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February 22nd, 2012 at 09:21 pm

We got a bid for replacement windows for our basement. Acually, I called three other people for bids, and only one of them returned my call. He's booked through August.

So I contacted a friend of a friend (actually a friend of my sister) who works for a contractor, and does some jobs on the side. He put in a bid of $800. We had $1,200 set aside for the job.

They're not actually windows per se, but glass block. We have 5 windows, and are having him put glass block in 4 of them and a vinyl window in one of them.

So, that's 2/3 of what we had set aside. Great news! Too bad we didn't get any other bids for comparison. We could wait for another bid, orjust get it done. The price sounds right to us, actually better than alright.

4 Responses to “Basement Windows”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
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    Sounds fair and reasonable. Under budget is always good too!

  2. rob62521 Says:
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    It is shocking how difficult it is to get folks out to give bids.

  3. snafu Says:
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    Is there any way to check-out the contractor, via complaints at Better Business Bureau and references from other clients? There have been so many horror stories about contractors who fail to finish jobs correctly.

    I suggest working out a rough estimate of material costs and double that amount for labor as a guesstimate.

    Who actually does the work? Will you pay upfront for contractor to by supplies? How many days and how many workers will this take?

  4. Jerry Says:
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    That is a great deal, as long as you have some insurance that he's good, of course. In that case, 2/3 of the budget will lead to $400 that you can do something else with! Congrats and enjoy...
    Jerry

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