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Well, I might have my differentiator. Not sure why it is batt only with the one group. I am guessing it is all about time savings on the install. I was told they use batt instead of foam because foam turns to "dust" and doesn't allow the window to expand and contract as batt insulation does.

The Vanguards are 5 months. Nearly double the time of the Marvins. Vanguards are better performing almost across the board. It does seem like after six months, it is largely a choice between aesthetics and performance. What is your recommendation on install details? I have folks toss out doing the i...

Marvin Essentials and Sunrise Vanguards are essentially the same price. Installers are of the same quality. Everything being equal, what do you go with - the Marvins or the Sunrise product?

Thanks all. You raise good points. I will take a closer look at the foam options and spacer options as additional differentiators. I will also give more thought to going with one consistent solution. I have reached out to two new vendors (both recommended) that install the Sunrise Restorations and S...

Todd, thanks. This is very helpful. I am located in Kansas City. If you have recommendations for option packages, I am happy to hear them. As starting points, I would assume that the general recommendation would be the Soft-Lite Pro and Imperial LS (although I am not seeing on the Softlite website) ...

....I am not exactly sure how I ended up with this list, but we have bids for the following: Milgard Ultra (fiberglass) Marvin Essentials (fiberglass) Milgard Tuscany (vinyl) Gerkin Comfort Series (vinyl) Target Elite (vinyl) The latter is the value choice. I had never heard of Gerkin either before ...