Marvin Ultimate Clad Double Hung SDL - With or Without Spacer Bar
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Windsor Pinnacle Clad or WeatherShield with Prices
Comments (19)Loewen is the best of what you have listed. I know the Loewen dealer in Huntsville. Loewen makes really good stuff, but its pricey. Burt Dale owns the Marvin distributorship in Huntsville and he is also pricey. Pella in you market use to be Frank Day, but he sold out to a company in Indiana I think. Rumor has it, they are a train wreck. The Loewen dealer in your market is relatively new. Loewen practically pulled out of there when the market went bad. The current dealer runs pretty lean and I doubt they will have nearly as much of a mark-up as Marvin (Dale inc). Windsor is not a quality product. Its mid-level builder grade. The sales rep is pushing it for a reason. Could be they get higher margin/commission. Could be the manufacture is paying a spiff directly to the sales rep (not uncommon). Weather Shield use to be a good product when the old man was still running it. His sons took over and pretty much gutted the quality control. When Ed Schield still ran it, they made good stuff. I think Ed is still alive but not active in the day to day operations. Give Loewen a call. I would use them on my projects, but they are made in Canada and if I need parts this time of year I'm pretty much out of luck until they thaw out. I they had planned on building a plant/warehouse in South Carolina before the recession hit just to address the issue of weather delays and service, but I don't know if that ever happened....See MoreMarvin vs Pella vs Loewen vs Eagle
Comments (2)Everyone will tell you their grilles are the best. But I have to agree with mightyanvil. If you like the real muntin look, you will be disappointed with snap in grilles or between the glass grilles. Removable grilles tend to get abused by the sun and temperature swings, and they break. Permanently applied grilles offer the best look. They take a little longer to clean, but how often do you clean versus how much time is spent looking out of the windows? I'd go for the SDL bars. To save a little money, you could get them without the spacer bar between the panes of glass, as long as you don't mind not having a true divided light look. Good luck....See MoreShould I replace casements with double hung?
Comments (3)Thank you for the advice! If we get double hung windows to replace these they will be a little shorter so the ht-width is the right shape for a double hung window. That will make it easier for furniture placement, actually, which makes me happy :)...See MoreMarvin wood/ultrex vs. Alside Mezzo. (Also, siding)
Comments (5)#1 hire a window pro that only does windows do your window install and let a sider do the siding. Forget the notion of wanting “ one company to do it all”. #2 mezzo is not regarded as a solid window., in fact no alside window is. Another brand “ jack of all trades” contractors seem to use are MI Windows which are horrible. Just as bad as pella vinyl. There are high end vinyl windows that are more energy efficient than any well knon wood window brands. Look into Okna, soft lite, kensington, or sunrise. These are top performers and good looking as well. where are you located? Some brands are regional....See Morecdrigans
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