In a message dated 1/26/2014 11:51:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Over the
past five years I have seen window replacement costs of $2,800
to $4,500
for double-hungs averaging 32"x62" (sash size), with all
traditionally
detailed construction for best work, board framed or boxed
jambs, interior
and exterior casing, made in local or regional shops
(NOT high-end
national brands most of which is consumer junk designed to
be replaced in
10 to 20 years) of mahogany, or spanish cedar, or
selected old-growth
native species, glazed, painted, residential
installed and tuned up,
complete (including a round of spot maintenance
and tuning as needed one
year after installation).
I have no experience with triple-hungs since the
late 1980s, but would
double the figures above for them.
John, ouch! Could I quote you? And how to credit
you? "According to John Leeke, who runs Historic
Homeworks, a preservation what???, costs for comparable double hung windows
reach $4000 each, and perhaps double that for triple hung."
These are also floor-to-ceiling (to permit stepping out).
Makes Jim Hicks look cheap, except for the shop painting job.
Christopher