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Looking for some advice about getting replacement windows (17 in total) for a 1980 home in Pittsburgh. I was originally thinking ... window brands that do an interior/exterior black finish apart from Pella and Andersen? Thanks in advance for the help!

... 3 questions: I'm located in Queens and need to replace 6 double hung windows and a patio door. I have what seems like a reasonable quote from Window King for Oknas. (Also went through the whole Renewal by Andersen song and dance, which was a mistake.) Looking to get more quotes for ...

Scope of the job was 18 windows (full house) replacing the original 1980s Andersen windows with the strings. Quotes for the windows came in within a thousand of each other. Similar ...

... that could be questionable would be number 4, as names like Marvin and Andersen are well known and can resonate with homebuyers if you plan to sell ... how sensitive you are to drafts, etc. Marvin doesn't make any bad windows, but the Sunrise will be more air tight and thermally efficent.

We plan to replace 11 original windows in our 50-yr old house. This board has been a great resource for information, ... most of the brands typically recommended on this board. Our options are basically Andersen, Pella, Milgard, Alside Mezzo, JenWeld, Ply Gem, Cascade, Alpine, and a regional ...

... resistant is NOT a requirement here. Need: Replacing all (original) windows and doors on a 25 head old house. Around 20 windows of varying sizes, ... $20k Miracle Window: Regency Conservation - around $50k Renewal by Andersen: unsure of model(s) - around $58k Eastern Architectural (EAS): 1400 ...

... your website. It's very helpful to a homeowner like me who needs new windows. I've been spending way too much time trying to decide which windows ... difficult since we can't visit a store to see them. We're looking at Andersen 400 and Marvin Essential products as a result since we can go see ...

... this forum for quite a while. In the near future I'll replace 27 windows likely with some Okna model (without good advice I'd have ended up with either Andersen, Pella or some other junk). That was a great learning, but doesn't help much on ...

... par with Soft-lite or Okna Pella 250 - wouldn’t recommend it Renewal by Andersen - good looking window, but subpar performance and overpriced Soft-lite Imperial LS - best of the windows you’ve had quoted, a great window Provia Endure EN600 - no personal experience ...

... just north of Milwaukee and have a house with 15 year old builder grade windows, many of which have seal failures. Over the past few weeks, I worked ... pane), $58.5k Installer 2: Pella 250, $42.5k Installer 3: Renewal by Andersen, $47.5k Installer 4: Soft-lite Imperial LS + Marvin Integrity Patio ...

... on the margin). Asked several neighbors about their recently replaced windows, and none know the manufacturer or the glass, only the contractor! ... the front. Contractor some have used does several brands - Milgard, NT, Andersen, Jeld-Wen, Sierra Pacific and their own Brennan brand (pvt label, ...

... remodel that relocates a fireplace and expands / replaces a wall of windows. We just sat down with a contractor this morning that drew up the ... vs other lines (our contractor said lots of his clients select Pella or Andersen, which I know the forum doesn't seem to be a fan of), 3) best casement ...

I have yanked out Andersen casements for years. Nothing about the location of the water staining, the water ... in the sill (although not pictured) tells me this is a window issue. That said, the windows are probably due for replacement based on some of the age I see in them, but this ...

... contractor to come out after months of ignoring us to insist that the windows are the source of the leaking (thus my responsibility). I have literally had half a dozen contractors come out, and all but one (the Renewal by Andersen salesman) have blamed the walls. I even had a plaster and stucco ...

... an answer to my question, so here goes: I need to replace ten casement windows in my condo due to leaks of long-standing duration. Because of water ... of the building is stucco. The current windows are the original Andersen builder grade windows from 1988. I've only found two places so far ...