[freedomben]

Yes, and to give an idea I replaced some windows in my house a couple years back. The double pane windows on the north side were about $100 to $150 per, while the triple pane windows on the south side were $900. The triple pane also had higher installation labor costs. It seemed ludicrous to me that it would be so much more expensive, but after calling around, that was very typical.

[voisin]

Why was labor more expensive?

[delusional]

Only thing I could imagine was extra hands to deal with the weight.

[bgnn]

Don't they use machinery to carry the windows? Even double pane gets heavy. The windows of the sliding doors I've recently got replaced were like 200kg each.

[2ICofafireteam]

Where I am, in British Columbia, the solution formoving even the biggest windows in single family homes is to use ten men and a boy.

[forgetfreeman]

It is exceptionally rare for a contractor to have equipment to move literally anything that takes less than four laborers to move by hand.

[bgnn]

Not here in the Netherlands. By law anything heavier than 23kg should be carried by a machine. In principle one can carry something heavier, but then there needs to be a written plan etc.

It's very common to carry stuff with a small crane. If it needs to be carried to thd back of the house which is not accessible, they set up a bigger crane.

[forgetfreeman]

I bet y'all have comprehensive workers compensation coverage and good healthcare too. Half the contractors around here lie about carrying a personal injury policy and several I've worked for had a standing policy where if you fell off a roof, scaffold, or ladder it was understood that you were fired before you hit the ground.