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by MeSki
Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:20 pm
Forum: Test Post Section
Topic: Vista,Milgard or Soft-lite for N.E. WI?
Replies: 12
Views: 13493

Re: Vista,Milgard or Soft-lite for N.E. WI?

Interesting, as they were not the least expensive either! Just goes to show that cost does not = quality!
by MeSki
Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:19 pm
Forum: Test Post Section
Topic: Vista,Milgard or Soft-lite for N.E. WI?
Replies: 12
Views: 13493

Re: Vista,Milgard or Soft-lite for N.E. WI?

BRRRRRRR IS RIGHT!! Often ask myself why I live here, too ... maybe someday I'll be able to retire to a WARMER climate!!!

By the way, no one has anything to say about Vista windows??? Are they just too new to the industry, or are they really second rate? Just wondering??
by MeSki
Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:49 pm
Forum: Test Post Section
Topic: Vista,Milgard or Soft-lite for N.E. WI?
Replies: 12
Views: 13493

Re: Vista,Milgard or Soft-lite for N.E. WI?

Thank you, good to know soft-lite is not giving us some made up numbers. We were impressed with many aspects of their windows - lots of "little" things to make a solid product. Many of the features in the Soft-lite window were seemingly the same as those found in the Milgard and Vista, suc...
by MeSki
Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:12 pm
Forum: Test Post Section
Topic: Vista,Milgard or Soft-lite for N.E. WI?
Replies: 12
Views: 13493

Re: Vista,Milgard or Soft-lite for N.E. WI?

Thanks, didn't really buy the 49% reduction and not to defend the guy but he was personally in our home, measured and discussed different windows and different options. We are thinking it's probably between the soft-lite and the milgard as not much independent data is available for the Vista. We are...
by MeSki
Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:52 pm
Forum: Test Post Section
Topic: Vista,Milgard or Soft-lite for N.E. WI?
Replies: 12
Views: 13493

Re: Vista,Milgard or Soft-lite for N.E. WI?

Thanks to both for your insight on the Soft-lite -- and, yes, we thought triple pane due to weather in our area - as it does get brutally cold here and the info we were given on the soft-lite and the milgard triple with krypton have an R-10 value and that was the best we found. Milgard said we shoul...
by MeSki
Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:54 pm
Forum: Test Post Section
Topic: Vista,Milgard or Soft-lite for N.E. WI?
Replies: 12
Views: 13493

Vista,Milgard or Soft-lite for N.E. WI?

It seems this is a good place to get some answers regarding vinyl replacement windows, so here goes -- we are replacing 7 double hungs, 1 3 lite with a fixed center and casements on each side and a patio door and we our home is in N.E. WI. We have quotes for Vista Panorama series, Milgard Tuscany se...