I am all excited! Friday they started installing the new windows. So far, only the front three are in, but those were the tough ones. Compare and contrast from when I bought the house to now:
Here are some pics from the project and views from the inside:
Above pic is of Friday evening's progress; the installer said 5-6 people stopped Friday as they were driving by and told him how wonderful the windows looked.
Oh, and the garage looked like that - still looks a lot like that since only the BR bay has been removed since the pic was taken.
I do have to stain the seats/bases of the bays and garden window, then polyuerathane them. Easy work compared to what I have been doing the last couple of months!
Monday, the rest of the windows will go in. They will be much easier and quicker as they are just replacement double-hungs. Already loving that I have windows I can open more than a couple inches; I had one 12" wide window I could open 4-5 inches in the living room, the bathroom window wouldn't open at all, and neither would the bedroom windows.
Out of the 6 windows they will replace tomorrow, one BR window opens all the way (has to be held by a piece of wood to stay open), one in the office opens 8-10" - none of the rest open. Some are painted shut from inside and outside, some the pully systems are broke, and some are just so warped that the clearances don't work. The office window that opens took Hurculean efforts to break the paint bonds to get it to open, even after knifing between the sills and the panes inside and out (EX actually had to finally do it and he wrestled with it for about 10 minutes).
Okay, technically the side window in the living room opens, but it has no screen or storm window. And, it is the one odd-sized double pane window, so I can't transfer from another non-working window. So, to keep cats in and bugs (and wild birds out), that window stays shut.
It will be good to get cross breezes in here!
They do look nice! Enjoy!
Posted by: Ruth | July 20, 2014 at 09:39 AM
Your front windows look wonderful, Bogie. Glad that you will be getting to enjoy the breeze. Kudos!
Posted by: Cop Car | July 20, 2014 at 12:24 PM
THose bay windows change the entire appearance of the house. Great choice!
Posted by: buffy | July 26, 2014 at 10:41 PM
Thanks for all the positive comments!
Posted by: bogie | July 27, 2014 at 08:08 AM
Crossbreeze should be NC-17, Bogie. It awakes the imagination. Very nice windows. Also, expensive I bet.
Posted by: Brent | July 27, 2014 at 08:47 PM
Brent - not cheap, but a lot cheaper than some of the places I got quotes from, or at least the same price as HD but with better specs and quality.
Posted by: bogie | August 01, 2014 at 09:25 PM