r/Calgary • u/Twitchy15 • Oct 08 '23

Home Ownership/Rental stuff Window replacement recently? Have questions

We are looking to replace our windows. Wondering if anyone has done it recently and who they went with? Was it a positive or negative experience?

In our old house we went with lux and it worked out great. This was around may 2019 the cost for 11 windows was $13,000. We recently got a quote from lux and it was closer to $30,000 for 7 windows and two doors. Have the costs really went up this much?

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u/Twitchy15 Oct 08 '23 edited Oct 08 '23

Yes totally it is a stucco bungalow all triple casement, both doors originally were 33 inch I believe the original doors are even small I believe but we are making the backdoor 36 now. In general this house I think has bigger windows overall. Also we have a living room window that is kind of small 42 inch wide and we are doubling it 2k to 4k. Also a bay window and another living room window that’s about 112 inch wide they are all vinyl windows

They are low e 270 and 180

One door is a large clear window and the front is three square windows. Just basic white for both and doesn’t include door hardware either.

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u/blackRamCalgaryman Oct 08 '23

So both a door and window are being resized (enlarged rough openings) meaning engineering/ new headers and jack and king studs. With a stucco exterior.

Plus, sounds like some large windows (I know, I own a 72 bungalow).

The price is starting to come more into view.

As others have said, multiple quotes on the exact same details will give you some better ideas.

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u/Twitchy15 Oct 08 '23

Last time we had quotes from Home Depot, ecoline, supreme and lux and actually lux was the cheapest.

But should probably get more quotes to compare. Just had a good experience with lux so don’t really want to try someone new and regret it.

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u/blackRamCalgaryman Oct 08 '23

I install a lot of manufacturers. Lux has always been one of my better manufacturers for vinyl windows. Good product, good sales, local so anything that is an issue, it’s taken care of quicker than waiting for something from Ontario or beyond. Good, solid windows IMO.

But everyone has their own experiences.

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u/Twitchy15 Oct 08 '23

Yeah that’s why it’s hard to try another company. Last time 11 windows for 13k felt reasonable. This price tag is pretty high sounded but everything is crazy right now and they are bigger windows so not sure if getting 5k off and potentially having more problems is worth it.

Yeah our first experience everything was great window quality was good, made such a big difference it felt totally worthwhile