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[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

Gotta say the ones we had put on have been incredible, they have tiny little holes so let the water through but not any debris, have not cleaned gutters once in 10 years man.

The holes don’t clog with mildew?

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

oommmffff quote for the kitchen quartz is gonna rape me $8800 big one's. the things we do for the house

That’s not too bad right now. We spent about $6K on Cambria quartz for our master bath about 3 years ago and prices will only go up.

[FMLYSDN]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

So we are finally upgrading our kitchen counters which has corian to quartz. Will post pictures as we go

Oh Corian….

How I loath you. I had a nightmare of a time trying to add a piece to an existing kitchen. Long story is that we just ended up replacing the entire counter as the cost was marginal to switch to Quartz instead of fusing two small pieces onto the Corian.

[nyalpine90]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Let me know how it goes please. I have to get my gutters cleaned. I started a thread here a few weeks back asking about Leaf Filters.

The Leaf Filter rep stop by yesterday afternoon, typical sales attitude...talking about the product..bragging yada yada.. the guard gutter is nicely built, made in USA.
First estimate came in
$5,006 gutter guards and reseal inside of the gutters.
we said, we can hold off on this. there are more projects that take priority.
he offer $4800, no thanks not at this moment.
final offer was $3800, we get put on standby list so crew will come in asap if any1 reschedules.

I said no thank you, the storm gutters and leaders are new. not even a year old. to pay $4k for storm covers, pvc cover with smooth mesh, this allows water to go in, and prevents from anything sticking on it.
he wouldnt say how much was labor or cost per section that comes in 5ft.
I think in his mind he saw $$$ since both X3 were in driveway, he ask to come in to show product

[Alfisti]

Originally Posted by RickFLM4

The holes don’t clog with mildew?

I sort of have a perfect situation, lots trees etc but all parts of the house gets at least 4 hrs sun so i'v ebeen gold.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by nyalpine90

The Leaf Filter rep stop by yesterday afternoon, typical sales attitude...talking about the product..bragging yada yada.. the guard gutter is nicely built, made in USA.
First estimate came in
$5,006 gutter guards and reseal inside of the gutters.
we said, we can hold off on this. there are more projects that take priority.
he offer $4800, no thanks not at this moment.
final offer was $3800, we get put on standby list so crew will come in asap if any1 reschedules.

I said no thank you, the storm gutters and leaders are new. not even a year old. to pay $4k for storm covers, pvc cover with smooth mesh, this allows water to go in, and prevents from anything sticking on it.
he wouldnt say how much was labor or cost per section that comes in 5ft.
I think in his mind he saw $$$ since both X3 were in driveway, he ask to come in to show product

Thanks for the info.

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by nyalpine90

The Leaf Filter rep stop by yesterday afternoon, typical sales attitude...talking about the product..bragging yada yada.. the guard gutter is nicely built, made in USA.
First estimate came in
$5,006 gutter guards and reseal inside of the gutters.
we said, we can hold off on this. there are more projects that take priority.
he offer $4800, no thanks not at this moment.
final offer was $3800, we get put on standby list so crew will come in asap if any1 reschedules.

I said no thank you, the storm gutters and leaders are new. not even a year old. to pay $4k for storm covers, pvc cover with smooth mesh, this allows water to go in, and prevents from anything sticking on it.
he wouldnt say how much was labor or cost per section that comes in 5ft.
I think in his mind he saw $$$ since both X3 were in driveway, he ask to come in to show product

That's a lot of money. I think my gutters themselves were well under $2K (granted nearly 20 years ago). I was thinking around $1K or less for covers but guess that's way off.

[Alfisti]

Yeah I paid $1400 8 years ago, was cheap because I had a caulker doing the entire outside of the house and he put them in so was already up there. Mine are all metal, no rubber or flimsy mesh, looks like a fine cheese grater so to speak.

[nyalpine90]

Originally Posted by RickFLM4

That's a lot of money. I think my gutters themselves were well under $2K (granted nearly 20 years ago). I was thinking around $1K or less for covers but guess that's way off.

exactly! I honestly thought it was going to be around $3k with labor.
Assuming its 3 or 4 guys and $1.5k in materials.

[vreihen16]

Similar guards start at $0.70/foot at Lowes. You can buy the materials and rent a scissor lift for the day to install them for way less than $4,000.....

[Maestro]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Similar guards start at $0.70/foot at Lowes. You can buy the materials and rent a scissor lift for the day to install them for way less than $4,000.....

I spent $150 at Lowes bought the mesh covers they had, rented a 30ft extension ladder for the weekend for $65 and spend about 6 hours going up and down a ladder for two days installing about 120ft of guard. Other than the fact I hate being on a ladder 25 ft off the ground it is not worth $4K to have them installed.

I can also tell you depending on the one you get some still need to be cleaned off from time to time and other just do not work well specially depending what kinds of things you have falling on your roof and how hard it rains.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by nyalpine90

exactly! I honestly thought it was going to be around $3k with labor.
Assuming its 3 or 4 guys and $1.5k in materials.

FWIW - I just scheduled gutter cleaning with a local company. They also do the gutter guards and their price to do a two story house, all four sides is about $1000. Includes materials, labor, cleaning and minor repairs. I'm just doing the cleaning right now but figured I'd mention the pricing.

