Discussion Board Forum for Vinyl Windows

It is happening out West as well - Milgard just closed it's Marysville, WA plant JeldWen pulled out of Sacramento, CA and Urban Machinery has closed its West Coast Operations in Oregon.

These are extremely tough times for all.

Even more important than which window you choose, is the glass package that you choose. Cardinal Loe366 is very good at blocking solar heat gain with very little color change. It is quite popular out here in the West. However, if you count on the winter sun to warm up your house in the winter, this ...

Good Afternoon Everyone, Does anyone know of any window manufacturers that are now adding energy surcharges to their pricing? All glass suppliers have been doing this for some time, but now it has gotten even worse. For example, just today I had a supplier raise their prices 10% and on top of that a...

Hi Ruthless,

The Amerimax window is a higher quality product than Empire Pacific in my opinion.

Hi Ruthless,

I know of 2 companies who paint frames in Southern Cal. One is West Coast Windows - they manufacture and install their windows in Southern California. Also, check out Polybau windows - they have several dealers in the Southern California Region. Good Luck!

Cheryl

Good Morning,

What color are you looking for? I believe several manufacturers in Nor.Cal. have access to the same paint facility as Amerimax.

I believe Amerimax paints the exterior of their frames, just as a few other manufacturers in Northern California.

Hi Citygirl, The story you tell is all too familiar with some West Coast Sales Organizations. Here are some performance numbers to compare. Simonton sells different products depending on location, with different products for the East and West Coast. From a brief time on the window websites, and AAMA...

Keep shopping. That is a very high price for the SF Bay Area market.

Good Morning Jeff, The new California Wildland Firecodes that will go into effect require that ONE pane of the insulated unit be tempered. It can be either the inboard or outboard pane. Which pane you choose to temper should be associated with where you want to put the Loe coating. In general, in Ca...

E-Z Windows posts on this board from time to time, and I have heard good things about his work. He is in Northern California.

You are so right, Window 4U. I know of the work of some extruders in testing this material. They purchased products from Home Depot (vinyl) that were made in China and found lead in the products. Apparently lead is used to lubricate the extrusion equipment (its cheaper) and some of it leaches into t...

The Bede window is actually made in China - that is why the lead times are so long.

You are absolutely correct when you conclude that there are many variations in the RESFEN program. For example, you can even choose window and glazing packages for the specific elevations of the house to achieve maximum energy savings. The research I posted was intended only to analyze general trend...

Loe 172 and 272 are one and the same. Cardinal has changed their name in the last year with the introduction of Loe 366. I did some research on the topic of Loe-366 performance. It does just what it says it will, reduce solar heat gain. Using the RESFEN 5 program from Lawrence Berkeley National Labo...