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Pella Windows w/Snap-In Blinds and Shades--Yes or No?
Comments (3)We have the muntins and shades in casements and french doors. House is five years old. They are great! I have to check operation after the window washer is here, though. The muntins have to be snapped into place firmly or you can't raise/lower the shades. Be prepared that you will have to wash all four sides of glass at least once a year. A bonus for us moving into a new house was that we didn't have to rush to get drapes because the shades provided privacy. We have wide window casings so I put roman shades in most of my windows. The french doors I left "bare"....See Morereplacing patio doors, HMI versus Pella Designer versus Andersen
Comments (4)Sorry, maybe my initial message wasn't clear enough. We are putting in an HMI front entry door, but the question is on patio doors. 3 patio door choices (outswing, hinged double doors): HMI Doors patio doors Andersen A-Series doors Pella Designer Series doors Pros/cons of each? experience with these doors? recommendations? Thanks...See MoreSliding Glass Door Having to Conform to HOA Requirements
Comments (10)Coming back to this thread to update. I walked my development and saw 5 of these Juliet balconies with sliding glass doors with screens on the outside, so they mustn't be Pella. The screens on the outside do look different from the other Pella sliding glass doors, but interestingly, only when you look for it. Just walking around, you don't notice them whatsoever, but when you look up and say to yourself are there any screens on the outside?, then you see them. In any case, it's a small percentage of all the homes, but evidently, no one stopped those homeowners from replacing with non-Pellas. So I got a quote for Marvin Ultimate sliding glass door. Measurement 73"x96" (I am rounding). Interior is primed pine cause I am going to have my painter paint. LowE2 with Argon, standard screen, door jamb 4-9/16", multi-point lock. It is on the 2nd floor, and the Juliet balcony rail will have to be removed and put back. The rail is attached by 4 bolts on each side. Total cost of sliding glass door is $4,100. That is about $1,000 more than what I was expecting. I had replaced a different sliding glass door a few years ago that was slightly larger but on ground floor to the back yard, a Marvin Ultimate also, and that price was about $3,000. Any advice would be appreciated....See MorePella Window Rot
Comments (16)@jft1314 - as you can see from my photo above, my windows were beyond repair, so I had to replace. I wonder though if for you the repairing might be a “penny wise pound foolish” choice. Because by repairing, you likely are not fixing the underlying Pella manufacturing issue. I’d be afraid the rot will show up again in a year or two, maybe in a different spot. It’s a gamble. But if the rot does show up later after you’ve repaired, then your money you spent on the repair was a waste. Is it just your sliding glass door that is having the problem, or all your windows? If just the sliding glass door, why not get some bids on a new one (not Pella; look at Andersen, Marvin or Kolbe if you want to stay with wood-clad). Then see if the cost of the repair and the potential future risk, plus the aggravation and stress, is that much of a better deal than replacement....See Morecapnbeaky
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