WWYD wrong windows installed
Ann Crisp
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Comments (2)I assume the Metal Casing with visible nail head your referring to is actually the nailing flange. If so you will need to reinstall these as they are probably not 100% water tight the way they are. The flange is designed to help seal the window to the sheathing in addition to a vapor barrier and caulk. I am afraid the way they are installed will lead you to a major water problem down the road....See MoreHELP! Milgard installed the wrong windows!
Comments (4)Millworkman you are exactly right. Even the single hungs come with "removable" panes so they do not have to take out the entire window. Turns out the factory made the mistake. They are supposedly putting a rush on it and should be pretty painless to do the swap. It took 7 weeks for them to manufacture and ship my first order, so I expect still it'll take a few weeks. We also discovered the sales rep did make a mistake and one window is 13" smaller in width than it should be. So they now have to reorder that one too. Unfortunately the workers already knocked out the old window. So they put it back in and will restucco to hold it over for a few weeks. The sales rep will scan and email me the packing slip. They never had me sign it. But no issues with me having to pay for anything. They are covering it all, just more of a hassel for me. Also the stickers that come on the windows that show the SHGC, VLT, etc numbers - some just had "099" typed in. I was told I need to submit copies of those with my taxes in order to get the tax credit so the company needs to send me copies of those too....See Moregranite cut for wrong sink - WWYD?
Comments (18)Thanks again for the responses. In honesty, all the projects in my house over the past months have come in over budget - time and cost - and at this point I just want the kitchen done and don't have the desire to quabble over a few hundred bucks. I've been treated very fairly, esp. by my contractor who charged no more than materials for many additions to the project such as a new window, and threw in freebees such as a lot of painting and the rebuilding/reframing of an existing skylight tunnel that he didn't like. So I'm inclined to play nice, too. Turns out he got the sink cheaper than $900 and in line with what I found online and is still paying more than half. Jellytoast - your comment concerns me because he definitely used a template, after all he didn't even have the sink when he cut it. Hopefully it's close enough that I don't have to complain. One thing I keep telling myself is I don't expect to be in this house much more than another year, and what irks me will likely not be immediately visible to a potential buyer. I've learned a lot of lessons, now including yours, for when I go through this in my next house....See MoreWrong window type installed during kitchen reno
Comments (9)Thanks kandrewspa, all good points. Makes me feel better :) What saves me on the inside of the house is that there's a slight "divide" between kitchen and dining room, so mismatched windows won't be super apparent on the inside. And when we're in my yard (mostly in the summer), we're enjoying my huge pool, so no one will really notice like you said. More annoyed that it wasn't what I asked for, but right now I just need this project to continue moving along. Windows take months and months to be delivered these days, it seems. I just want back in my house already lol....See Moremillworkman
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