HELP! new construction window placement error
Mary Conway
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Leaking Pella Windows **New Construction** PLEASE HELP!
Comments (54)I thought I would respond to this old thread in case it could help someone. I don't have technical experience in this field... but I did have 3 very large leaking Pella picture windows in a 10 year old house that I purchased. They leaked during heavy windy rains. I had roofers, siding guys, and window guys come out to make flahing and siding repairs w/o any luck. After dealing with this problem for 6 months another contractor sprayed a hose and could determine that the water was coming in at the window seals. It was evident in windy conditions because the water was being blown upwards and coming through the top seals and then running down the window. The contractor applied a bead of silicone along the seal on the exterior of the windows, 30 minutes later the problem was resolved. Had I known, I would have saved thousands and dollars and a lot of headaches. Years later those windows are still fine but I have had to apply that same bead to other leaking windows to resolve the same issue....See MoreWindows Sales Tax in Utah for New Construction Home - Please help
Comments (11)I don't know the answer for Utah because I really don't understand the message you got from the supplier, but I can give you a general understanding that may help a little bit. In the U.S. sales tax is an end user tax rather than a value added tax, so all taxes are deferred to the end user. In many states products are taxed differently than services. In fact, in many states services are not taxed at all and only products are taxed, while in some other states products are taxed at different rates than services. While this is a mess it all works generally the same way. This can get complicated when a business is a supplier or manufacturer and an installer. In that case, a portion of the window will be taxed at a different rate. So let's use an example for a window supplier and an 8% product only sales tax. Suppose a supplier purchases a window at $100, they will sell the window to a contractor for $150, $200 retail to a customer, or install it themselves for $250. So if a customer comes in they will pay $200 plus $16 in sales tax. However, that sales tax may be calculated differently if the customer purchases an installed window. In that case the amount of product could be reduced to cost $100 and the service would be the additional $150. So you would get a cost of $250 plus $8 in sales tax. If the company is selling windows to builder there would be no tax on the $150 from the supplier but the builder would be required to collect tax from the end user (how that tax is calculated depends on how the builder does business but likely it will be $150 plus $12 sales tax plus installation charges). Complicating this further, is the fact that states may collect differently in the construction industry because it is exponentially easier to collect from suppliers than installers and so they may have suppliers pay even though the window will be used for resale....See MoreWindows - Need Help! - New Construction
Comments (3)I would not put Jeldwen in a dog house. Marvin is a quality product. What series are you thinking? Andersen 400's, meh, ok window have heard quality issues lately but only have heard this. Simonton is also an ok product, bulky from what I recall but ok. "Major reasons to avoid a particular brand or model?" Jeldwen, Sierra Pacific, Pella. All poor products, both quality control, design and customer service wise....See MoreNew Build Window Placement Help!
Comments (23)Thanks again for the input! We wanting sliding type if its the skinny ones. I like lots of natural light which is why we wanting the extra windows. The neighbour doesn't have windows directly opposit from bedroom 1 but there would be a bit of garden inbetween in both side, low fence and their wall. Bedroom 3 would look out across the garage carpark area of the neighbours. I love big windows but i suppose the skinny might be better. How high would you put it and what width, about 60cm down? Do you think it must be inline with the top of the other window in the bedroom or could it go higher? Might look strange from outside if not inline with other windows on the same side?...See MoreMary Conway
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