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I am in search of a person who can put an air conditioner in my daughters window. She lives in MB housing on the second floor and it must have most of the window covered to place the air conditioner in.  
Her daughter has leukaemia and the apartment is very hot so need it cooled off to keep her from getting sick.  
Any suggestions for a name to call? Money is limited.  
Thanks ahead

if you already have the ac call mb housing and ask for gary’s number he usually does it for mb housing not sure of the price but i think $25-$50

She already has the air conditioner but as I said money is an issue. They want $75 she was told last year.

yes that’s more then it used to be, hopefully you can find someone

$75 is pretty reasonable. Plywood isn’t cheap, and an hour labour by the time he fits the plywood and cuts it out for the AC isn’t unheard of. I understand money is tight but unfortunately I don’t see you getting it done for much cheaper than that. Barring a Good Samaritan doing it out of the goodness of their heart, that is.

Not the best practice but I did mine myself with lots of duct tape and two layers of cardboard, duct tape all on the part facing outside so it doesn’t get wet... Not fancy but cheap and worked. I wedged a piece of cardboard under it that made a really tight fit too. And just made sure if I pushed it that it wouldn’t move so it doesn’t fall on anyone  
 
Edited by brightlights, 2019-06-28 11:11:09

Sending you a PM...

I think $75 is taking advantage of people already struggling. If you measure the size of board you need, go to one of the lumber yards and they will cut to size for you. They have scraps that they use and are very helpful and reasonable. Maybe with all of that done the guy will lower the amount and install it for you. Wishing you luck!

Cardboard is not allowed. Has to be wood. We are trying our best to find some she can afford.

I used to live in MB housing. You cannot screw anything into the windows. $75 isn't taking advantage of anyone. This person needs to have a tape measure, take the time to go from lumber yard to lumber yard finding a place to cut what they hope is a scrap piece of plywood. Most likely there will still be a charge. Then you need to hope it was measured and cut correctly. The installer then comes and sure you have done all the work an now want a discount. At that point why not install yourself? You will only need probably a cordless drill to screw the plywood to the air conditioner frame. Plus some screws. Might even need to purchase some weather stripping. So all this extra time and small parts add up.

I offered my opinion based on what I did. The first lumberyard I went to did that for me. Not everyone is out to nickel and dime you, there are kind people out there.  
 
I did install my own air conditioner, it really isn’t as difficult as you make it sound.

Hope it helps

Thanks for all the options and suggestions. I have forwarded her the pm’s for her to read when she gets back from cancer care tonight.