[Our03z4]

Originally Posted by nyalpine90

The Leaf Filter rep stop by yesterday afternoon, typical sales attitude...talking about the product..bragging yada yada.. the guard gutter is nicely built, made in USA.
First estimate came in
$5,006 gutter guards and reseal inside of the gutters.
we said, we can hold off on this. there are more projects that take priority.
he offer $4800, no thanks not at this moment.
final offer was $3800, we get put on standby list so crew will come in asap if any1 reschedules.

I said no thank you, the storm gutters and leaders are new. not even a year old. to pay $4k for storm covers, pvc cover with smooth mesh, this allows water to go in, and prevents from anything sticking on it.
he wouldnt say how much was labor or cost per section that comes in 5ft.
I think in his mind he saw $$$ since both X3 were in driveway, he ask to come in to show product

Those companies and painters both use these smarmy tactics. My clients tell me all the time about how they start their pricing in the clouds and it gets lower and lower as time goes on. One person had a quote of 6,800 and it got down to 2,300 after a few weeks. Insane price drop and absolutely disgusting to try and screw people, not to mention a huge waste of everyone's time. With both of my companies the price is always the actual price. I never negotiate or offer discounts. Want a lower price, no problem, we can just remove things from the quote.

[nyalpine90]

Pella vs Anderson

both have some kind of promotion going on.
will be getting estimate within couple of days for windows and sliding door.

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by nyalpine90

Pella vs Anderson

both have some kind of promotion going on.
will be getting estimate within couple of days for windows and sliding door.

Never priced Anderson so I can't comment on them, but I priced Pella years back (2002-ish) to replace some sliders with French doors and they were in a different league price-wise than everyone else. Crazy expensive. I replaced all the glass in our house with hurricane (impact-resistant) glass from PGT in 2017 and pretty sure the quote from Pella non-hurricane glass 15-ish years earlier was as much as the hurricane glass in 2017. Interested to hear how they price out for you.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by nyalpine90

Pella vs Anderson

both have some kind of promotion going on.
will be getting estimate within couple of days for windows and sliding door.

I priced out Pella and Anderson a few years ago for my previous house. I wanted the sliders with the blinds in the glass. I HATE verticles. Anyway, Pella was ridiculous expensive and non responsive. Went with renewal by Anderson and they were great. Showed up on time for every appointment; initial estimate, measurements and install. Very professional. Install was great. You’d never know they were there. Used them again in current house for same sliders. They gave me the a discount for being a return customer. They guarantee all their work. Let me know how you do.

[nyalpine90]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

I priced out Pella and Anderson a few years ago for my previous house. I wanted the sliders with the blinds in the glass. I HATE verticles. Anyway, Pella was ridiculous expensive and non responsive. Went with renewal by Anderson and they were great. Showed up on time for every appointment; initial estimate, measurements and install. Very professional. Install was great. You’d never know they were there. Used them again in current house for same sliders. They gave me the a discount for being a return customer. They guarantee all their work. Let me know how you do.

i have Andersen windows now, including sliding door but they are old. I guess it wasnt part of the renovation. I understand why $$$$. Andersen is stopping by this afternoon, and Pella on Saturday.


@RickFLM4
i have 17 windows, and the sliding door . i can only imagine the cost of hurricane windows, $1k per window?

[UncleWede]

In finishing some of the prep work for painting the vacant room, I see a window (fixed portion) that is dual-paned, yet there is rust sitting in the bottom of the frame, and moisture INSIDE the glass above. Re-glaze, or replace?

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by nyalpine90

i have Andersen windows now, including sliding door but they are old. I guess it wasnt part of the renovation. I understand why $$$$. Andersen is stopping by this afternoon, and Pella on Saturday.


@RickFLM4
i have 17 windows, and the sliding door . i can only imagine the cost of hurricane windows, $1k per window?

Between doors and windows, we have 16 openings, although most are large double windows or large doors (2 sliders as well as French) and cost was $34K. Highest estimate was $60K. Pella would have been over $100K.

Install was extremely messy because they had to cut drywall and concrete to get them in. The entire window frame is much thicker. We still haven’t repaired the wood trim they damaged. But at least I’m not carrying around and putting up galvanized steel shutters anymore. They were worth it.

[lsturbointeg]

so here's the Quartz we decided to go with. Calacatta Vittoria







the other project i'm continuing to work on is the refrigerator for the garage. it's a Frigidaire all black to match the black Husky cabinets i have already which i also ordered another set for the other wall. fridge will be delivered tomorrow from Lowes






i'll move my tool box to this wall and the Husky garage cabinets will be next to it. the fridge will go where the tool box was


Garage is almost done folks!

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

so here's the Quartz we decided to go with. Calacatta Vittoria







the other project i'm continuing to work on is the refrigerator for the garage. it's a Frigidaire all black to match the black Husky cabinets i have already which i also ordered another set for the other wall. fridge will be delivered tomorrow from Lowes






i'll move my tool box to this wall and the Husky garage cabinets will be next to it. the fridge will go where the tool box was


Garage is almost done folks!

Beautiful quartz. Looks pretty similar to our’s (Cambria Brittanicca).

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by RickFLM4

Beautiful quartz. Looks pretty similar to our’s (Cambria Brittanicca).

Yeah, alot of them looked alike but with different names

[nyalpine90]

Andersen all 17 windows and 8ft sliding door =$56k
8ft sliding door alone was $8k
1 bay window $12k
FIBERREX made out of composite material