Looking for someone who can aluminum re-cap a few windows

Greetings Brownsteoners, Does anyone out there know of someone that has the aluminum bending machine that can bend some new aluminum sill pieces for me? After years of dealing with leaks and drafts off of new Pella windows, I tore apart the capping to dicover that the original installer never foam selaed any gaps and just capped over them. Ughh… Anyway, I just need a few broze aluminum peices bent and installed. Easy job. Please reaply with any experienced contacts. I’m in Gowanus. Thanks in advance

bobo

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heightsguy | 11 years and 10 months ago

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I just had windows installed. My handyman rented the break on 3rd ave by 16th street for $35 per day. You can buy a box of the aluminium at Ditmas Roof Supply on McDonald Ave.If you’re handy you could probably do it yourself.

stevecym | 11 years and 10 months ago

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I hate to have to tell you this because you and I both know that the job is simple and easy and any old handyman should be able to do it.  the problem is, the only people who own those brakes that bend the coil stock are window and siding people and if they are busy on full blown jobs, they will not want to do something like this.  The sadder thing is, many of us have worked for contractors who have had these devices and know how to do it but can’t becuase after being paid to do that kind of work, we swore we would never do it again and hence do not own brakes.  this is what I would do if I needed those bends: I would call a siding contractor and ask him if he would make them for a fee if I brought him an old one to work off of (you kept them, correct?).  He will be able to make them in 8 or 10′ lenghts.  You can cut them out and then install them (I know you are handy, you would not have torn the old ones off if you were not).  Use tin snips to cut them.  seal the edges and top with GE silicone.  Do not seal the underside.  I think you will have better luck getting a guy to charge you something nominal to make the bends so long as he does not have to put them up.  (kind of like the guy who called me a couple of months ago and wanted a plank ripped into 4 pieces on my table saw; I offered to do it for free so long as I did not have to leave my house and do anything with the wood afterward – and the two bottles of wine he gave me made the deal nice and I would do the same for him again if he called again).   Steve

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Sorry for the typos