Something I learned yesterday.
Yesterday I had a window representatvie come to my house to quote me a price for replacement windows. He went through his whole shpeal in about 1.5 hours. Then he started to take measurements of the existing windows. I noticed that he measured the windows on the inside of the frame and I asked him if, when I signed a contract, another person would come out for the rough opening dimension to be verified? He said that would not be necassary as the new replacement window fits right into the old frame. I said what do you mean? He responded that the will remove all the old sashes and stops but the existing window frame and the trim around that frame remain in place. The new replacement window will just be fitted into the old window frame. This threw me off a bit so I asked him if the do a complete removal and install. He said of course and quoted me for both ways.
Now, we got to the bedrooms for measuring. I said, as you can see I have the correct size windows to meet EERO. If you put a replacement window into the frame here I will lose that 5.7 sq. ft. opening, right? His reply was that villages allow window installers to replace "like for like". I didn't push the issue, but we all know now that installing a window in this fashion is not "like for like" it is smaller now and may not meet EERO. Worse case for a village like the one I work in where the windows are already too small, they all just got even smaller.
Just a comparrison. If you had a double hung with 5.7 sq. ft. clear opening. And you installed a new window in that opening. Lets say we use what this guy had which had about a 2" vinyl extruded frame. An opening for one sash of 34" wide and 24" high = 5.7. Subtract the 2" frame from the two sides and the lower section and I'd have a 30" wide and 22" high opening for 4.6 sq. ft. opening.
Just thought I'd share.
Yesterday I had a window representatvie come to my house to quote me a price for replacement windows. He went through his whole shpeal in about 1.5 hours. Then he started to take measurements of the existing windows. I noticed that he measured the windows on the inside of the frame and I asked him if, when I signed a contract, another person would come out for the rough opening dimension to be verified? He said that would not be necassary as the new replacement window fits right into the old frame. I said what do you mean? He responded that the will remove all the old sashes and stops but the existing window frame and the trim around that frame remain in place. The new replacement window will just be fitted into the old window frame. This threw me off a bit so I asked him if the do a complete removal and install. He said of course and quoted me for both ways.
Now, we got to the bedrooms for measuring. I said, as you can see I have the correct size windows to meet EERO. If you put a replacement window into the frame here I will lose that 5.7 sq. ft. opening, right? His reply was that villages allow window installers to replace "like for like". I didn't push the issue, but we all know now that installing a window in this fashion is not "like for like" it is smaller now and may not meet EERO. Worse case for a village like the one I work in where the windows are already too small, they all just got even smaller.
Just a comparrison. If you had a double hung with 5.7 sq. ft. clear opening. And you installed a new window in that opening. Lets say we use what this guy had which had about a 2" vinyl extruded frame. An opening for one sash of 34" wide and 24" high = 5.7. Subtract the 2" frame from the two sides and the lower section and I'd have a 30" wide and 22" high opening for 4.6 sq. ft. opening.
Just thought I'd share.