So this entire project was supposed to be completed by November 28. We were emphatic when ordering the windows and siding that it needed to be completed before December.
Immediately, due to Lowe’s sales and Adams Home Exteriors, the windows are one-third completed in November with caulking that needs re-applying and the other two-thirds that won’t get to our house until mid-December. Moreover, we were told the windows would take 2-3 days total. It took 3 days, and we only have one-third the windows installed.
Now, I’m being forced by Lowes and Adams to have to pull back on my one other purchasing constraint which was for the windows to be done before the siding. Like our house in Iowa and every single home construction web site that addresses the timing of windows and siding state that if one could replace windows and siding at the same time, that should be done and windows should be installed before the siding (it has to do with better sizing, capping, and sealing). Here are just a few references:
- http://articles.courant.com/2013-07-27/business/hc-ls-windows-siding-20130727_1_old-windows-new-windows-old-siding
- https://modernize.com/home-ideas/32317/replace-windows-siding-same-time
- https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/84/topics/93128-what-comes-first-windows-siding-roof
So, I’ve relented yet added the stipulation that the installation warranty is extended to 5 years. Lowes said I would get it in writing.
Jack Adams (CFO – http://www.adamshomeexteriors.com/about-us.html ) came to the house to try to explain why it was “no big deal to install siding first.” Yet, he could not describe any of the details. His son and COO, Jack Adams, came to the house to explain to me, and I relented.
One of the most annoying things is that Shawn Adams said he would be stopping by the house a few times early on in the project, but he left the state for a hunting trip in the middle of this problem and had never come to the house until I had voiced my strong concerns with Jack.