What about the warranty is good?

If you search on the warranty history of the parent company, you will find that the warranty is probably not worth the paper its written on.

I have stated it before and it is rather blunt and some people will not like it but the only good thing in my opinion about Jeldwen is nothing! Any line, any product in a window, again my opinion but............

Your builder is on drugs and lacks credibility if he thinks Jeldwin is a good window. In other words, he has a low window IQ?
Jeldwin is a low quality window which i highly doubt you would want in your own home.
Its unrealistic to think that you can procure and install a good window at a " good bang for the buck" price.

ooops. sorry. it wasn't my builder that said that, it was the window salesman. he sells other brands, so i don't know why he would say that if he didn't really think it was true. i just wanted to correct my statement. my builder doesn't know i'm on here and i didn't say his name, but still, i thought i should correct my statement.

what about Lincoln windows?

For us, Kolbe Traditions was the same price as Siteline EX, and I thought the Kolbe looked light years better. My builder also uses Jeld-Wen normally, and I was disappointed in everything but their custom line, and the Kolbes were cheaper than JW custom. For the sake of comparison, we are doing all-wood double hung windows (no casements and no cladding).

I originally was worried about Kolbe because our local dealer kept telling my builder that we should just get the windsor (I asked for a Kolbe all wood bid and he sent a Windsor pinnacle aluminum clad bid, then for weeks refused to bid Kolbe, very strange) but when I went over there, the owner asked me what I thought of the bids. When I told him we still didn't have the Kolbe bid he pulled our job from that salesman, reassigned it, and I got the bid same day. Only explaining my change of heart from my thread below.

Lincoln may be worse than Jeldwen but certainly no better!!

Bmh, with the exception of the Integrity, you are at what I'd refer to as "throwaway " windows. They last about 10 yrsand then you throw them away. Certainly you can save some money now, but is that investment wise over the long term?
I suspect that your contractor/salesperson just isnt a "window guy", and that is the reason for his recommendations.

Millworkman has forgotten more about wood than I will probably ever know but I think his contention is less with the product and more with the warranty musical chairs that the company has played in the past.

I echo ESKO' sentiments. I to have put them in multimillion dollar homes with no problem and would put them in mine. I also think its rather silly when the person spewing the criticism does not realize the Company name Jeld Wen is actually two words, and Wen is spelled with an E not an I. I have receive word that Jeld Wen' factory in Mexico is having some issues and that the Siteline EX is having problems meeting turnaround times. I also know that in the last decade, Jeld Wen has bought out numerous door and window companies making me wonder what types of issues are or may be part and parcel of rapid-large-scale expansion. That said, and generally speaking, Jeld Wen are decent products and I would add that if you buying vinyl windows, I dont believe there is much difference if any between all the major companies as far as quality and method- a vinyl window is like a dunkin donut and not a fine french pastry- it serves a purpose and gets the job done but its not something worth reveling in nor spending alot of time debating which donut is better than the other. Customer service record, and warranty is perhaps though.

If you cant see the difference, can’t tell the difference when installing or unable to read the performance specs one should take your advice with a grain of salt.

" Jeld Wen is actually two words"

Actually it is JELD-WEN with a hyphen (I know, I typed it incorrectly above myself). The original post is also 11 years old. And they still have not gotten any better.