Price difference between windows vs. fixed glass element and masonry?

2023-08-20 17:59:26

Strange logic. If he makes 20% profit, you do it, if he makes 50%, you don’t?

2023-08-20 18:14:07

This is somewhat simplified, but yes, that is certainly one aspect of decision-making. All the other experiences from the last >2 years also flow into it. If all of that had been reasonable, I wouldn’t hesitate for a second now whether it is 300 euros more or less.

2023-08-20 18:39:26

With us, the wing was more expensive than the fixed element ... Otherwise, with every size change, whether larger or smaller, the standard phrase "wall against window balances out" = price neutral. GD

2023-08-20 18:55:58

We have planned a floor-to-ceiling double door in the ground floor layout (approx. 215 cm high and 150 cm wide, approx. 3.2 m² glass area, two openable wing doors) and would like to replace this double door or double window with a fixed window in order to create a window seat inside via a carpenter.

That means the position in the floor plan would remain the same, as would the width and the top end. The fixed glass element would only no longer be floor-to-ceiling at the bottom but would end about 50 cm above (then approx. 2.5 m²).

I assumed there would be a lower price because the window area becomes about 20-25% smaller and all the door mechanics would be eliminated. The construction company is now talking about an additional cost of 400 euros net / approx. 480 euros gross, because the 50 cm at the bottom require extra masonry work, a windowsill is needed outside, and a fixed glass element of that size is large and heavy in one piece.

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Moreover, as my predecessor points out, that is pretty pointless. If you’re lucky, you might be able to squeeze another hundred from the general contractor with some good persuasion. Probably not though. You’d better use your energy for other things.

I assume that position A or B as per is meant. As a former window manufacturer, I see a roughly equal price position in terms of windows, and as an independent building consultant, a general contractor-related additional effort roughly corresponding to the stated surcharge.

2023-08-20 21:10:23

I wouldn't pay extra and would leave everything as it is. You can always build something in front of it later. In this forum, it is somewhat frowned upon to place furniture in front of a floor-to-ceiling window or a door. Here in this country, it is often done. It also looks good, as long as you make sure it looks "intentional." I wouldn't worry about it now.

2023-08-21 00:41:39

Placing furniture in front of a floor-to-ceiling window or a door.

I would do it that way too. But then it's not a window seat. Homeowners nowadays are strange - everything has to be somehow exactly the same and have the same name as everyone else currently has.

The expensive part in this case is the difference between a double-leaf and _a_ static window. The statics make the difference!

Furthermore, the label "window seat." I go to the hairdresser and want my hair styled up, it costs 25€. If I say: styled hair for a wedding, it costs 40€. If I'm a bride, it's a bridal hairstyle and I pay 65€.
These window seats are never used at least 50% of the time. I would build garden exits wherever possible. And even if there's only an armchair in front of it, I have it a) more comfortable and b) more flexible for years.

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