Window Replacement

Is that per window? or $2700 total? And then how many windows?

You are throwing money into the ocean, why bother?

Is heat included in your common charges (the usual arrangement in NY)? No direct savings there, except maybe kharmally.

Are you sure you don't just need exterior caulking and/or repair to the windows? Assuming they're double-pane windows, do you get fogging between the panes in the winter, which might mean a replacement seal would do the trick?

That's $2700 total for 4 windows. We don't pay for heat but we do run the AC a lot, which we must lose at least a little there. We don't get fogging in our current windows. There's a gap between the windows and frames so that's the issue.

The price seems cheap for NYC. I would do it. It will be easier to rent and for possibly a few more dollars a month. Then the value of the condo will also increase and you will be saving energy until you move out. A no brainer.

can anyone recommend a reputable window company? we are considering replacing a few windows in the apartment

thank you

i used http://www.windowsweare.com/ approx 5 yrs ago. their prices were fantastic and the windows they installed were better and cheaper then the company that my old coop hired. 50% cheaper that is. the windows were almost identical, Windows We Are were just a bit easier to open/close and less drafty.

Years ago, I had Certain-Teed vinyl windows installed and they were phenomenally better than anything I've seen in typical NY apartments ... better motion system (that didn't use the common corkscrew, which seems to be a point of failure), and with night locks that allow you to leave the window open a few inches, among other benefits.

I didn't use Windows We Are, but I believe their vinyl double-hungs are Certain-Teed.

Coops can be finicky about going with anything that differs from their official choice, but I bet if you can demonstrate same or better efficiency, and especially if they're not going to cause aesthetic disharmony, you'll get approval for the project.

Ali, how are your drafty windows doing?

windows we are have those little thingies that allow you to crack the window open. they told me that they own 50% of the manufacturing company. this could be the reason for the great prices.

as far as the coops, some of that money the building overpays ends up in someone's pocket. it will either be the board or the management company. no way to justify 100% increase going from a Brooklyn place to Queens place. i was quoted less to have Anderson windows installed then those Clean-blah.

i spent #27K on 14 tilt and turn windows. Tht excluded the contractor work needed to clean up the installation mess.

Our windows are doing great Alan thanks -- it was your little suggestion to make sure that they were "locked" that made all the difference. I still can't find a lock, but pushing the two halves of the sandwich together sure did something.

And the new oven?

ali

"as far as the coops, some of that money the building overpays ends up in someone's pocket. it will either be the board or the management company. "

Sounds like someone's tinfoil hat is on too tight ...

yes Matt, yours for sure

It's a well-established rumor that during the big waves of wood-to-aluminum window replacements in the 80s, there was a $2/window "tax" that went to Cosa Nostra.