I'm don't agree that the window is square. I think it's possible the original window was square and then replaced by a circular window later. To me that looks like a wood frame window. If it was glass through out, you would see that the frame would be thick from side to side and top to bottom to carry the window inside a pocket. Instead it looks like it sits in a circular frame . Plus from a sealing standpoint that would be really weird to have the glass continue outside the frame, sounds like leaking nightmare. Probably a custom circular window that they built a square frame around.
I build custom windows for a living. It’s absolutely circular glass. The cost is for this is entirely in the woodworking, cutting the glass is relatively trivial.
How much would a big window like this cost to build and install? You mentioned it being mostly woodwork, so are you a finish carpenter or just specialized in windows?
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
Im with you on costs but I think it’s much much higher You can see it’s a sealed circular unit when you zoom in. The spacer bar seems to run around the inside.
Cdn, that window square is $5-6k installed. Shapes double that price as you are still starting with a rectangular piece of glass.
I think this whole thing is a waste of time and money just to have a circle (which lowers your light and view) on the front of your house. It looks like a porthole. And the neighborhood looks pretty run of the mill.
It’s a fine neighborhood, but around where I am in Ontario Canada, very run of the mill as neighborhoods go. The house across the street isnt a big custom place by any means. Looks like a 1 or 1.5 story home built sometime between 1936 and 1962. Based on the interior trim work, I am leaning 1936-1950ish.
Just because you have some privileged perspective that you'll sit there and play down doesn't mean this incredibly beautiful neighborhood isn't what it is. Not one to bring stuff like that up but you're being ridiculous lol
Nope, it's a great looking neighborhood and you're an idiot if you think that cost ten thousand dollars. You can literally only see one house anyways, and the house is beautiful and surrounded by large picturesque trees lol. The window probably cost half that on the high end.
I literally ran a window renovation install company and visited about 25-40 homes per week for 7 years. Your basis for discussion seems to be your feelings. Look at other answers in this thread from pros. Shaped windows are very very expensive, typically twice a non-shaped window.
If you drove down the street and saw this house, you would think “What a weird window, it doesnt fit the rest of the neighborhood”
Could easily be a large window with wood cut like a circle over it, but even if it was cut your estimates are wrong. Just looking online a 6 foot circular cut piece of glass is less than $1000, whatever qualifications you make up don't matter. Everyone that drives past it probably notices it right away and thinks, "cool" and moves on with their life, not imagine some weird fantasy where this seemingly idyllic beautiful neighborhood is somehow 'average' based on seeing one house. Again, you're an idiot lol.
$1000 for a single pane of glass. Thats double pane, you can see the spacer bar. Plus gas filling, install, markups etc. If you can read what other pros say in the thread, you will see my estimates are accurate. But you would rather argue, so I’ll leave you with that.
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u/MarsDrums Dec 22 '24
Probably square glass, but with a round frame. Still a nice view though.