My patio doors are really pretty old and the inner seal recently gave way on
one of them so I want to get them replaced before winter sets in.
The whole unit in the frame is 72" wide and 80 " in height which the local
window showroom says is a standard opening.

They gave me a price on a standard sized Andersen Permashield vinyl clad
door (which is all I want) at about $890. I had one local installer come by
to give me an estimate and he said that the opening indeed is 'standard' and
the Andersen doors should basically fit right in with no need to change the
opening/size.

He quoted me a price of approximately $750 for installation! Is it me just
me or does this price seem way too high for what he needs to do? He even
said the doors should just fit right in and maybe he'd have to remove the
inside wood trim around the door.

Of course he said that would be the price barring any unforseen
circumstances, etc. He also said that he needs to take away the old
doors/frame and the town / dump would charge him a disposal fee whereas if
he left the doors out by the street in front of my house and have the town
pick them up then he would save me the disposal fee (whatever that might
be).

I'm thinking I need to get at least two more estimates....

What do you all think?

Thanks,
Walter

Yea, I wanna come watch you put in that Argon gas between the panes.

If it's broke, .....fix it right.


"John?] "
wrote in message
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In article , Walter Cohen
wrote:

My patio doors are really pretty old and the inner seal recently gave way
on
one of them so I want to get them replaced before winter sets in.
The whole unit in the frame is 72" wide and 80 " in height which the
local
window showroom says is a standard opening.

They gave me a price on a standard sized Andersen Permashield vinyl clad
door (which is all I want) at about $890. I had one local installer come
by
to give me an estimate and he said that the opening indeed is 'standard'
and
the Andersen doors should basically fit right in with no need to change
the
opening/size.

He quoted me a price of approximately $750 for installation! Is it me
just
me or does this price seem way too high for what he needs to do? He even
said the doors should just fit right in and maybe he'd have to remove the
inside wood trim around the door.

Of course he said that would be the price barring any unforseen
circumstances, etc. He also said that he needs to take away the old
doors/frame and the town / dump would charge him a disposal fee whereas
if
he left the doors out by the street in front of my house and have the
town
pick them up then he would save me the disposal fee (whatever that might
be).

I'm thinking I need to get at least two more estimates....

What do you all think?

Thanks,
Walter

Why do you need to replace the whole door when all that has failed is
the insulated glass unit on one side?

You can remove the failed door panel, take it apart, replace the
insulated glass unit and put it back in place for a fraction of the
cost of replacing the whole door. If there are other problems with the
door that might justify replacement, then by all means do it, but don't
replace the whole door just because of a failed IG unit.

If it ain't broke....


John

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 20:47:29 -0500, Walter Cohen wrote:

My patio doors are really pretty old and the inner seal recently gave
way on one of them so I want to get them replaced before winter sets in.
The whole unit in the frame is 72" wide and 80 " in height which the
local window showroom says is a standard opening.

They gave me a price on a standard sized Andersen Permashield vinyl clad
door (which is all I want) at about $890. I had one local installer
come by to give me an estimate and he said that the opening indeed is
'standard' and the Andersen doors should basically fit right in with no
need to change the opening/size.

He quoted me a price of approximately $750 for installation! Is it me
just me or does this price seem way too high for what he needs to do? He
even said the doors should just fit right in and maybe he'd have to
remove the inside wood trim around the door.

Of course he said that would be the price barring any unforseen
circumstances, etc. He also said that he needs to take away the old
doors/frame and the town / dump would charge him a disposal fee whereas
if he left the doors out by the street in front of my house and have the
town pick them up then he would save me the disposal fee (whatever that
might be).

I'm thinking I need to get at least two more estimates....

What do you all think?

Thanks,
Walter

You must have "sucker" written across your forehead.

The most expensive sliding door on Lowes web site is under $500. I
replaced an old aluminum sliding door at my mothers house with a friend
of mine in under a day. The opening was to big and we had to frame it in
so it wasn't the simplest installation.

I would think you could get a very nice door (installed) for less than
$1000.

"Walter Cohen" wrote in message
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Question.
I see the same Perma Shield doors at Home Depot. Does anyone know if
it really is the same as I could get from a local window supplier that
sells Andersen, Pella, Marvin, etc? Sometimes Andersen sells
"similar" models only at HD or Lowes.

Check them out carefully. I bought a Pella door from a dealer across the
street from the HD. The Pella dealer had models not available at the big
stores. In my case, the differences were easy to see.