Discussion Board Forum for Vinyl Windows

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 ...

Thats good pricing for the 800 deluxe. It was very nice of the andersen salesman to quote you a price and then magically lower it by $10,000. Im sure he could justify the discount with the utmost honesty.

... water from running through it at all. Some manufacturers manufacture windows that have a sloped will, but allows water to infiltrate at the joints ... 5500. I would avoid Atrium like the plague and vinyl offerings from Andersen and Pella aren’t far behind.

... Angies list, Google ratings etc for your local location. On the Andersen choice, I'd just clarify that I'm not of the opinion that they are crap. They are a fine choice as far as wood windows go. Their Renewal product and dealers are pretty universally disliked for ...

First, since the professionals here are all specialize in replacement, we get to see firsthand what lasts and what doesn’t last; which windows hold up well and which windows do not. Second, most if not all of us, have sold and installed both of the brands mentioned at some point in our careers. ...