Sometimes it is hard to compare apples to apples 'cause you don't always know where the worm is, but on this house Michelle did not scavenge materials and hired sub-contractors for everything except the BaleRaisings that we held on two weekends. BaleRaisers has projects in California, Wyoming, Nevada, New Mexico South Dakota, New Mexico, Washington State, Oregon, and Indiana. This sounds like an oxymoron. The economy would fall on it's face and you would be charged with economical treason. The lumber will stay barked.
Many people put new windows in their homes for one reason or the other.
Probably because of advertising and strong arm sales tactics. Let their possible loss be your gain. Look for the installers and buy used windows off the back of the truck. The savings on rent was put toward the slab. Everything was out of Michelle's pocket in the beginning.