Guide To Replacement Window Bids

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Guide To Replacement Window Bids

Our guide to replacement window bids can help you find quality estimates and bids if you are in the market for top replacement home windows. While the process can be time consuming, a little sweat equity on your part now can save you thousands of dollars and lots of heachaches down the road.

Get A Few Price Quotes

Bids should be free, if they aren't move on to another company that does provide a free bid. Three should be the minimum number of bids you get in order to get a good sense of what your jobs costs and what type of installation is involved. Five is probably the maximum number of bids you should get, after that it may simply be repetitive. Be wary of companies that insist that both decision makers of the household are present for the presentation - this usually means that there is going to be a high pressure, on the spot sales pitch that is almost always not in your best interest to get sucked into.

Compare The Bids

Once you gather all of your bids, compare them as best you can. Most companies sell different brands and models of windows, which can be tough to differentiate by simply looking at them. One great place to go to compare the numbers of the models is here, the National Fenestration Ratings Council. Type in the model number and check for the U-factor, SHGC and Air Infiltration numbers - these three numbers will give you a good idea of how the actual products compare to one another from a performance standpoint. Once you compare the windows, you are either going to have a strong feeling about which company to go with, or you will still have questions and concerns.

Use An Online Forum

Online forums are great places to get expert advise on your home window bids. Do a search for replacement window forums and several top sites will show up in your browser. Usually you do have to register your email address, but once you do you can post your project bids and ask the community whether the bids you have seem reasonable and whether the brands and models are high quality products. The feedback will either be one of two things; either the contractors will say you should go with one of the bids/brands or that you need to keep searching and get more bids. If it's back to the drawing board at least now you are armed with the information you need to make the best choice for your home windows.