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- Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:18 am
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: Where to start????
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4536
Re: Where to start????
I'm perhaps a few weeks further than you on the same journey. My experience as a consumer trying to educate himself has been that if you just call a window company and say "I'm looking at windows", they're going to show you a mid-grade window (like the Mezzo, which is one of the first that...
- Tue Jun 26, 2018 2:10 pm
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: Manufacturer warranty for private-label windows
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3284
Re: Manufacturer warranty for private-label windows
Thanks for the reply. There are 2 dealers I'm pretty happy with so far, the Softlite dealer and one selling a Sprouse window that I actually really like at a very affordable price, but I suspect many of you would tell me it's not made as well and won't hold up as long as the SL. I'll likely do soffi...
- Tue Jun 26, 2018 12:07 pm
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: Manufacturer warranty for private-label windows
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3284
Manufacturer warranty for private-label windows
Over on this other thread (http://www.vinyl-replacement-windows.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7414) I mentioned a dealer that's offering a Kensington HPP Huntington window at what appears to be a very aggressive price. This vendor is actually offering a private label version of the Huntington. I...
- Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:57 am
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: Quote feedback requested: Sunrise, Kensington HPP, Alside
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8177
Re: Quote feedback requested: Sunrise, Kensington HPP, Alside
I was *thiiiiiiiiis* close to going with the Imperial LS before taking a closer look at my soffits and fascia and realizing they're in far worse shape than I'd expected, which reduced the budget available for windows. So then I was getting ready to pull the trigger on the SL Pro at $9k when the Kens...
- Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:48 pm
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: Quote feedback requested: Sunrise, Kensington HPP, Alside
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8177
Re: Quote feedback requested: Sunrise, Kensington HPP, Alside
Soft-lite dealer came in at $9100 for the Pro (with SuperSpacer standard), and $12000 for the Imperial LS with Intercept. I know the Imperial has better performance ratings, but my wife and I both like the thinner frame of the Pro and that it comes with SS stock. We don't need any of the options tha...
- Thu Jun 21, 2018 2:12 pm
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: Quote feedback requested: Sunrise, Kensington HPP, Alside
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8177
Re: Quote feedback requested: Sunrise, Kensington HPP, Alside
I'm in Columbus, OH. Sounds like I should go back to each of these vendors and triple-check the numbers. (The Mezzo sales guy was offering a free triple-pane upgrade as long as I purchased "before the vouchers for the upgrade run out", so that might be why I have the 0.22 written down). I ...
- Thu Jun 21, 2018 10:42 am
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: Quote feedback requested: Sunrise, Kensington HPP, Alside
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8177
Quote feedback requested: Sunrise, Kensington HPP, Alside
Based on lots of information I found here I've collected a bunch of quotes and narrowed it down to some finalists. Nothing screams "winner" to me and I'd love feedback. I can't get the Okna 500 and I won't have a quote for high-end Soft-lite until this evening. Details: * 12 DH, no grids *...
- Mon Jun 18, 2018 12:52 pm
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: Do I need full-frame replacement, and how do I vet the quote?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5872
Re: Do I need full-frame replacement, and how do I vet the quote?
Thanks for the replies. "Dust up" or not, the discussion was informative and helpful and I appreciate the responses! WindowNerd mentioned that a full tear-out involves all-new interior trim. One contractor quoted me a "down to the studs" replacement for 12 openings at $1480, or $...
- Tue Jun 12, 2018 12:12 pm
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: Do I need full-frame replacement, and how do I vet the quote?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5872
Do I need full-frame replacement, and how do I vet the quote?
I've been lurking and researching a bunch lately. I've talked to 5 salespeople so far and I'm getting somewhat conflicting information re: full-frame replacement and I'm hoping someone can help me make sense of this. I have 14 windows to replace. At least two of them have noticeably rotted wood in t...
- Mon Jun 11, 2018 1:21 pm
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: Endur vs Super Spacer
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3320
Endur vs Super Spacer
From reading this board I've learned why a non-metallic spacer is a good idea, especially with double-pane windows. I want to avoid seal failure, so I've been asking for SuperSpacer in all of my quotes. The sales guy I met with today pitched me on Joyce Heritage windows using Cardinal's "Endur&...
- Mon Jun 11, 2018 8:28 am
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: Finding a Soft-lite dealer in central Ohio
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3997
Re: Finding a Soft-lite dealer in central Ohio
re: Unique Home Solutions, I guess my concern is that a company that's been around since 1983, claiming to have served 30,000 customers, has only a *single* review in Angie's List, and it's an F. I understand that an installation warranty is only as good as the company providing it, and if the compa...
- Sun Jun 10, 2018 9:26 pm
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: Finding a Soft-lite dealer in central Ohio
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3997
Finding a Soft-lite dealer in central Ohio
Hello everyone! Been doing tons of research re: windows lately and I stumbled across this forum. Big thanks to all of you as I've found it very helpful. I see many people on here recommending Soft-lite, specifically the higher end models. But when I go to the Soft-lite website and use the dealer loc...
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