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That is not reinforcement. It's piece of sill expander stuck into a chamber in the meeting rail.

The Starmark sounds like a good option if she is liking the thought of a composite. Infinitely better energy ratings than the renewal. It has a stainable interior option too. No guarantees on price, but I mostly see it cheaper than renewal as well.

Some sites are more of a blog style. There is usually one party answering questions, those posts are filtered and approved before going live, etc. Those can be pretty heavily biased. This is an open forum. Anyone can join, comment, and the posts go right up. Can't get much more impartial than that. ...

Pella has finally stepped up to the plate and done what needs to be done in the wood clad market... They are offering a lifetime warranty on all clad wood windows. Pella Reserve is full extruded exterior, no roll form. About time, nice job Pella. We will have to wait and see how the other major cla...

Great thanks for the tips.... Is it safe to assume that the preservation would rank higher than the WW4000? In reading here though it appears I'm really looking for: Okna Sunrise SoftLite Simonton Is it safe to assume I could get any of these for $500 installed? I'm going to have these companies ou...

The BBB has nice people, but can't do anything if a Company cancels mediation at the last minute. If the consumer then proceeds with a lawsuit, it appears that the matter is resolved. Because a complaint has been filed, a review can't be written. I am skeptic of an accurate rating of a Company by t...

Hello, I am replacing 33 windows in a brick 2 story home located in Charlotte. I have recieved 3 quotes and would appriciate some feedback. 1 Berkshire Elite $380 Total $12,500 2 Zen Nirvana (Soft Lite Classic?) $525 Total $17,500 3 Okna 500 dlx $500 Total $16500 Thanks again Bob The okna 500 is th...

HomeSealed, I didn't contact the BBB because I couldn't then have an attorney and I think I will need one. I contacted the Ohio Attorney General last July---one year after not getting results. They informed me a few weeks ago that, Zen's lawyer pointed out, because I rented the house to a friend ( ...

I am replacing windows in two houses. First house got 7 Windows, I brought homedepote, lower, and independent company Allied Siding and Windows. Home Depot was very expensive for Simontons windows so I forgot about them. Lowes gave me estimate of $4150 for Reliabilt 3900 with lifetime warranty for ...

Hello, We're looking at whole-home replacement windows, and I've gotten 4 estimates to chose between. I was looking for any advice folks would have on picking between the group. We're in northern Virginia, just outside Washington, DC. 1) Vytex Potomac windows - $15655 2) Simonton Reflection 5500 - ...

HomeSealed - thank you for this additional info and looking at the windows. I want to bring this up to the installer and see what they have to say about these comments. And also to the manufacturer. The thought of the freeze/thaw cycle ran through my heads as the earlier poster mentioned how the we...

Sanbarno wrote:

uncle eddie wrote:A good vinyl window will be the better solution long term

Does okna and soft lite offer glass that is laminated for sound reduction?

Yes. Most manufactures do

A good vinyl window will be the better solution long term

I'd recommend saving some more clams if you can't get a good product. You are spending thousands here, and on what is probably your largest investment. Not the place to go cheap.

Did you know that car sales is one of the lowest margin industries that there is? Car salesmen make more on monthly bonuses for quality service surveys than they do on the commission of selling the vehicle because there just isn't much money in it. Why do I say that? Similar industry. Most consumers...