Originally Posted by pwogaman

I replaced all of my windows with Andersen 400 casements. I got them all off of Craigslist, E-bay, or the Habitat for Humanity Restore (several locations). I saved over $3,000 getting them that way. I also saved a small fortune doing it myself. I did quite a bit a driving to get what I needed at times. For instance, on one trip (from Northern Virginia) I drove to Newark, New Jersey and picked up 4 windows, then to two stops in Long Island, New York where I got 5 windows, and finally across the Long Island sound via ferry (where I got an hour or so sleep) to Conn. and R.I. for the final stop. I completely filled the back of my Grand Caravan (with the seats removed). The entire trip took me 19 hours. The closest place where I got windows was less then a mile away (2 CR24s still in the box with tempered obscured glazing for my bathrooms for $160!!) All the windows were new and I got them for dimes on the dollar - mostly from contractors who ordered the wrong size or had a client cancel some work or make plan changes. I ended up mulling some together to fit the holes in my house, but with the Andersens it was not difficult once I figured out their standard sizing. It took me about 4 months of gathering to get everything I needed.