Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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You need to get several more bids. Those prices are way to high. I had double pane, tinted windows installed for $8k.
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Keep shopping. Double paned glass is way overpriced. Typical COST to the dealer/installer should be no higher than $300-$400. Add $100 per unit for labor and you get an idea of cost. Not knowing the size of your lanai, it’s hard to determine a fair profit margin. 40-50% is the norm.
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We just did ours and single pane was enough. Also just added the mini-split after 1 year. Waited to see if we really wanted/needed it. Answer is ‘yes’.
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Cardinal glass company in Ocala the largest manufacture of windows in US
They make a solar glass #320 that is amazing, look them up online I did mine with that 320 double glazed it was under $10 a sq ft for the glass without labor. So any installer has a low cost supplier nearby So about $3,000 for 3 walls of a 12x20 never needed AC left the sliders out. So $18,000 is an outrageous rip off Do not use aluminum frames they transmit heat & cold. Wood or vinyl for frames is better. Be sure they have ARC approval & building permits.
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We enclosed ours with dual pane. More for sound proofing than anything else. We didn't add a mini-split, but we did have insulation put in. That made a big difference. We leave our lanai doors open all day and that takes care of the temp.
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We had Windows of Central Florida do the work in late 2019, and were pleased with their quality and timeliness. |
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We have acrylic sliders in our lanai, solar shades and a mini-split ( a/c and heat). Love it and have had it for over 10 years. The lanai is East facing.
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I would get a couple more quotes that's a TAD high keep ion mind you also have to add HVAC .
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3 years ago we had double pane glass and solar shades installed on a southern exposure lanai...we have two ceiling fans in the lanai, one pushes down, the other draws up. We also have an 11 foot opening when the sliders are fully open. We haven't had the need for a split, the a/c unit in the house had plenty of capacity and there has been no noticeable increase in electricity. Maybe three times now in the dead of winter we've used a small space heater in the morning just to take a slight chill off (at night we leave the sliders open, but draw the vertical shades, basically for privacy) converting the lanai to a four season room, that no longer gets soaked when it rains was one of the best things that we did |
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I ordered my double pane windows in September, and they didn't come in until 4 months later. A lesson in patience, for sure. I currently have a 3 month wait going for them to remake the screen, which was wrong.
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We had our lanai closed with 5 simonton perfextion platinum weries windows, 5 sliders double pane low 2, coil and siding under windows with foam insullation, door, deadbolt, insulate attic with R 38 above attic, plus I had to have a larger window installed in our master bedroom to meet requirements. I'm VERY happy and have just opened the sliders and not have had to add A/C (AM sun) We used Windows of Central Florida 352 217 8151. They were on time, great technical work, everything cleaned up each day. The inspector said "I never have a problem with them". Total cost including window was $13,995.00
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as opposed to heat loss. The double pane windows we purchased were double thick glass so essentially 4x as thick. Due to the weight I assume part of the cost is hardware, framing etc to take the extra weight. Also, the windows we purchased had built in UV filtration. How effective that is, what it is worth in terms of value I don't know but our windows had a blueish tint to them. Not at all obvious from the inside looking out but it was obvious compared to neighbors windows. The sound deadening is dramatic. Perhaps a major reason to do it. Our windows stood up to snowball, ball etc from DENNIS THE MENACE the brat next door. |
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