Replacement Windows Discussion Board Forum

Bill, is the Window Universe being installed by Alside? or do they have a location there? Obviously the two most expensive are the better products although I think your mixing the lines, Vanguard is a Sunrise line as is Restorations.

The numbers I got are from their website, whether or not the foam or composite are more or less than they should be , the AAMA and NFRC numbers are there. Perhaps they are using a cheater window for testing?[/quote]

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On Restorations the weatherstripping is integrated into the frame and covers the entire length the sash. fiberglass reinforced sashes. There are several windows out there that have similar design features. As far as performance number on alside obviously u-value and shgc is glass dependent but stan...

Thanks for all the thoughts guys, I keep going back and forth, so this is good conversation. And you are right Homesealed. I'm hoping to get a couple more in the middle quotes. I'm not sure if Polaris serves your area or not. But you should be able to find one of there 2 upper windows in the price ...

On Restorations the weatherstripping is integrated into the frame and covers the entire length the sash. fiberglass reinforced sashes. There are several windows out there that have similar design features. As far as performance number on alside obviously u-value and shgc is glass dependent but stand...

Revere, Mezzo, WW is all the same product. Just different names and brochures. I don't like those products for a few reasons. Only two layers of weatherstripping (better products usually have at least 3). the vinyl extrusion thickness is .060 mil (one of the thinnest vinyls in the industry), relies ...

Well....got the quote for the Restoration window. 15 windows, 13 double hung, 1 slider in bathroom and one picture window. $10,960. So we have: Window World 4000 Series DH Double Pane- $6579 Preservation simliar to WW 6000- $8400 Restoration DP, DH,Omega12, $10960. I am still waiting on a quote fro...

Hello If a company that installs highly regarded windows and has great reviews but only offers 1 - 3 years on installation warranty, are they worth considering? I would say so, almost any installation issues would arise during the first one or two years. They should still come out and address any i...

Yeah seems to make sense, that's apparently the way he's doing it. Is alside any good? From what I was reading earlier...that is the window world/preservation stuff I'm trying to avoid. He quoted me Revere.... It's middle of the road. Certainly better than what you typically find at the box stores....

Thanks, I guess I was confused, as thewindowdog is the name of the owner of window universe express. If you are talking about Dan, he is the one who emailed me, so I def will respond back to him with some questions, esp if he runs a good business. I could be wrong but it appears to me the "exp...

quote] Preservation is a variant of the ww 6000. Is avoid it at all costs. Not only is it poor performing tank of a window with a weep system in the sill framing, but u are paying a premium for it because of the fancier name and brochures. Is the weep system something to be weary of? One of them sh...

Our old wood windows are way overdue to be replaced so we're close to making a decision on replacing them. I believe they are Oldach wood windows. I told the installers that I want the entire wood frame removed since it's in such bad shape. So I believe this makes it a full frame replacement rather...

If you intend to keep the storm windows, you will need a window that has a 3 1/4 jamb width. Basically any vinyl window would fit this and several wood manufactures could possibly accommodate this as well. I'm not really sure what would be the purpose of keeping the storm window though. If you repla...

While I'm not familiar with the products I'll say that $5k for the info you provided doesn't seem like that great of a deal. I would say generally 3 points on the shgc seams more to me like one company is quoting a shgc with grids and the other is quoting without grids. In my experience when shgc va...

http://www.cardinalcorp.com/technology/reference/loe-performance-stats/ https://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=windows_doors.search_climate_submit The Links are from Energy Star and Cardinal Glass. Dallas is South-Central Climate Zone and to meet the Energy Star requirements it needs an SH...