I'm doing a big extension to my PPOR.
I need lots of casement windows. Buying these new is EXPENSIVE! About $450 each set of 2 casements.
So I figured I would make them myself. Then today I was searching for window sills for the project, new they are $120 per 1.1m window sill! Craziness.
None of the demolition yards had any window sills in good condition or the right size (165mm wide). So I got two lengths of 3.6m hardwood for $60.
Took me 20 mins to cut, plane down and sand each bit of wood to turn it into a window sill.
Throw in 2 casements that I got for $11 each, and some random pine for the frame, all up the windows should cost me about $50 - $60 each. So I'm saving about $360 per window, and there are going to be LOTS of windows (about $7200 worth new, costing me about $900 DIY).
A few hours of work today produced 6 window sills and one of them framed up and undercoated. That's a $600 -$700 saving. Gotta love DIY, plus it's recyling the old wood and windows rather than chopping down trees for new ones. Win win
I need lots of casement windows. Buying these new is EXPENSIVE! About $450 each set of 2 casements.
So I figured I would make them myself. Then today I was searching for window sills for the project, new they are $120 per 1.1m window sill! Craziness.
None of the demolition yards had any window sills in good condition or the right size (165mm wide). So I got two lengths of 3.6m hardwood for $60.
Took me 20 mins to cut, plane down and sand each bit of wood to turn it into a window sill.
Throw in 2 casements that I got for $11 each, and some random pine for the frame, all up the windows should cost me about $50 - $60 each. So I'm saving about $360 per window, and there are going to be LOTS of windows (about $7200 worth new, costing me about $900 DIY).
A few hours of work today produced 6 window sills and one of them framed up and undercoated. That's a $600 -$700 saving. Gotta love DIY, plus it's recyling the old wood and windows rather than chopping down trees for new ones. Win win