Discussion Board Forum for Vinyl Windows

I don't think home sealed is being harsh at all, he's trying to be helpful. Cathy, you are looking for a cheap window and a cheap installation..guess what, I guarantee you will be back on this board in a year or two asking why your windows are warped and why they leak air..I can save you some time a...

Agree. I would take a look at a better designed window that most pro's recommend such as Okna ,gorell, Polaris Ultra series windows, or Sunrise.

7 things to look for. Total U -factor of .29 or less on double pane glass. Be careful you are quoted total UFactor and not center of glass. DP Rating of 50 or higher Air leakage rate of .09 or lower. Don't let a salesman tell you air leakage isn't important or they just use pass or fail . Truly weld...

The Alside Excalibur is a poorly designed window with a flimsy frame. The Alside ultramaxx and Sheffield are very bulky with.poorly designed sills. They use pocket sills and snap I. Sloped sills which are inherently poor designs. Soft lite imperial LS IS A TRUELY WELDED SLOPED SILL, a much better de...

He cannot be serious. That's like a Mercedes salesman quoting the price of a Kia for a brand new 80,000 benz.fForget about him having low overhead, he is still losing money. This is probably one of the Many reasons he was out of business for a while. Well, there is no reason to continue with this po...

The fact that he was out of business once already gives me pause..only the strong survive.. Again, there is no way he is making a profit at those prices in fact I see him losing money,. Something tells me his quote was for well over $400 per window for the 400 series but a mistake was made and he's ...

As I said, bothbthe 800 and 400 are sold windows with the 800 having an obvious edge.
If the pricingbwascanywhere near or below the pricing for Serious Window, you probably received very good pricing. Of course install has to be done properly.
Good luck...

It is a nice window. If you saw an Okna dealer, he or she is the dealer in your area. Okna as well as other higher end companies usually have specific territories for their dealers so they dont compete against one another. If you like the window and you like the company it sounds as if you are almos...

I am completely mystified as to how this contractor can make a profit at that price.. It's a good window even though it's Okna's entry level window..but 351 a window!! Just doesn't make sense especially with only 3 windows...he 's obviously losing money at that price.

For what it's worth VIWinco is not in the same league as Okna, gorell ,or sunrise..when industry pro's mention well designed windows, VIWinco is not mentioned.

When I mentioned the price seemed ok, I am assuming it's a very basic install with no grids. However, I didn't realize you were also priced for the picture window as well. A Premium window such as Okna or sunrise will usually have a DP Rating of at least 50 , an air leakage rate of .08 or lower, and...

One of the many reasons we like Okna windows is the fact that it was a true welded sloped sill. It's also a nice looking window.
Your prices are not bad..Okna should not be more than that.

No matter how you slice it, that is very good pricing for the Okna window..since you mentioned it's a reputable company, you hit a home run. As for gorell, it's a good window but since he is giving you a choice, I would choose Okna based on performance. Armor glass is just laminated glass. Okna also...

If he is a reputable company and only charging you 170 for just the installation per window, that's a very cheap price and you got the deal of a life time.

170 sounds rather cheap. It's gonna be higthat than that especially if it's done correctly. It's impossible to give you a range because each install is different also some companies have higher overhead and actually carry insurance. Still, 170 is too cheap. Your question is rather strange. A better ...