Replacement Windows Discussion Board Forum

Sammia, the guys above are just giving a well intentioned assessment of the situation from inside the industry, no ill will. I'm sure that I speak for the other pros in saying that we are empathetic to your circumstance, and clearly your feelings are what they are, so they cannot be argued with. I ...

Well Uncle Eddie we'll have to agree to disagree. Try this for an analogy. You go to buy a new car but the car dealer tell you thats its only available in a 2 door version so you take his word and purchase the car. Driving home you see a 4 door version, are you pissed or not? You purchase your new S...

It is not to create confusion but is aimed and getting market saturation. Sunrise (insert any manufacturer name here as well) will sell more product if they have 3 dealers selling different products under different name sakes. But what I want and expect from Sunrise or any other manufacturer is ope...

They try to promote Restorations and Vanguard as independent "brands", so if you search for a Sunrise dealer, you will probably only find guys that sell the base model and the essentials. In addition, these guys may not be knowledgeable about the other lines available, but even if they we...

One thing to keep in mind as well Paul, is that while it can be nice to "shop around" multiple dealers for the same window, this can also be a negative in a couple of ways. 1) Quality of product 2) Quality of dealer The top performing products are generally reserved as "exclusives&qu...

I'm in exactly the same boat. After getting a quote for Sunrise windows I asked which type I was quoted for and was told by the supplier/installer that Sunrise only do 2 models, those being Sunrise and Essentials. I will say the sample he showed me had an insulated frame and a moulding around the in...

You are wrong. The scope of work which you just described is vastly different. Also the product for each scope of work is different. In Pella you should be comparing the Impervia to the infinity. Both the material and the scope of work would be closer to the same. TheWindowNerd I'm sorry I don't ge...

I do not think you are looking at the same scope of work and the same specs on material. Are all being bid as full tear/ full frame replacement? None of the quotes are for full frame replacement, they are all for infills. Both the Pella and the Kolbe are timber windows with aluminium exteriors so a...

Hi All, Looking at replacing some if not all the windows at my home north of Chicago.So far I've had 3 quotes, those being Pella Proline $16,000, Kolbe @$22,000 and Marvin Infinity @$26,000. There are 22 windows in total in various sizes. I'm sorry but I can't remember the exact model of Kolbe but i...