Discussion Board Forum for Replacement Windows

ProVia makes a nice patio slider, we do them from time to time. I feel OKNA and Sunrise have a slightly better design in regards to vinyl sliders along with better pricing and value.

As opposed to glazing via double-siding glazing tape in factory controlled conditions by experienced glazing staff, us field guys will remove the old glazing tape or glazing sealant as much as possible with scraping and prepping the mating surfaces with product like denatured alcohol, and then we pr...

Sunrise makes a much better casement than ProVia in regards to vinyl.

I would steer clear of the American Craftsman (Silverline) junk. It's a 10-year window at best. And it's blue-white in it's vinyl extrusion color which makes it even uglier when you try to paint anything white on the inside. I've seen too many of them experience seal failure and the lock actuators f...

I prefer the Endure over the Aspect. I did a single Aspect for a friend's mother a few months back as she had a damaged window and ProVia had the fastest turn around. I optioned the constant force balance in it thinking her being a senior would find it smoother and easier to operate. It was the tota...

Windows on Washington serves your area and that would be my best advice you. Top notch outfit.

Hi Grayson, I'm sorry, I don't really do Maryland these days. How far are you from the Delaware Memorial Bridge?

The sizing in regard to the height should be determined from the rough sill to the header from interior. You want to have enough room to level, square, and plumb, plus get spray foam around sides and head gap to the R/O. I like about 1/2" gap for that. Sizing may depend on what is going on with the ...

I would not advise that unless you want to make the house devalued and a complete abomination.

Did this dealer send out a sales rep, or was it an owner/operator? Did they show you higher price than that as their "normal" pricing and then come up with all kinds of "day of demo" discounts to come to that price?

Flanged full frame replacements will typically have a deeper jamb depth for the hanging of mini blinds off/in the head jamb than with filling a wood window pocket with an insert/replacement window. I like blinds hanging there verses on the face of the casings when it make sense.

dbraden, sorry that you're not able to get the pricing point from the OKNA dealer in your area. Where I'm at, we OKNA dealers seem to be all around the same general price point give or take. I have four other dealers all within 30-45 minutes of my business. I don't know all of the dealers, but there...

It's pretty common. I wouldn't worry. That's pretty much the going rate for the Restorations around my parts, but I think that you're on to something with the OKNA product.

The Vanguard series also gives the homeowner the lifetime accidental glass breakage warranty which includes screens too over regular Sunrise. Modern "Duo-Tech" style locks with tilts built-in are pretty sleek in deed and generally well received in the market. I wouldn't do so far to refer to the Van...

We have a lot of situations in which the homeowners have shutters really close together and cutting back siding and adding trim boards will allow the shutters to be re-positioned together closer, thus an express/downsized window or same sized window must be opted without adding capped trim boards or...