We are buying new windows. Back in 2023 we replaced four and, in this iteration, we are getting eight replacement windows. A few years before the unit cost was just over $500. Now it exceeds $1000. Such inflation is the downside for our phased window replacement strategy. To make matters worse the Biden era tax credit that we enjoyed last time and was scheduled to run for ten years has mysteriously disappeared. Thanks to that “Big Beautiful Bill.” Who knew that windows could be DEI? The of the windows that we bought before are pictured below. This batch will be the same make and model, Simonton 6500. 

While our windows will not be as decorative or fancy as any of the others pictured in this post, the three in the living room do include stain glass. This detail like many others is part of this house’s charm and gives it its gingerbread architectural style. We plan on saving those sashes, taking the stain glass out of the frame and then hanging the glass as a decorative window treatment.  

Ordering the new windows is one thing but actually getting them is a whole different story. Like before, we are getting our replacement windows from Home Depot, and their process doesn’t trust the salesmen’s measurements. In a week the subcontractor will come by to do the actual measurements. Then in 8-12 weeks the installation will actually occur. That puts us into June. I envision multiple trips to the cabin this summer.