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Posted in thread: Old siding repair questions on 04-26-2013 at 12:32 PM
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. The damaged areas are not extensive. What kind of
compound would be used for patching, kok328??Posted in thread: Old siding repair questions on 04-26-2013 at 07:10 AM
My house was built in 1984 and has it's original siding, which I think is called "pressed
board"??? I'm not sure. It looks like lap siding but its a simulated look to some extent. What
looks like 3 la...Posted in thread: Wincore replacement windows on 04-25-2012 at 09:58 AM
A couple of you have kept missing the fact that I'm NOT paying $13000 for these windows! LOL
Good grief, no. That's what they said RETAIL would've been. It's only going to be about $6000.Posted in thread: Wincore replacement windows on 04-24-2012 at 12:22 PM
Thanks, everybody, for your suggestions. I had a long talk with the founder and CEO of the
company - and who did my quote for the Wincore windows. I have a better understanding of the
value of the win...Posted in thread: Wincore replacement windows on 04-23-2012 at 06:36 PM
Ok, another question... our house is old (1984) and the siding is bad in some places around a
couple windows - water damage, but the source of the water leak has been remedied. Anyway, I am
guessing w...Posted in thread: Wincore replacement windows on 04-22-2012 at 06:36 PM
My "promotional" estimate came in at about $680 per window as I mentioned in the 1st paragraph.
This is supposedly 60% off their retail cost. Without going through more estimates just yet...
I want to...Posted in thread: Wincore replacement windows on 04-22-2012 at 12:01 PM
I guess I should point out that I do realize the Low-E, dual Low-E and Low-E366 are simply
different amounts of UV and thermal protection... someone correct me if I'm wrong. I listed all
of them in th...Posted in thread: Wincore replacement windows on 04-22-2012 at 11:24 AM
I'm hoping to get some opinions from anyone who has chosen to use Wincore 5400 vinyl windows. I
have the opportunity to replace my very old single-pane windows with Wincore. I'm curious about
how much...Posted in thread: Need ductwork replacement advice. on 05-25-2011 at 07:09 AM
Thank you, old dog and inspector!!! Finally some reasonable answers that don't treat ME like a
child! I may be a girl but I'm a very capable one and have already done a lot of home
improvement jobs. T...Posted in thread: Need ductwork replacement advice. on 05-24-2011 at 10:14 AM
Ok, I'm gonna pretend that you're joking. Google is the 1st place I visited. I did not find the
answers to the questions I KEEP asking here... please, if you don't have a constructive and/or
informati...
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