I went to order glass for my entree door and it’s two sidelights. The local guy wanted $800. several others were from $380 to $1100.
How can that be? Sure it’s 3/8ths inch thick tempered and kinda tall, but $380 to $1100 bucks differant?
all of them were just glass with no install or anything..
Is there really anything differant about glass worth knowing?
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I have run across the same thing. What's up with that?
"Oh, you wanted tempered?"
"We priced it as laminated. Same dif."
"Didn't think you needed it so I priced without."
"Polished edges, of course."
Retail or wholesale/ contractor pricing. Is their business more retail or to the trade? If they mostly deal in walk- in or retail traffic their trade price will not be as competitive.
Frenchy, ya Liberal Tightwad. They have to support their families and various hanger-onners. You're not being very sensitive to their needs!
However, as to the question, all of them iff local are going to send the measurements off to someplace else to be cut and tempered. Then when they get delivered, they will call & tell you your glass is ready.
You are West of Milwaukee? Chances are that's where your glass will be tempered, so you might do better to look around there rather than locally.
Joe H