Discussion Board Forum for Vinyl Windows

I'm going to be completing a project with Okna 700 casement windows, with white in and white out. Does okna have factory applied vinyl brick moulding? This will be a full tear-out. If so to they offer different or accent colors, ie tan moulding and white window? How much does it add to the width? I ...

I just had my install done last Friday, and overall I’m very happy with the installation. Good caulk lines, clean lines on the capping, house and yard left clean. However I had a couple of questions regarding the operation of the windows. Before I call back the installer I wanted to know if it is po...

Figure on about 2.5-2.75" of frame on either side of the window and 2X on that in the middle where the units are mulled together. Is there anything insulation wise I need to be concerned about with the mulling? or is that taken care of at the factory? My inside is going to be the cognac interi...

Currently the house is all twin casements, we were hoping to stick with the same look as that but moving to sliders to save cost yet maintain the same aesthetic. I could switch to double hungs, but I think I would run into the same issue as the twin casements or picture casement&casement, the wi...

Finally got around to the windows and sent in my deposit today. I should have final measurements sometime soon, which we will address the sliders hitting the max size for okna windows. We are going to try and bridge the space to make up the difference. I'm not entirely how, but because the installer...

I'm pretty much set on going with Triple Pane Okna 800's in my house. One last question I have a mixture of sliders, casemets, and double hungs (47x53). Do I have to worry about the extra weight from the triple pane affecting the operation of the windows? I'm concerned about the balance system, cran...

I’m going to be finalizing my window purchase this week if all goes well. I’ve decided on the Okna 800 for most of my house. I will be installing two picture windows with white in and white out. Is there any difference between the Okna 800 and Okna 500 exterior look/frame? I would like to not oversp...

That is a super cheap upgrade price for triple glass. I am with Todd in that I think is is probably a worthwhile upgrade. Should I stick to leaving the south side windows that are sunny, as double pane to capture the solar heat? Or since the price is good just add triple to all windows to capture t...

Settling in on my window purchase and going over the details, and I’m trying to decide on Double vs Triple pane glass. I live in Cleveland, and my house faces directly north-south. The back of my house faces south is where most of my larger windows are at. I’m trying to decide if the triple pane upg...

How large are the units and what type of operators are they? The sizes and types of Sunrise windows I'm looking at are: 2 58"x72" Sliders (Tempered) 3 47x65 Sliders 1 55x65 Slider The rest are casements (27x41), or picture windows (17x65) which I don't think need reinforcement, since they...

I'm looking at the base sunrise window (not the essential), and would like to know what if any of these options exist for the base model. The two options I would like to do are foam filled frame and sash, and sash reinforcement. I've done my research, but I'm getting conflicting information regardin...

I have been researching windows for awhile now and I just came across the energy wall window which I believe is made by Polaris. I've pretty much settled with the ultraweld, but now I read about this window and wonder if its better, the same or vastily supieror to the ultraweld. The litterature on t...

I'm considering having sunrise windows installed to replace some relatively large double casements that are to far gone. I would like to replace them with sliders to save on cost, while maintaining the "look" of double casements. My only concern about the sunrise windows is the need for sa...

Thanks! Looks great.

If you don't mind, how wide/tall are the side windows on picture #57? Also was that one of the stock exteriors or was it custom?

I called the dealer and had him double check on the size for the slider window with Okna. He said he's called worked his way through the company, and Okna was not willing to budge on the size restriction to go up to 72". Is it possible to move to the Starmark to get a larger size slider? If so,...