I did my own windows. Home Cheapo charged me $1200 for the windows and
I put together a crew. Companies wanted $12,000. I just can't see going
that route. Learn to install your own. Altogether I paid $1200 parts
and $2000 labor. It took 2 guys two days. Not bad pay, $500 per day per
man. The other route would have taken the same time spread over weeks
in attempt to hide the true labor needed to do the job.

You save the money and get the satisfaction.




Eric in North TX wrote:
If you want my advice don't give them a dime until the job is complete.
Most contractor horror stories involve paying before the job is done,
that includes partial payment. I fronted one guy $200 so he could get
some front tires for his truck, he bought the cheapest ones available
and he and his crew smelled of alcohol the rest of the week. I was
probably lucky, at least they showed up, but some of the lines in the
roof aren't as straight as they might have been. As to materials, part
of the act of becoming a contractor, as opposed to a workman, is to
have the resources or lines of credit to buy the materials up front.