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BxTart t1_j9ofi42 wrote

Hire a professiona & let them sort it out. The premium is worth not agonizing over the details & fear of getting it wrong. They will also have options for your window that you might really want.

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Present-Substance-82 OP t1_j9ohwk4 wrote

I'm a carpenter by trade and I've had others look at the problem as well but cost estimates are 4 times higher then if I would do the job. Most difficult problem is the thickness of the wall. Usually the walls I work on are 2x6's but this wall is only 6cm think so not a play.

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gladiwokeupthismorn t1_j9opdkj wrote

How is an exterior wall only 6cm thick? That’s bonkers.

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FlexZone2019 t1_j9ostd9 wrote

That’s just a trailer, not a real house. Walls are paper thin.

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meusiclver t1_j9pf1nz wrote

As someone who grew up in a trailer I wish you had said that is a trailer, not a "house" so the walls are very thin. Your use of just and "not a real house" hurt past me feelings

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knauff13 t1_j9prbs6 wrote

Some trailers are really nice. Some houses are really awful. Don't take it to heart, my guy.

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WhiskerTwitch t1_j9qw8cc wrote

If they'd said "not a real home" then sure...but they're using the name of a particular type of structure so the words are accurate.

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meusiclver t1_j9qzjj7 wrote

The "just" can be used to imply inferior, derogatory, less than, or a way to diminish others feelings. "Why are you excited, it's just a song?" "Don't worry, she's just a girl". In both examples it is a song or a girl, but the just changes the tone and meaning of the sentence. If the sentence was, It's a trailer, not a house, so the walls are thinner, that is a different tone than it's just a trailer not a real house. The use of real implies that which is not real is a knock off or inferior as well.

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WhiskerTwitch t1_j9rkbcb wrote

I understand that you have some personal sensitivities to people discussing trailers that is outside the realm of discussing the details of structures, but please remember that this is a thread about a structure with very narrow walls and how to deal with changing a window in said structure. No one here was trying to hurt you or demean you in any way.

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meusiclver t1_j9rmhak wrote

Incorrect, I have no personal sensitivities discussing trailers. Thin walls, trailers, and solutions can be discussed thoughtfully. I don't believe the op of this thread was being intentionally hurtful to anyone, especially me. In fact, assuming positive intent is why I wanted to speak up about how the comment could be perceived, especially since the original OP is working on a trailer.

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FlexZone2019 t1_j9tcp45 wrote

Stop reading too much into each word. I don't mean to offend anyone, but I also don't live my life weighting every word to make sure no one is offended. In this discussion, not a real house is an accurate statement.

Sorry this strikes a cord with you but people don't measure each and every statement on the off chance that someone, somewhere, might be offended.

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MrsDerpson31B t1_j9q6h2g wrote

I'm sorry you're dealing with that, most window places are an absolute ripoff. This should cost less than $500 all in--materials and labor.

Try calling up a building materials store that sells windows and ask them for a recommendation for an installer for their windows--better chance to talk to someone that knows what they're doing.

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Present-Substance-82 OP t1_j9qqjvd wrote

1 ‘pro’ did not want to take the job. Other Carpenter asks almost 3000 euro’s for 2 windows. Material costs are only 700 so that’s worth doing it myself

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MrsDerpson31B t1_j9r0fko wrote

Ouch, I hear stuff like that all the time though. Fucking vultures. My partner and I have a window/door install company, and we have people buy their windows directly from the manufacturer per our measurements and then pay us for the install after it's done. We make more per window than any of those companies will ever pay installers, and the people that hire us save like 40% of what they would've paid those scammers. It's bananas, sometimes we have to convince people that we're not scammers because they don't understand how we can be that much lower than "the industry standard".

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egus t1_j9osr56 wrote

Surely you mean 6 inches thick

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Present-Substance-82 OP t1_j9qrul6 wrote

I wish… that would be easy

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egus t1_j9qta6e wrote

So are you building it out on the inside or outside? Because it seems like you will have to already go up to 2x4s to support whatever window you put back in there.

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Present-Substance-82 OP t1_j9qvgmt wrote

Why would I need to go up to 2x4’s? The old window held up fine and redoing the whole wall with 2x4’s doesn’t sound like a fun job

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egus t1_j9qvwih wrote

Is it a shed? If it's a house I would want more r value.

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