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You could also look at the Okna 600 or soft lite elements.

We sold Joyce for about 3 years at one time, good window.

when I say weird, i mean alarmingly cheap. See what the other company up in your neck of the woods (AGM ) has to say.

yeah, that pricing is just weird.

I would still give AGM Window a call, they seem to be the go to Okna guys up there. They are also family owned. My brother had a 69 z28 way back when and it was a monster. I remember him taking me to ocean city md in the summer with his friends.

I like the Okna the best by far. Pella is not a good brand. If you are in northern new jersey, i would contact AGM Window. They are an Okna dealer up there and offer the Okna 600 which you would want to see. They seem to do a good job and offer a very good window. That pricing seems ridiculosly low....

Im not big on a warranty. Either a window is built well or its not. What were the quotes with each brand? Any grids?

You have the U-Value backwards. Okna casements are a U-Value of .25.
Okna make a better casement and its a step above provia.
How are you comparing a 3 lite patio door to a 2 lite? That seens incorrect.
Where in new jersey are you?

From what we are hearing, Okna does now offer a sound reduction glass. The Okna brand is of a better quality than any other brands you have seen.

I have never heard of okna having seal failure issues, sounds like bs to me. Okna does warrranty the IG units as long as you live in the home, thats a fact. If that were'nt true, we would surely know about it since they are kind of a competitor to our company. All the top window brands we recommend ...

everything seems to be ok.

Flashing the rough opening would not be included in a replacement window install, only a full tear out which includes removing all of the interior and exterior trim down to the studs ( rough opening ). The installer is correct. The seams in the aluminum capping do not get caulked.

a good sealant is usually fine for a brick opening.

Vytex or sunrise. See my response on other board.

Take a picture of the entire window from inside approx 3 feet away. We may be able to determine the make of the window.