Andersen E Series vs. Integrity by Marvin
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andersen A series vs marvin integrity ultrex/wood
Comments (12)A-Series has a fibrex frame and a fiberglass clad sash. This is from Andersen's brochure on the A-Series for professionals. There is no reason why fibrex should fail any sooner than fiberglass. It is completely immune to water, just as is fiberglass. The advantage of A-series is that it is available in a number of deep colors, Marvin Integrity has a much more restricted palette of exterior colors. We are probably going to go with the A-series because of color choice. Otherwise, I would definitely go with the Marvin Integrity. That said, I see no reason to fear fibrex as a material, it has been in use for quite some time. Here is a link that might be useful: Link to downloadable brochures...See MoreMarvin Integrity vs Andersen A Series
Comments (13)eastbay is correct that while the A series sash is fiberglass, Andersen does use fibrex in the frame. My apologies for any confusion on that one. The last time I chatted with "someone" at AW about the A series they said that they were going to be full fiberglass; however my bad that I never followed up on that one before replying about the actual make up of the finished windows/doors. If I recall correctly AW did look into both full fibrex and full fiberglass during development of the A series and I also seem to remember that they did produce full fiberglass versions of A series units at one time, but I don't know if they ever actually sold any that way. Per "someone" who absolutely does know, A series is like 200 and 400 series in that the frame is actually clad wood rather than just fibrex (A series) or vinyl (200 and 400). So to be precise, A series units use fibrex clad wood for the frame and pultruded fiberglass for the sash. Again sorry for any confusion that I might have caused. This post was edited by oberon on Tue, Dec 2, 14 at 11:43...See MoreIntegrity Wood-Ultrex vs Anderson 400 or E-series??
Comments (6)I would be surprised to see the 400 Series TW have more air infiltration than almost any other tilting window. It has a jambliner that actively pushes against the sash, vs relying on passive weatherstrip for the sash to slide along. In fact, that is a selling point of the TW for me. Being on the service side of it for the past 15+ years, I really appreciate a well-installed TW. The downside for me is less wood showing on the interior vs the vinyl jambliner....See MoreMarvin essential vs. Andersen 100 series black windows
Comments (12)I definitely recommend the Marvin. Andersen is fine, but the Marvin is better. The GBG grills are more popular, but regardless I wish Marvin had the SDL option in the Essential series. They offer in both Elevate & Signature, so I have to believe it's coming eventually. I told my wife I wanted SDL for our house, she said "That's fine, but then you'll be cleaning them". We decided we didn't need grills. :)...See MoreWindows on Washington Ltd
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