Has anyone replaced their house windows?

Sorry, I couldn't think of anything more specific for the topic

DH and I have more or less decided that we are going to replace all our windows (wooden) with aluminium ones. Unfortunately, it's either this, or spend a fortune having them repaired and replaced anyway, so we decided to go low-maintenance.

What I'm wondering is, has anyone else done this, and how much did it cost? I know it obviously depends on how many/how big/preferences for your windows, but just an idea would be loverly

That way, if I think it's going to cost $10,000 and I get a quote for $30,000 ... well, I wouldn't bother getting the quote if it was going to be that sort of price I'd go for fixing what we have!

Anywho, thank you!

Ginger we have the same problem (all wooden windows in need of repair/replace), we just bogged the ones that just needed a repair and cut out the bits that really needed it and replaced the wood with exterior grade pine and then painted over them. Look as good as new for a fraction of the cost. We did it all ourselves though.

I'd hate to think what a house load of Allu windows would cost, for our house I would expect at least $35k installed

My brother is a builder and he said that a good, very rough, way of getting an idea is $1,000 per set of windows and $2,000 per door ... which brings us up to around $15,000

In saying that, I'm picturing the mess if we tried to do it (fix up our woodens) ourselves ...

I suppose it's just a case of collecting quotes and then deciding what to do. Thanks for all your input though - I'll keep you posted!

sylvos (tristans mummy) DH does those windows...maybe PM her cause what you want is what he does!

off topic kinda but have you seen those devine ones where they look like wood on inside but look aluminium outside....my dream windows....if there is such a thing....

Bollocks. What's her username?

Good plan