Window Replacement, Wood or Vinyl

[Alex Polyanskiy]

Current 2 bedroom unit on an end of an 8 unit building needs new windows. Some of the glass on the windows are foggy and will only get worse. The frames on the windows are wood. Top floor has a 2 piece living room window, a kitchen window, and a sliding glass door. All wood frames. The middle piece on the living room window is foggy and needs to be replaced. The right most piece on the 3 piece window is rotting. The kitchen window is starting to get foggy, but is still fine. The sliding door is also starting to get foggy, but is still fine. The bottom floor has one window that had the glass replaced when the property was purchased. Another window has a vinyl frame which was like that when the property was purchased

There are two options being considered.

1. Replace just the middle piece (just the glass) on the top floor 3 piece window (about $500).

2. Replace the 3 piece window wood frame because rotting started.

3. Replace the 3 piece window frame to be vinyl.(about $2,000)

Other window will probably need to be replaced in the future. What would be the best thing to do? If the property will be sold in the future, will vinyl windows add value to the home. Does the frame need to be replaced, or just the glass?

[Kris Mann]

Is it a non-standard window? Why is it costing $2000 for a window?