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Mike Swift
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In article <[email protected]>, fred
<[email protected]> writes
>> Got the first quote today from Anglain, *very* pricy, they wanted twice
>> what we paid for the house, eight and a quarter grand.
>
>Sod that.
>
>When I did mine it cost a couple of hundred quid.
>
>Measured the holes, got the windows made somewhere down in England and
>brought back by someone who was coming up anyway.
>
>They're easy enough to put in. Just knock out the old window, put the
>new frame in and wedge it, drill through the edge of the frame with a
>masonary bit and into the wall, bang in a rawl plug and screw in a
>screw, repeat a few times.
>
>Run round the edge with silicone from one of them tubes and smooth it
>with a wet finger then put the window units into the frame (hint-if it's
>a bit tight don't use a hammer).
>
>Then go out and spend most of the several thousand pounds you save on
>whisky and women and just squander the rest.
You're never seen my attempts at DIY have you Fred, I usually have to
pay to have my cock-ups put right.
Anglian rang back and quoted 6 grand, I had Timeless from Castleford in
tonight and they quoted 4.3 grand after some haggling, they're a new
firm but the windows look good, I may live to regret it but I signed up.
Thanks for all the input folks.
Mike
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Michael Swift We do not regard Englishmen as foreigners.
Kirkheaton We look on them only as rather mad Norwegians.
Yorkshire Halvard Lange
'46 M Y++ L+ U KQ+ c B+ P99S P00S p+ Sh++ S(BAR) R(HD5)
<[email protected]> writes
>> Got the first quote today from Anglain, *very* pricy, they wanted twice
>> what we paid for the house, eight and a quarter grand.
>
>Sod that.
>
>When I did mine it cost a couple of hundred quid.
>
>Measured the holes, got the windows made somewhere down in England and
>brought back by someone who was coming up anyway.
>
>They're easy enough to put in. Just knock out the old window, put the
>new frame in and wedge it, drill through the edge of the frame with a
>masonary bit and into the wall, bang in a rawl plug and screw in a
>screw, repeat a few times.
>
>Run round the edge with silicone from one of them tubes and smooth it
>with a wet finger then put the window units into the frame (hint-if it's
>a bit tight don't use a hammer).
>
>Then go out and spend most of the several thousand pounds you save on
>whisky and women and just squander the rest.
You're never seen my attempts at DIY have you Fred, I usually have to
pay to have my cock-ups put right.
Anglian rang back and quoted 6 grand, I had Timeless from Castleford in
tonight and they quoted 4.3 grand after some haggling, they're a new
firm but the windows look good, I may live to regret it but I signed up.
Thanks for all the input folks.
Mike
--
Michael Swift We do not regard Englishmen as foreigners.
Kirkheaton We look on them only as rather mad Norwegians.
Yorkshire Halvard Lange
'46 M Y++ L+ U KQ+ c B+ P99S P00S p+ Sh++ S(BAR) R(HD5)
) And Mr Centini will know