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randy wrote:Sunrise Vanguard, Sunrise Restorations, Soft-lite Bainbridge

Randy's List plus the Okna 500, Alside Excalibur (not recommended), Polaris Thermalweld, etc.

... plan wood windows. I just have every window in the house replaced with Okna 500 delux(full review coming soon) however did not have these 2 replaced becuse in 5 to 7 years ...

... The old window was a 3-lite slider replaced by a 3-lite casement from Okna. I'm just passing on a thought, and I mean no disrespect, but if you're looking to spend $500 (average) for that size opening with a slider, you may end up not being much better ...

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I was between the Verde and the Okna 500. The numbers were close and The Verde came with self cleaning glass. I decided to go with the Oknas because they were 1000 cheaper

... to keep looking, then I would look at the Gorell 5100 and 5300 series Okna 500 and 800 series Simonton 5500/Platinum Prism or Impressions 9800 series

Simonton 5500/platinum, Okna 500/800

... I have seen almost all the above windows and I decided to go with the OKNA 500 because they had great numbers, I realy liked the look and were only 800 more than my first ...

... pane glass which is the only reason I am considering them over the OKNA 500 deluxe package this same installer also carries so for the sake of my sanity and all other ...

What WOW is saying is on the south side of your home you may get some passive solar gain in the winter with the higher SHGC. This will help reduce your heating bills. I will caution you however that if you have no trees for summer cover you may also gain heat in the summer thereby negating the winte...

... NOT the south sides of the house? I think im pretty much sold on the OKNA 500 insul tex deluxe package but now im not sure about the double pane to triple pane. If I ...

... I talk to to get the top 5 choices for the michigan area around the $500 range? At this rate, I will have to meet with like 20 plus companies ... only 1 brand. After reading up here, I was thinking: Sunrise (Met with) Okna Soft-Lite Simonton 5500 Gorell Plygem Before I meet with a rep from ...

Okna's triple with ARGON is over 50% cheaper than their triple/krypton and still has a .19 U-Factor for those looking to save a little on triple pane. Other windows like the Softlite Elements are the same with their triple/argon ...

Okna's triple with ARGON is over 50% cheaper than their triple/krypton and still has a .19 U-Factor for those looking to save a little on triple pane. Other windows like the Softlite Elements are the same with their triple/argon also being a .19 and much cheaper.

... mind the expense of the triple pane krypton option, you can get that Okna 500 down to a U-Factor of 0.15. Those are superb numbers at that point. The data on the Okna ...

... savings. I'm just looking to pass along some benefit of hindsight because others have helped me on this board. In the end tho', I'd say going with Okna wouldn't be a bad decision given a proper installation.