Discussion Board Forum for Vinyl Windows

It did not include interior woodwork...we stayed with the same trim that we had prior too and did not include any jamb extentions. If I had the choice to do it over again I would have included those two things as I think it would have made the interior of the house/windows look that much better (alt...

Our avg. price per window was around $680 (except for our half-round and one hopper all of our windows were casements which I think run a little more than a double hung). We still did lose a little glass as our previous frames were wood and much narrower however it is not enough to really notice as ...

The door has gotten easier to open and shut as we have used it more. My four year old can get it open and closed now although he strains a little bit to get it open (he is all of 37 pounds) and well most of the time he just forgets to close it although I think that has more to do with his age than i...

Hi Tilly, My wife and I just purchased Soft-Lite Element windows (casements) for our house and are very please with both the look, energy numbers, and functionality. I have a post below titled something like (Soft-Lite Elements Installed - My Review) that has my write-up on both the install and what...

Exactly. Great windows and sure I paid a little more than I would have for a mid-grade vinyl however I think it is worth it and since I had the extra $ I went for it. I am sure I could have got better numbers as well but why drop an extra $5 - $10k to do that? From a dollar cost standpoint getting a...

This site helped me a lot in my selection process so I thought I would try to return the favor and post info on my window install. We put in 16 new openings, 24 pieces of glass, and a sliding door. Went with Soft-Lite Elements mostly casement windows (triple pane, super spacer, argon) and a thermal ...

So, the windows that I ordered at the end of January are ready to be installed starting tomorrw. I have about 24 windows (mostly casements some very large others not as large, a half round, and one large sliding door) that will be put in - full frame removal/replacement...I was told it would be a 3 ...

Just ordered around 24, mostly casement, element windows (14 openings) and a 8 foot sliding patio door. This will be a full frame replacement/install for all windows. Just wondering how long it will take the dealer to get the windows in from Soft-Lite...they had indicated 4 to 6 weeks, does that sou...

Not sure if this is totally correct and I am sure things will change prior to a bill being finalized but the program sounds like a pretty good deal. The first thing a consumer would have to get done is a home energy audit, of which I am sure has to be done by a certified (not sure how or certified b...

I am not a window guy but if I were you I would go ahead and keep looking...in the mean time call Sears and tell them you want to cancel your order (my guess is they will offer you a discount right there to try to keep their order going). Also if you are planning on moving in a few years why spend s...

Ok, just signed my official window contract for my 24 softlite element window (trip pane, low-e-argon, super spacers, white outside oak grain inside, mostly casement windows, 1 hopper and 1 large half round) full frame replacement for about 16,500...pretty happy about this price. While here the repr...

After seeing this post I decided to check and see if there was an Elements dealer in my area besides just the LS dealer (to my suprise there was however they are 40 miles away/smaller city but still we are in their covered area). What a suprise when I find out the quote for these were nearly $2,000 ...

So it the only difference basically the warranty on glass breakage and free upgrade on screens? Does the interior or exterior look any different?

Ok so a post that one of the pros on here left made me dig a little deeper into the soft-lite product. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the difference was between these two windows (outside of the free screen upgrade and window breakage warranty). I am looking at casement windows, triple...

Thanks guys. Really impressed with the SoftLite LS. I also took a look at the Anderson 400s, and the Simonton 6500 and really, to me, there was no comparison. I know a few others that have the Anderson on their larger casements and they are getting hard to crank open and shut (they are only about 7 ...