
1. Pella (and Andersen to a lesser extent) seem to be disliked. I found posts that simply stated "you won't find anyone here that supports Pella" but I couldn't find out why. Can someone summarize in a professional way why the only 2 companies I've heard of for high end windows are bad choices?
2. The 2 most talked about brands on here seem to be Okna and Simonton. Is there a concise, objective set of reasons that make these top brands? Neither cropped up in my area from any dealers on my initial search.
I live in the St. Louis, MO area. My current windows are the original builder installed, single hung windows from 14 years ago. I'd like to upgrade to double hung, high quality, high efficiency windows. I'm not looking to cheap out on the windows but I certainly don't want to overpay nor get junk windows that I'm back to replacing in another 10-15 years. Are there 2-3 brands/models in the mid-high end I should be looking at?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and advice.
--RD