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Wife casually mentions she wants new windows. Andersen quote $60k+ lol
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Date: March 6th, 2026 10:00 PM Author: Adamo Tuti (βοΈ) This winter was brutal and our home is old (core house built in 1850) so she has done some research on these "beautiful triple pane Marvin Signature Ultimate windows - they have wood interior, aluminum exterior and their seals are air tight πΌ"
We get a quote and it's "usually $3500 per window" but if we do all 24 they'll do it for $3k a pop and call it even @ a flat $70k.
I say fuck it, we're calling Renewal by Andersen - she agrees. I think it's gonna be like $30k, maybe $35k. I'm fucking clueless - they quoted me $60k
I might need to become a fuckin window guy now because AI is gonna eat my livelihood in 12-18 months. |
Date: March 6th, 2026 10:06 PM Author: single dad, no kids Do not buy new windows it's a waste of money
Nevermind I re read your post if your windows are actually old as fuck you should get some new ones but get composite ones not wood or aluminum
Look into Andersen Fibrex but make a big deal with the salesman about not wanting to spend too much and have him quote you some shitty vinyl ones too and talk about how you're getting other vinyl quotes
Also do not let your wife ever talk to the salesman or be involved at all he will just play on her birdbrain and trick her into strongarming you into some rip off you don't want or need |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 10:07 PM Author: yoshke walks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722500) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 10:09 PM Author: Taylor Swift is not a hobby she is a lifestyle (πΊπΈ π΅π±) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722505) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 10:10 PM Author: Adamo Tuti (βοΈ) Not true, brother. If I go with Option A and spend $70k on the project, the 10% heat loss in my house will be close to 0. Naturally, we'll adjust our heat down a proportional amount and I'll save $300 per year. We'd recoup the $70k in ~230 years. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722508) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 10:10 PM Author: Taylor Swift is not a hobby she is a lifestyle (πΊπΈ π΅π±) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722510) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:23 PM Author: Nazca Redlines (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722653) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:25 PM Author: computer online (π§) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722661) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:56 PM Author: Lab Diamond Dallas Trump Now readjust the payback period for the fact that new windows won't cut your heat loss to near zero. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722707) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 10:08 PM Author: UhOh just buy a new house ljl (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722502) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 10:10 PM Author: Taylor Swift is not a hobby she is a lifestyle (πΊπΈ π΅π±) windows are like pools: never have new ones installed. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722506) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 10:11 PM Author: Ass Sunstein Tell her to wear a god damn sweater (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722515) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:24 PM Author: Nazca Redlines Why hasn't someone "disrupted" windows. If you could figure out how to do it for "only" $1000 per window, you'd be 1/3 the cost op was quoted. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722657) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:27 PM Author: kraft dinner gonna call them to stop sending those dumb ads (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722664) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:29 PM Author: t.rick o'treat panama don't buy garbage like 'anderson' windows, or worse 'renewal by anderson'
if you live central us/east coast, look up a dealer for okna windows, or sunrise verde. these are top tier windows and cost less. |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:29 PM Author: cowgod Why do window installers exist as a profession and advertise and shit? If your house is too hot or too cold, you probably lack Insulation or something. Is it just an Easy Thing that makes you feel like you did something so people overdo and overpay for it? Kind of like 3k mile oil changes. Your actual car will be killed by some plastic manifold shit cracking. But that’s too complicated and weird. Just do 3k mile oil changes. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722668) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:38 PM Author: .- .-. . .-. . .--. - .. .-.. . Oil changes are not flame. Modern cars with 4 bangers have much higher compression ratios that are brutal on oil. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722681) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:42 PM Author: cowgod Every actual bad car problem is “it overheated or coolant is in the engine and shit.” I know people who are complete idiots or Women who never change the oil ever and nothing happens. Inspect all intake manifold gaskets and coolant hoses quarterly. And change transmission fluid every 25000 miles. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722685) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:42 PM Author: .- .-. . .-. . .--. - .. .-.. . LJL at this flame. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722688) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:44 PM Author: cowgod One of them is Russian like you iirc. She didn’t know or care. And you know that’s believable. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722691) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:46 PM Author: .- .-. . .-. . .--. - .. .-.. . Russians are obsessed with motor oils and shit like who makes windshield wipers that last the longest. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722694) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:48 PM Author: cowgod Sounds Jewish. The latter anyway. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722698) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:39 PM Author: .- .-. . .-. . .--. - .. .-.. . Anderson 400 series or death. Your choice. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722682) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:41 PM Author: hank_scorpio just caulk the fucking windows and move on with your lives (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722684) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:42 PM Author: .- .-. . .-. . .--. - .. .-.. . Man , this board is full of proles…. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722686) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:46 PM Author: yoshke walks , hissed the compliance gargoyle (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722693) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:48 PM Author: .- .-. . .-. . .--. - .. .-.. . Compliance gargoyle with all new 400 series mid tier windows. I will agree that the A series Anderson windows that cost 80% more are mostly flame. But I also wouldn’t do the builders grade 100 or 200 series junk windows. 400 series is good halfway point. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842547&forum_id=2...#49722697) |
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Date: March 6th, 2026 11:51 PM Author: ........,,,,,,......,.,.,.,,,,,,,,,, Fun hypothetical - if you and your wife were looking for a new home, is there any way windows would be in the top 20 things she'd look at?
100% of the time they'd obsess about some dumb bath tub - there's zero chance a woman would pick one house over another because of insulation. |