Many of you guys know that I am a commercial guy. I don't claim to know a lot about residential stuff, just enough to be dangerous.
I am getting ready to do some overdue work on my house (new roof, rework some soffits etc). One of the things I need to do is replace some windows and an exterior atrium door. I built the house in '93. Put in a high quality wood (inside and out) casement window, and have tried to keep them painted and caulked but some of them have rotted at the sills anyway and will have to be replaced.
I want a quality product, but the truth is the local University is buying up my neighborhood and I probly wont be here 10 to 15 years from now. I see some vinyl windows at Blowes that are suprisingly cheap. My wife says go cheap. What do you guys who do this every day think? Is there a happy medium?
I am getting ready to do some overdue work on my house (new roof, rework some soffits etc). One of the things I need to do is replace some windows and an exterior atrium door. I built the house in '93. Put in a high quality wood (inside and out) casement window, and have tried to keep them painted and caulked but some of them have rotted at the sills anyway and will have to be replaced.
I want a quality product, but the truth is the local University is buying up my neighborhood and I probly wont be here 10 to 15 years from now. I see some vinyl windows at Blowes that are suprisingly cheap. My wife says go cheap. What do you guys who do this every day think? Is there a happy medium?