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Paradigm is a decent mid-grade product on par with the likes of a Simonton 5500, Certinteed Brymawr III, BF Rich Cabernet. The glazing is done with the every so popular "Duralite" system, so you get a glass pack that qualifies for the tax credit with double-glazing. I think the welds on th...

What some of these guys may plan to do is to hem their trim coil and then tuck into the accessory groove. One can generally get about 1/4" of the metal into that groove and then seal with OSI Quad or something comparable. I do believe that if the window isn't spray foamed, just insulated with e...

Your are getting way too caught up in the whole exterior stop thing. Most installers are complete hacks and butchers, and very few keep up with industry trends and technology. With a lot guys not insulating around the perimeter of the insert frame married with bad capping and sloppy cheap latex base...

Andersen's white reminds me of "European linen white!"

Power Windows actually sells a loaded up "Crusader" series from North East Building Products. It's basically a locally manufactured (Philly) contractor's grade window that incorporates sashlite glazing, tempered glass with some type of Sunclean coating. The window still is very ugly with g...

I'm up for this. Plus, I can take my #5 McNabb jersey and drop it off at the stadium afterwards.

Simonton 9800 Impressions might be found for homeowner purchase if you search long enough. The new Certinteed Bryn Marw III actually looks decent (can't believe I writing this).

A good start would be to toss all of those mailers in the trash. The Castle ad is flat out hilarious with their "old window trade in special." All of those dealers carry low-grade vinyl, yet sell them at a premium price based upon some very slick sales presentations.

I just searched my van but cannot find a WW sales order than someone gave me years ago. It had such things as dual locks, removal of existing storm windows, and even trash disposal all as extras. Perhaps a $189 window is well suited for your needs and budget. It just seems that you are price conditi...

The Energy Star program has been around for a while now. It's a regional program while the 2009/2010 Federal Stimulus blankets the entire country. They have never been synchronized. A window can be Energy Star and not qualify for the Stimulus rebate. I'm not quite sure where you have read on this fo...

The lower lift rail is not extruded as part of the sash. It's the bottom interior glazing bead. They have fixed this problem several years ago and we have had only a couple of bad ones back before 2006. It was an easy fix with some Novaflex. I believe Great Lakes and Plygem also have their lift rail...

Just saw your response, sorry.

OKNA is a very popular window manufacturer right now and several of the seasoned Pros on this board are doing quite well with them. I think that OKNA is putting out a good product line right now. Someone will most likely chime in on the differences between the various series with OKNA. The 1450 seri...

You might drive yourself insane interviewing and trying to find a contractor that you feel comfortable installing those Imperials for you. A good dealer that has been working with one of regarded brands that is often mentioned on this board for some time now, and is going to give you a great install...

I had forgotten the triple heat mirror Slocumb window. Delaware has a mid-size window business that does them. They used to really advertise them a lot in the local paper. The windows that I've seen from Dreamhouse in my opinion, are barely mid-grade at best. Since they compete with Castle, their pr...