We've just finished replacing our windows and doors in the entire house. Our old windows needed replacing over time. Last week was busy (chaotic) but everything went well and it's like having a new house. We now have vinyl trim windows on the outside and wood trim on the inside. So now we have to get the wood trim inside painted.
One thing we learned while talking to the friendly installers was that everyone should get 'sewer backup' included in their home insurance policies. There was some flooding in the city this past July which caused many home basements to flood when their sewers backed up into their basements. It was a messy (smelly), expensive repair, especially for those without the proper insurance. We called our insurance company to check and added a clause to protect us from outside sewer backup. According to my husband M we were only covered for inside sewer backup if the sewers inside your home backed up. So if the flooding is caused by the sewers outside your house backing up, it's a different thing. Apparently the insurance companies have had a lot of calls about this matter since the flooding.
