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Final Quotes

November 19th, 2007 · 6 Comments

I met with Spencer yesterday morning to go over the last of the missing quotes for the masonry work and plumbing that needs to be done as well as review the lighting plan with the electrician. We also re-jigged the windows once again!

Spencer came up with a great idea for our large banks of windows. […]

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Tags: Plumbing · Masonry · Windows · The new house · Contractors

Window selection and final quote

November 9th, 2007 · 2 Comments

The window quote came in at $17,932.90. We had budgeted $17,500 so we came in close. We had taken 4 windows out from the first quote because we plan on renovating these rooms at a later time (bathroom, laundry room, back third floor bedroom, and what is now the 2nd floor kitchen). But, we also […]

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Tags: Windows · The new house

Great window website

November 2nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

I’ve been struggling with deciding which window and door styles to choose for the new house. Gentek, the manufacturer that we’re going through makes great quality windows however, their website and catalogue don’t do a good job with showcasing different styles. I’m a very visual person so I’ve found myself obsessively looking at the windows […]

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Tags: Windows · The new house

Window Quote

October 31st, 2007 · 7 Comments

As promised, Spencer dropped off our quote for the new Gentek windows and double french doors with transom for the back of the house. To replace all 26 windows of various sizes and install the french doors the quote came in at $19036.24.

Kirk and I went through all of the rooms and decided to cut […]

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Tags: Windows · The new house