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..my 89 year old Mom owns her home lives about 5 hrs North of me. She seems to thankfully still have here wits about her. While most workers that repair things for her are honest, she sometimes gets contractors who do shoddy work or rip her off. She recently got a quote from some guy ..she maybe even left a deposit, on a $4000 window replacement (!) It's an Anderson window so there is a "dealership" and "installer fee" ONE window about 28" x 38" $4000...?
Often I get pissed off enough and do these jobs myself, last time I was here I re-built a staircase to the deck, sometimes I am can't be around and she is at the mercy of dubious workers. Luckily the lawn guy is nice-he never even asks for payment & she has to remind him, his prices are super-cheap. She has a great plumber too. This window deal seems very expensive. The window itself can't be that expensive..or can they? They are not even that great in quality, IMO.

From Forbes site:
"Anderson windows typically cost anywhere from $380 to $3,700 per window including installation fees.
The overall cost for windows is dependent on several factors including window size, material, style and level of customization.
On average, labor costs for window installation are around $40 per hour or about $100 to $300 per window. "

This is a ground-floor bathroom window by Pella just ONE broken upper sash glass (24" x 14.5") everything works.. so : no ladders required, its a very simple window, 50's ranch-house.. my Mom called Anderson by mistake thinking it was an Anderson product, now we are stuck with this joker,
she left a 1/3 deposit..maybe she is getting a but dodgy...
damn, I better go get my tool belt.