We have been needing new windows for a very long time. I guess cosmetically from the outside looking in they don't look terrible...but they were! We had major drafts coming in from them and in the winter we had to hang plastic up to try helping with the drafts. Even still, you could watch the plastic move back and forth with the wind. It was terrible! Plus, I was afraid to open the windows because bugs came in. So, we finally caved!!!
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Much prettier!! :) We replaced all 7 upstairs windows. A friend of mine from work, her husband is a general contractor and is the one who did our windows. As luck had it, the day he could come install them was Hollie's b-day and we had a friend party going on at the same time. So of course the girls had to flirt with the guys and kept teasing them calling them 'Handy Manny' and 'Man with no Shirt'. Haha!! They had their work cut out for them!!
We opted to only replace Taylor's window downstairs. As it was to replace his window they had to use a concrete saw to get the old window out, because they were cemented in. So of course this was a rather pricey project due to the extent of labor it took and having to special order such an odd size window. But we did want his window replaced for 2 reasons. One being so if there were ever an emergency and he needed to get out, he could to so easier and two being...when an excessive amount of water is outside his window, it seeps in through the frame and has caused damage in his room! So we're very grateful to have that window replaced as well!!
Before: (I slacked with doing a real before, so here's a picture of just the window.)
We opted to only replace Taylor's window downstairs. As it was to replace his window they had to use a concrete saw to get the old window out, because they were cemented in. So of course this was a rather pricey project due to the extent of labor it took and having to special order such an odd size window. But we did want his window replaced for 2 reasons. One being so if there were ever an emergency and he needed to get out, he could to so easier and two being...when an excessive amount of water is outside his window, it seeps in through the frame and has caused damage in his room! So we're very grateful to have that window replaced as well!!
Before: (I slacked with doing a real before, so here's a picture of just the window.)
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Yay for new windows!!!! We love them! 
Yea!!! New windows are prob. so nice! And will help with some heat bills in the winter too it sounds like it. Although it might have been pricey, feels good :) What a cute house you are making!!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe what a difference that makes!! You'll have to compare your last years heating bills to this years come winter, too. And that old window is actually very cool.
ReplyDeleteI *HEART* your new windows :) They look so nice, inside the house and out! They're b-yoo-tiful lol. I'm very excited to see what will happen with your utilities now. You keep a close watch on it for me!
ReplyDeleteWe're gonna have your house prettied up in no time, sister. Remember, you owe me some serious paint jobs so you dig out your painting clothes and get ready for a painting party. It's coming up real soon.