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Some cool vinyl window replacement images:

window, living room picture window – 26 – replacement – IMG_3110 – (20110627)


Image by Rev. Xanatos Satanicos Bombasticos (ClintJCL)
After the old window was removed prior to the 1st (incorrect) new window was installed.

Random Trivia: That Mr. Bungle cardboard display in the middle of this picture? I got it from a record store in high school. I did not listen to Mr. Bungle at the time. I had heard of them and Believed I may possibly listen to them at some point in the future, so I pre-hoarded the display in case I did end up liking them later. And I did. I got *deeply* into Mr. Bungle in the course of college, and was glad I had the foresight to grab that display before I even liked the band Thank you Waxie-Maxie of Potomac Mills, Woodbridge, circa 1990.

home upkeep, ladders, living room window.

side yard, Clint and Carolyn’s residence, Alexandria, Virginia.

… Read my blog at ClintJCL.wordpress.com
… Read Carolyn’s blog at CarolynCASL.wordpress.com

BACKSTORY: So our homeowners insurance (Farmers) got dropped due to having peeling paint on our window sills (among other items). Weak. It was a LOT of perform AND cash for us to repaint all our sills. Wood windows SUCK!! Modern vinyl windows are MAINTANENCE-Cost-free!! Wood windows… You gotta re-glaze the panes when they fall out, and then the wood itself is often going to slowly rot away. We already had our cats knock a pane out, so we already had glazing compound for pane repairs. This came in handy when we painted our several window sills,as some also required glazing compound.

So the largest window in our home — really three windows — was a main discomfort, and 1 of the couple of single-pane windows in the property. It would leak heat/cold in the summer/winter, and looked really negative compared to the new siding we had installed 6 or so years ago. So we decided to go ahead and replace just this window (actually three separate windows). Man was it high-priced! ,350! Thompson Creek had the finest pitch and data, whereas Property Depot required up front for an appointment they never showed up for and a list of four phone numbers to escalate (all 4 failed). So we had Thompson Creek do it of course! They did it, stated they did it wrong, made us wait a month whilst making a new window (pro: they are all custom-made just for you con: they are all custom-created, so a screw-up needs waiting for a new one to be created), then installed the new window, and lastly almost everything was good and we were satisfied.

It was just kind of a pain simply because it expense so significantly money and had our living space in disarray for so a lot of months, and the complete insurance basis for the situation was pretty bullshitty in the initial location. We’re not going to make a property harm claim due to moisture that happens because our paint was peeling! Ridiculous…

window, living space picture window – 28 – replacement – IMG_3113 – (20110627)


Image by Rev. Xanatos Satanicos Bombasticos (ClintJCL)
Following the (initial) new window was (incorrectly) installed.

As I had a pending homeowners insurance home inspection, I created them come and put a temporary cap (white) on the window. It would be a month just before they came and installed the newly produced, appropriately sized window.

Random Trivia: That Mr. Bungle cardboard display in the middle of this picture? I got it from a record shop in high school. I did not listen to Mr. Bungle at the time. I had heard of them and Believed I may listen to them at some point in the future, so I pre-hoarded the display in case I did finish up liking them later. And I did. I got *deeply* into Mr. Bungle during college, and was glad I had the foresight to grab that display ahead of I even liked the band Thank you Waxie-Maxie of Potomac Mills, Woodbridge, circa 1990.

home upkeep, living space window.

side yard, Clint and Carolyn’s home, Alexandria, Virginia.

… Read my weblog at ClintJCL.wordpress.com
… Read Carolyn’s blog at CarolynCASL.wordpress.com

BACKSTORY: So our homeowners insurance (Farmers) got dropped due to having peeling paint on our window sills (among other things). Weak. It was a LOT of function AND cash for us to repaint all our sills. Wood windows SUCK!! Modern day vinyl windows are MAINTANENCE-Free!! Wood windows… You gotta re-glaze the panes when they fall out, and then the wood itself is usually going to slowly rot away. We already had our cats knock a pane out, so we already had glazing compound for pane repairs. This came in handy when we painted our numerous window sills, as some also required glazing compound.

So the largest window in our home — really 3 windows — was a key pain, and one of the few single-pane windows in the home. It would leak heat/cold in the summer/winter, and looked actually poor compared to the new siding we had installed 6 or so years ago. So we decided to go ahead and replace just this window (actually 3 separate windows). Man was it high-priced! ,350! Thompson Creek had the best pitch and data, whereas Property Depot necessary up front for an appointment they never showed up for and a list of four phone numbers to escalate (all four failed). So we had Thompson Creek do it of course! They did it, stated they did it wrong, created us wait a month even though creating a new window (pro: they are all custom-produced just for you con: they are all custom-created,so a screw-up needs waiting for a new one to be made), then installed the new window, and finally every little thing was very good and we had been satisfied.

It was just kind of a discomfort because it cost so much cash and had our living space in disarray for so many months, and the whole insurance basis for the scenario was fairly bullshitty in the 1st place. We’re not going to make a property damage claim due to moisture that happens since our paint was peeling! Ridiculous…