Discussion Board Forum for Vinyl Windows

I won't speak for others, but I'd say that there can still be some pretty major differences in quality and performance even when the extrusion is the same. The extrusion is really just the baseline material, it still needs QC in assembly, glass selection, spacer, weatherstripping, hardware, foam (o...

masterext wrote: ↑Tue Oct 02, 2018 8:13 am

toddinmn wrote: ↑Mon Oct 01, 2018 10:00 pm
The Pro-Via Endure is pretty much the same window as the Thermalweld Plus.

No its not. Two totally different windows.

Which is better in your experience?

toddinmn wrote: ↑Mon Oct 01, 2018 10:00 pm The Pro-Via Endure is pretty much the same window as the Thermalweld Plus.

How do people feel about the companies/products mentioned?

What other brands are available in your area? Where is you’re area? Soft-Lite and Okna are a couple. Of other brands to look for. Those two brands have not been proposed by the four vendors who met with us. We have been pitched Pella, Sunrise, Jeld-wen, Provia, New River, Polaris. What is considere...

A good way to start your evaluation is to ask yourself which window brand you would choose if they were both the same exact cost. Next you should ask yourself which company you felt most comfortable with if both companies were the same exact cost. After answering those two questions, you will have ...

shbrowns, if you can't find a much of a track record on either company, that is not ideal. Sure you could still get a good finished product, but its a bit more of an unknown when there's not much to go on. One of them has 4.6 stars based on 5 Google reviews. The other is 5.0 based on 3 reviews. Ass...

I thought it was only that much going with the circle window from Sunrise and the Polaris dealer bid it with a square window. $677+$1587=$2264 vs $1900? Maybe I’m not understanding things correctly. Honestly that confused me at first too! They’re saying it’s 2087 just got the circle window or if we...

Both fine products, prices seem to be close. I'd take a closer look at the install and the company performing it. Unless that is a tossup as well, I'd probably choose based on that. I wish we knew. There aren’t many reviews of either company online and the ones we found are so glowing you can’t tel...

They sound pretty close in price, price sounds fair. Consider me biased but I would go Thermalweld. Upgrading to contour grids is minimal and so is going with a stainless spacer, maybe add reinforcement if the sash are large and foam fill. Are thes full frame/ inserts? Well we aren’t sure about pri...

We're replacing two square bedroom windows and a big round window above our front door. Quote #1 Circle window - $2083 for Sunrise with wood trim or $677 for Sunrise square window instead of circle 2 bedroom windows - $1587 with wood trim Quote #2 1- Remove old windows and haul away 2- Install two n...