This article was published on: 12/01/2005
 
FEATURE: 2005 COST vs. VALUE REPORT

Remodeling's Payoff



Window Replacement
Project Description: Replace 10 existing 3-by-5-foot double-hung windows with wood replacement windows, double-glazed and exterior clad in vinyl or aluminum. Wrap existing exterior trim as required to match. Don’t disturb existing interior trim.

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Window replacement
 

Job
Cost
Resale
Value
Cost
Recouped
National Average:
$9,684
$8,681
89.6%
East Average:
$9,831
$8,887
90.4%
Midwest Average:
$10,139
$8,484
83.7%
South Average:
$8,973
$7,506
83.7%
West Average:
$10,007
$10,282
102.7%



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Thank you to those practitioners who took the 2005 survey
Those survey respondents who also provided their contact information are listed here. Your help on this project was invaluable.

* We received sufficient data for 58 out of 60 markets surveyed compared with only 53 last year. Because of insufficient data from Grand Rapids, Mich., and Providence, R.I., no resale value numbers for those markets are provided.

 


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