spring we did 8 windows (2 were fancy and big) for $13,000 (including install).
Post by arehopsveggies on Jul 22, 2024 22:06:32 GMT -5
I think ours was $5k ish. 7 windows, but the most basic double pane they had. That included the install but no finish work. I asked for a quote on that and the guy laughed and said he wouldn’t give me a quote because he knew I was too frugal to pay it. Two years later DH has almost gotten around to all the finish work. I think he has one windowsill left
Post by dancingirl21 on Jul 23, 2024 8:36:26 GMT -5
We have around 30 windows, including a large bay and a wall of 5 very large windows in our family room. We got a couple of quotes for wood inside, aluminum clad outside Marvin windows and they both came in around $60k. We will be ordering this fall for a spring install. That number makes me a little sick, but that’s the product we want. We have 13 year old high end Pella windows that are failing, so we won’t do Pella again. Unfortunately we weren’t the owners of the house when they were installed, so Pella won’t do anything.
Post by MixedBerryJam on Jul 23, 2024 8:54:11 GMT -5
We did ours long enough ago (2005) that our pricing wouldn’t be helpful but have you considered diy? It was actually pretty easy. We did our downstairs only, so no real access issues. We had Anderson come out and measure so we knew they’d be the right size, and we just pop one into the hole once you remove the old window. We did one a weekend all summer and it took a couple of hours every Saturday morning.
We did ours long enough ago (2005) that our pricing wouldn’t be helpful but have you considered diy? It was actually pretty easy. We did our downstairs only, so no real access issues. We had Anderson come out and measure so we knew they’d be the right size, and we just pop one into the hole once you remove the old window. We did one a weekend all summer and it took a couple of hours every Saturday morning.
That would be ideal, but not possible with FI's work schedule. I know it would save a ton of money though.
Post by texasharleygirl on Jul 23, 2024 9:02:34 GMT -5
I did my new rental property back in January. Total bill was 5696 and there were 9 windows (8 all the same, 1 smaller). ** Property is only 735 sq feet. Window World is who we use. We have used them in the past and it's always been a great experience and they have great customer service.
I called Anderson one time.... and it was nearly double for the same exact windows at Window World.
Kind of S/O question: when do you normally have to replace windows? Our house was a new construction and windows are cheap vinyl but only 15 years old. Some of them are getting drafty, it is a very noticeable difference vs when the house was new. The screens are also falling apart. I feel like we need to start saving to replace them but I'm not sure if it is like a few years off or another 10?
Kind of S/O question: when do you normally have to replace windows? Our house was a new construction and windows are cheap vinyl but only 15 years old. Some of them are getting drafty, it is a very noticeable difference vs when the house was new. The screens are also falling apart. I feel like we need to start saving to replace them but I'm not sure if it is like a few years off or another 10?
I don’t know but I would think cheap would be 15-20 years and higher end more like 25-30.
In the interim, have you caulked around the outside/inside of your windows lately? That might help with the draft. You might need to remove old caulk if it’s 15 years old before redoing it. But would be a cheap fix.
We did ours long enough ago (2005) that our pricing wouldn’t be helpful but have you considered diy? It was actually pretty easy. We did our downstairs only, so no real access issues. We had Anderson come out and measure so we knew they’d be the right size, and we just pop one into the hole once you remove the old window. We did one a weekend all summer and it took a couple of hours every Saturday morning.
I think this depends on the material your house is. My husband is really handy and does 90% of the remodel work at our house, which has been a LOT of things. But our exterior is older and brick and that makes leveling the windows a challenge. We paid for install but did the finish work ourselves.
We did Pella in 2022 so somewhat recently. Our vinyl double hungs were $300 each. Our wood double hungs and casements avergaed $600 each. Then we had a custom, large window in wood that was $2,100. We paid $4,750 for installation of the 10 windows.
Kind of S/O question: when do you normally have to replace windows? Our house was a new construction and windows are cheap vinyl but only 15 years old. Some of them are getting drafty, it is a very noticeable difference vs when the house was new. The screens are also falling apart. I feel like we need to start saving to replace them but I'm not sure if it is like a few years off or another 10?
Our house is about 25 years old. So I guess we started around 18? That’s when we bought it. It was very obvious what windows needed to be replaced. For ours, the seal was broken and irreparable. That’s when you know they’re donezo (fog/condensation inside the inner/outer panes of glass).
Kind of S/O question: when do you normally have to replace windows? Our house was a new construction and windows are cheap vinyl but only 15 years old. Some of them are getting drafty, it is a very noticeable difference vs when the house was new. The screens are also falling apart. I feel like we need to start saving to replace them but I'm not sure if it is like a few years off or another 10?
10-15 for cheap vinyl, 20-100 for more expensive. Installation matters a LOT.
Post by dreamcrisp1 on Jul 24, 2024 4:57:58 GMT -5
Wow I’m so jealous of these prices!! We wanted to replace 2 small windows in our house and it’s so expensive here. They quoted €8000. For 2 small windows. 😳😳
Kind of S/O question: when do you normally have to replace windows? Our house was a new construction and windows are cheap vinyl but only 15 years old. Some of them are getting drafty, it is a very noticeable difference vs when the house was new. The screens are also falling apart. I feel like we need to start saving to replace them but I'm not sure if it is like a few years off or another 10?
In Southern California in the 1990s and earlier, it was common for builders to install flimsy, cheap aluminum windows. (Video of a typical crappy 1980s SoCal window.)These are no longer in code so real estate agents often recommend upgrading. The majority of people choose vinyl windows with a UV coating designed for the intense sun we get in this area.
In addition, electricity has become really expensive and with climate change we have to use air conditioning more frequently. All those factors made upgrading the windows a no-brainer for me.