Window still isn't fixed...

Everything has been smooth sailing up until this window.  It's still not fixed.  Brett has taken the remaining glass out as it was frosted and didn't match the rest of the house.  He replaced all the clasps and spiral bounds, but we've had problems getting replacement glass.  The quotes I got were all very expensive, around $200 just for the glass.  Brett's supplier hasn't gotten back to him.  It's a little frustrating as the very last thing needed to make this stage complete.  I'm wondering whether it would have been easier just to get a new one.

Missed it by millimetres...

The bargain handle I bought from Bunnings doesn't fit the back French doors because we're using it as an outdoor one and it's meant to be indoor.  The lock underneath, which wouldn't normally be used on an indoor handle, is too big.  I'll have to find an alternative.

Window Glass Replacement

The front window is the only original window that remains in the granny flat. We kept this because we "assumed" that it would be cheaper to just replace the glass, rather than an entire window.  The other front window is also double hung sash, to match this, while the ones at the sides are all casement windows.  This window has frosted glass, while the others have clear glass, so even though only the top panel was broken, all the panels will require replacing.  The springs and locks on it will also have to be replaced as they no longer work.

It just goes to show you should never assume anything.  I've had 2 quotes to supply and install the 4 replacement glass panels and one quote was $490 and the other was $598.  Astounding!!!

I've asked them to requote just to supply, and Graham will have a go at installing them, as I'm assuming (again) that the labour charge is the largest component. 

Expensive lesson learned.  It may have been cheaper for me to have just bought new windows.

Stage One Almost Complete

So here it is, Stage 1 almost complete.  Once the door locks window clasps are in, then "granny flat to enclosure" stage is complete!! Woohoo!  We went with a plain door and supposedly jazzing it up with some door handles, knockers etc..but I'm not sold on the idea.  Am thinking of putting some mouldings on it to make it a bit fancier and more sympathetic to the rest of the building.

Escutcheon Plates Rip Off (Grrrr)

Grrr, these annoying little escutcheon plates were $22 each at Brett's Architectural.  I know for a FACT I could have got them at Handle House in Maroochydore for half that price, because I got all the other locks there for about half the retail price of Brett's, but they only had it in satin chrome, and I needed bright chrome. Grrr.  Oh well, you win some, you lose some.