Front exterior doors

I'm just not sure how it would look painted vs stained.

 

The door is in pretty bad shape though. It has some pretty good cracks and warped.

 

That's kinda what I was thinking. To repair, sand, stain the door properly it would take a few days for sure. I would need to do the inside as well since my German shepherd did some damage to it when someone was attempting to break in.

So I would have to bar the opening due to weather and animals. That wouldn't cost a huge amount, but still some sheets of plywood, 2x6's, and other supplies.

 

My Andersen quote came back for the 22 windows. 96,000.00

I also have a quote in with our local Sierra Pacific windows. We really like what they offer. Appreciate you sharing your time and expertise on this topic.

 

I know right? I get that insurance is paying, but that is ridiculous. I just want my windows fixed, not prop up the US economy on the shoulders of my insurance company.

 

Hail damage. So far, with the loss of my wife's Subaru, tractor damage, roof replacement, etc...the cost is knocking on 225k.

 

Pretty close to the same here. 157k was my first place.

 

My next home that we build will have some serious consideration with materials and design.

I'm not a huge window guy, and really don't like every single window to open. When these get replaced, I can see a lot of the casement windows being swapped to solid picture ones.

 

I dove into the front door today. Filled in a bunch of cracks, sanded, and will prime and paint tomorrow. Hopefully it turns out good. Just need to make it through this winter.

 

Yes it was Renewal by Andersen. I have already written them off. 96K dollars is around 4363.00 per window....and that is some pretty small bathroom/bedroom windows.

 

and maybe some Super Bowl nose bleed tickets.

 

A little update:

After attempting to contact Kolbe windows a few times, they directed us to a local business that is supposed to be the rep for them. Well, I'm not surprised that Kolbe windows are not popular around our hood. No return calls or attempts. We don't beg for contractors. Don't want the work...cool. Next.

Like in the earlier post, my Anderson window quote was 96K. My insurance approved it...but something has not been sitting right with us on our general contractor. So we did a test. We contacted Sierra Pacific local rep in Denver and had them get with our contractor to quote. Well my GC came back with a price of 78K and we still needed to do all interior work and the stucco. So after all that it would be in the mid 80's we are sure. I asked who the window installer was and if they have a business...etc. My GC was very reluctant to tell us who they use or the business name. We don't play that game and need to vet all contractors. Windows are a huge expense and we are not just going to let anyone with a plumb bob install them just to have a buttload of issues later.

We called the Sierra Pacific area rep and they sent one of their people out to measure and quote. They estimated (unofficially) around 50K turn key. That includes removing the stucco window pockets and replacing. Big price difference for the same windows.

The front door will be quoted by Sierra Pacific as well. We may look into going with a 8' door and just frame in the rest/rock the entry. 15-30K for a door/sidelights is ridiculous.