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Andersen 200 vs 400 double hung window cost

5 years ago

I think the window dealer our contractor sent us to might be pricing things extraordinarily high?

Bid for Andersen 200 double hung windows, grilles on top sash only came back as $475 per window, not including installation and not including insect screen.

I spoke to an Andersen rep who said the bid sounded high and she referred us to a different dealer who roughly quoted us $350/window including bug screen for Andersen 200's.

Anderson rep said Home Depot actually usually has the same window for a lowest price point...is that true?

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PRO
PPF.
5 years ago
Anderson rep said Home Depot actually usually has the same window for a lowest price point...is that true?

Ask someone at Home Depot.
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Windows on Washington Ltd
5 years ago
That's awfully nice of the Andersen rep to undermine one of their contractors as a general rule.

If you have a competing bid and they are a professional shop, go with them.

If you want a Home Depot bid, there isn't an entity out there that buys more Andersen than them so they would, in theory, have the best buy multiplier out there. That said, the rub on the big box stores is that you usually have a bit larger error variant to compete with vs. a more specialized window shop/contractor.

If you know how to read a build sheet and are comfortable with it, feel free to go that route. I would imagine that there is probably a bit more rough handling of materials when you are talking about the scale and size of a big box store vs. a more window specialty shop too. Keep that in mind.
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