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Comments (13)Just another opinion. MW windows are certainly the largest supplier of windows in my area of NC. In fact, I've had 3 houses - 2 built in 1993 and ours built in 2009 - and all 3 were MW. Yes they are "no-name" but they are used on million dollar homes and are a decent window. On the 1993 houses - we sold both in 2009. There was one broken seal on a arched window - which seems to happen a lot (there were some marginal seals but all on arched windows). There was 1 rotten sash on each house. One we replaced for $50 - easily ordered from Lowes. The other we didn't. Both were all wood. The rotten sashes - one was very high and not painted regularly I'm sure. The other was in an area of the house that had a moisture issue in multiple areas. You'll find some complaints but my wife's and mine experience were very positive. And replacement cost was so cheap that even if we had more than a few sashed - it wouldn't break the bank. We owned the houses for a combined 14 years. We have 3 casements, something like 40 windows - all pretty big with transoms on some - like all the downstairs windows. 7 exterior doors (4 glass and not including the front in budget or count) - 3 were 8 foot. All wood windows with SDL in front. They are low e and argon filled. I think our total was $16k. Sure, they'll need paint. We had a difficult color requirement and wood was really our only reasonable option. Our door air blower test showed infiltration less than 50% of Energy Star standard. Anyway - just to give another option that is sure to be in budget....See MoreQuestions about range/cooktop with windows on each side
Comments (21)Lavendar, heating and cooling of spaces become extremely complicated in houses like this. Do you intend to heat/cool the sunporch? Can you use the sunporch in the winter without heating it? My DH and I are not the types to have a coffee in the sunporch that is not heated in the winter even though it maybe sun drenched. You two must be very hardy. We would use the space only if the temperature of the space was above 60F or so. What will be the temperature of the porch that is not heated in the winter? If you have to heat and cool the space to use it effectively, then it is no longer a porch. (by definition, the porches are not conditioned spaces.) If you are cooling and heating the porch, then this becomes an expensive space because you have to insulate it and follow all proper building codes. You see the complications.... This is where you really have to do the soul searching to ask yourself how useful these spaces are without proper HVAC. Do you have an air conditioner for the rest of the house? (most of us in Seattle do not, I don't know if you do in the Eastern part of the state.) Do you have operable (opening) windows in the sunporch or fixed windows? Operable windows will help with the cooling but are more costly. If you need an air conditioner, the sunporch will add a huge cooling burden to the house due to the green house effect unless you have a really large fan that pulls out the heated air from the enclosed sun porch. Are the soffit/attic space continuous with the house attic space? If so, you will need to cool the entire attic space effectively. Make sure you have accounted for that in your cooling/heating load calculations. I think you need to find some people in your region that have large sun porches and see how they are used. If you are essentially using these spaces as green houses, it will be WAY cheaper and better for your house's efficiency to just build a detached green houses, IMHO. I wish you the best in your house design. There is a reason why good professionals charge what they do. You only get to build the house once. If you make mistakes, these are costly and cannot be correctly easily. I have been there. We have SPENT a huge amount of money. Somethings worked out great and other things did not work our as well even though we spent alot of money. If you already have a large porch and know all this, I am sorry that I am butting in. I wish you the best....See MoreProblems with Lincoln Windows?
Comments (87)I have sold and installed windows for 33 years. 99% of problems are caused by builders who let the framers install windows. They don't let framers install cabinets do they? I replaced Marvin, Pella, Weathershield, Lincoln, Kolbe and Kolbe, (insert name here)...and they all leak if they are installed improperly. I have been told 100's of times by builders who build average 10,000 sqft homes "that as long as they last for 1 year", because that is most builders warranty. Horizontal sliders are the least efficient window produced by any manufacture (not counting the cheap vinyl windows made). All label and tested windows have an air and water infiltration rating posted on their website and put on a sticker on the glass of every window delivered. Your builder can also use a product called SillDry which is the best product to install in the opening before and window is installed. When a windows starts to leak (and they will all leak because most homeowners do not properly maintain them) the silldry product will keep the water from getting into the house. So stop complaining and get the person who installed them involved because they are the ones who are probably responsible for leaking windows. Also in the early 2000's many companies purchased cardinal float glass but very few major window manufactures purchased Cardinal I.G. units. That came from a Cardinal glass plant tour I took in 2004 with Eagle Windows which were purchased by Andersen windows....See MoreAnyone use Milgard Ultra or other fiberglass window?
Comments (29)Milgard Ultra fiberglass only has single hung, no double hung; I went to their Simi Valley factory/showroom. Their Tuscany line has double hung. I was impressed with how easy it was to pull it in to clean the outside of window as compared to the Pella vinyl I tested at a Pella showroom. I was impressed with Pella’s wood with aluminum clad exterior but everything else, vinyl and fiberglass, looked very low end. The finish on the Pella fiberglass had a wrinkly texture that looked cheap. I am concerned with comments about the Milgard Ultra fiberglass finish peeling. Has anyone else experienced this? We are planning on replacing all the windows and frames on our stucco house in SoCal so I want to get this right. We have white trim inside and out so color not an issue....See Moreathensmomof3
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