These old houses are a lot of work and I always underestimate them. One sash can take upwards of 30 minutes when between trying to cut the paint loose and restoring them. Last house I bid at $25/window and it wasn’t enough.
And if you ask for more they call you a thief, right?
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Nice technique
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Get out of the car there is a bomb in there.
How do you account for all that time. This is how i do it. I tell the home owner anything that don’t open we won’t charge you for. We will be more than happy to come back an clean once you get it to open.
I did an estimate I went through the the house with the customer there 5 windows that were painted shut. I told him get these un-stuck, an that’s when we will schedule. He had no problem with it.
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This is the reason you should always give the estimate in person!! I had people tell me over the phone… I got 5 Windows …how much; In the beginning I would give out my price and then on the field I would realize it wasnt the same type of Windows he had described…they were never cleaned in 10 years and they were stuck!!!
Now I go in person and if I cant I give a base price and tell them the price will vary depending on the state of the window.
thanks for posting this, i don’t do this type of window myself but am very glad to have seen this technique. also this guy has a lot of other excellent videos i was not aware of before.
Wow, and I thought my storm window jobs were painful. I’m with Mike and the others, if they’re painted shut, I’ll come back when they’re not. I’ll free one or two, but not ever single one. Razor once, steel wool once, squeegee, detail, next!
I’m pretty sure the point of a storm easel is to bring the window up to a comfortable working height. Not toddler height. Get a 5 or 6 foot step ladder and you won’t be wondering why your back hurts so much later.
And here’s a pro tip: Use peg-board pegs, and drill holes in the step ladder for a quick removable system. Drill the holes so the pegs sit opposed at 45 degrees, that way you can set square(ish) storm panels at an angle and have all the water run down to the center, where you can set a sponge or towel to catch your runoff. That way you can use the easel indoors and only worry about the occasional stray drip. I actually have 3 holes drilled on either side of each step, so that it will accommodate storms of various sizes at both 45 and 90 degrees.
I haven’t taken storm windows outside to an easel in several years. I always carry the easel with me to each room or area of the home. It takes much less time to move one easel systematically around a home once, than move multiple sets of storms outside, then back inside, not to mention trying to keep them all straight.
I even built a wheeled cart for the easel, for this one huuuuge commercial job with all storm windows. I’ll have to post pictures of it when they have us do more windows there this year. It has space for the bucket, a vacuum, spare rubbers, blades, wool, etc., plus crazy random stuff we needed like a drill and mallet… and the entire footprint of the thing is barely larger than the 5’ step ladder that sits on it. (And it’s sturdy enough with the wheels locked to use the step ladder if needed 
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I work for a property manager …that’s the job in the video. He doesn’t require a estimate any more from me. We gave been working together for years now…He gives me an address and I bill him what I feel is fair .
I love those types of customers 
