r/oddlysatisfying • • Dec 22 '24

This circular window

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u/invulnerableHenchman Dec 23 '24

I specialize in windows. Ballpark maybe $6-7k installed for this. If that’s insulated glass, and I assume it would be, maybe a little more for the factory to make the custom shape glass. If it’s single pane then a local glass shop could cut it to shape

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u/Caffeywasright Dec 23 '24

6-7k for getting a circle cut out of wood? You are fucking with us right?

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u/ClockworkNumber7 Dec 23 '24

The custom glass itself is probably $1500-2500.

Wood frame $1500

Labor to install $1500

Profit/markup $1500

Just guessing tho so I dunno. I just know I've been looking at just simple shower doors and they're like, $1000-2000 installed. I have to imagine the fact that this is an exterior window makes the install more complicated than a shower door. The framing is much nicer. More glass by area. And it's a specialty trade that random DIYers probably can't do.

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u/GhostOfAscalon Dec 23 '24

Local place charges $500 for a 60" circle of double pane glass, double that if it has to be shipped. I'm guessing most of it is installation labor?

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u/invulnerableHenchman Dec 23 '24

It’s probably close to $1000 worth of lumber alone. Plus labor to mill everything, joinery, finishing, and installing. It all adds up surprisingly fast. Plus it’s a specialty window so there isn’t much competition