window replacement
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Anonymous
| $2k / window is certainly in the realm for high quality installed wood double pane, true divided light windows |
Anonymous
| yes -- window salepeople are the same as used car dealers -- maybe worse. we had a good experience with thompson creek, but a horrible one with window nation. (opposite from an above poster.) |
Anonymous
Hi OP! If you do decide you want to keep the wood, contact Josh Arnson. He’s incredibly kind, knowledgeable and affordable and will get your original wood windows sliding up and down like new. It took me a ton of research and lots of quotes before I found him and I’m so, so glad I did. Josh Arnson Colonel Josh Services L.L.C. 202-631-3376 cjsllc.org |
Anonymous
| Check out windows on Washington. We had a stellar experience with them after interviewing 4 companies we chose them. |
Anonymous
You have no idea what you are talking about. |
Anonymous
OP here- Thank you! I would love to be able to repair them, seems wasteful to do that, but haven't found anyone interested/able. I will reach out |
Anonymous
I mean seems wasteful to replace and not repair 
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Anonymous
I’d recommend against WoW. They were by far the most expensive bid of all the ones I got. Our salesman was wearing a giant watch and for good reason, he was making a killing. They aren’t making the windows and you can get the same windows elsewhere installed for less money. I had a quote for literally half his initial offer. When I showed it to him, he came down 20% immediately then a few days later I got an email offer for another 10% off. It was still 50% more than three other estimates I got for the same exact product. |
Anonymous
I felt the same way! Josh got our windows to slide up and down like new and I love them again! Highly recommend 
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I don’t get the big hate in non wood windows.
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Anonymous
It's a mix of snobbery and a lack of understanding that there's a massive difference between a prewar wavy glass window and a modern, overpriced wood window. |
Anonymous
It’s more about the character of wood versus vinyl, and for some the environment plays in too. A wood window can be repaired while a vinyl window will be chucked. You can also paint wood. And yeah there’s also snobbery. But I think people do understand that there’s a difference between much older wood windows and newer wood windows. On here, people always advocate trying to repair the older windows versus replacing with new wood windows. We have Anderson 200 wood windows on a few windows and the rest have brand new fiberglass. Personally I prefer the wood and would love to have been able to afford doing the whole house in them. (Couldn’t get the husband on board.) I’ve always just liked wood. We have a wood deck too—even though composite is the thing to do and more expensive and therefore I guess “snobbier.” Although I guess ipe or cedar or redwood would have be the super high end thing to do. |
Anonymous
No hate, but they are miles apart, especially in aesthetics. I bought a house that has custom wood/aluminum clad Marvin windows (to match originals in a historic house). It’s the number one thing people comment on, including passerbys when I am doing front yard work. But, I think people should buy windows that match the general level of finish in the house. It’s weird to spend a ton of money on windows when all the other finishes are mid grade. |
Anonymous
What’s snobby about preferring the product with greater longevity that also looks nicer? |
Anonymous
Cause it is stupid. My old house I sold had wood windows. However the porch extension put in Back I’m 1991 had basic vinyl windows. I sold home in 2019. I noticed inspectors said windows are good by budget in 5-10 years possible replacement. So that is 35 years life span. Wood costs double. So at 70 years maybe I have to replace vinyl a second time while wood still good. But at that point wood equals save price if vinyl since wood costs double. Now at year 105 I have to replace vinyl again so here is savings on wood. But wait the wood would require painting, glazing, staining etc over these years the vinyl does not. The average American lived in a home only 7 years. My last home I lived in 19 years. But wood cause you like wood. My mechanic used to say most new Honda buyers will pay more cause car will last 160k mikes vs a cheap Chevy that falls apart at 100k mikes. Yet trade them in every three years. They are paying more cause they like them, they ride better. But the cost benefit does not work. I just relaxed all the old wood windows left with vinyl. I bought house and the five basement windows in well were switched to vinyl as well as all the bathrooms already. The wood crapped out after 40 years in those rooms and prior owner replaced. The ones left by 2019 were acting up |