Discussion Board Forum for Vinyl Windows

Spray foam is ideal and fairly standard these days, but fiberglass is not wrong per se. You wouldn't be able to compel them to use foam at this point unless it was promised and not delivered. As for the window, based on your comments it's sounds like some adjustments may be in order. I'd double down...

Energy Star is changing to .22 U value this year for your area (including the new, larger tax credit), I'd recommend triple pane.

Yes, that window has a foil laminate black interior option. Good window, nice feature. The pricing is good as well, those are some very pricey options. For a purchase of that magnitude, worry less about the $2k difference and more about which company you feel will do a better job and serve you bette...

Yes. Still Polaris decisively IMO. There are certainly worse windows than the Endure, but it's a "kit" window being assembled by a company that has only been doing windows for a few years. Provia makes great doors, but I have my reservations about the windows... Not the least of which is t...

+1. Prices are cheap on the window that is decisively better than the others. Pick the dealer that you feel better about... Even the higher number on the Okna is way below avg

Based on the price point and window selection, I'd recommend getting more quotes from reputable companies. Polaris and Softlite are good (as are Okna, Sunrise, etc), however this guy sounds like the type that matches the vast majority of BBB complaints about home improvement contractors. I'd also ag...

vikstk, what were their official findings after having performed the water testing? If it produced water infiltration, I'm sure that they must have offered some explanation for that other than the door or installation? I assume that they've stated that they confirmed the water is not a door leak, bu...

Yes. The Polaris, open and shut.

Being in NE OH, if you are looking for other great windows to compare, Softlite Elements, Okna, and Sunrise Restorations or Vanguard are probably also available in your area.... I would not include the VM window as a comparable to any of those.

Why are they so dirty? That is certainly not helping.

To answer the question, those are worse than I normally see dealing with a quality product, but lower end, lower priced products won't have the welds trimmed up as well in general.

I've got all the information I need.

The answer is yes.

I don't think that you will find a "universal" type of product that will work for sash replacement. You could ask the guy that used to manufacturer them if he has any ideas for service parts, otherwise Sierra Pacific possibly might based on your earlier comments tracing the timeline to Hur...

You’re correct. Every edge at the top is fusion welded together. There is no seam on the exterior either. It’s as if the jamb liner and frame are all one piece. That's the fear, that its really a vinyl frame with interior wood veneer as opposed to a wood frame with vinyl jamb liners. The aforementi...

If you look at the close up of the upper corner, every joint of the vinyl appears to be welded from the wood interior stop all the way to the exterior surface. That would make an insert install unlikely to be possible if true. The Hurd H3 (now Sierra Pacific H3) is/was a window with wood interior, v...

Looks to me like a welded vinyl frame with wood interior sashes. Hard to say that for certain without poking around at it (its not a window that I've personally come across), but its sounds like you've had a local pro or two out who have confirmed that.