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7 years ago

Hey Guys,

It's been a while since I posted. You have been a huge help in the past and I hope you can help me now too.

We are finally ready to start building and I am starting to worry about the windows for our house. We are building a house similar to the Bon Residence shown here:

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We want to stay as close to the exterior color scheme as possible and the dark windows are a key part of that. Do any of you have any recommendations on brand? The local builder grade windows don't seem to have the color options that we will need. We will be using casement windows on the front to achieve the look. I'm looking into Andersen and Pella at the moment. I have heard that Andersen is expensive though. Here is the front elevation of our house just for reference:

I appreciate any help you can give.

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lakeerieamber

7 years ago

We went with Marvin in the ebony color for our windows. We have a mixture of casements and double hung windows. Not the best pic but here is a close up of one of our windows. If you post in the windows forum they will tell you to run far away from Pella.

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leland_78
Original Author
7 years ago
Lake,

Thank you for your response. I'll check out Marvin. I love the window in your picture. BTW, I'm loving your shake. Is that vinyl?
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lakeerieamber
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Thanks! Yes, it is vinyl Foundry perfection shingle color matched to Provia Timberline color.
leland_78
Original Author
7 years ago
I didn't realize there was a windows forum. ( I guess it would have helped if I had looked first) I'll post this over there.
User
7 years ago
All major window manufacturers make many different windows for different preferences and budgets. Too be able to compare prices you must say what model and type windows you are comparing. Andersen makes aluminum clad wood, vinyl clad wood, Fibrex composite clad wood, all composite and 3 kinds of vinyl windows.
arialvetica
7 years ago
The best tip I can give is to only get windows from a company that has a LOCAL warranty repair shop. My first build had Marvin windows and we had to wait weeks to get someone to look at our windows. My second build has Pella (black) and since there is a local shop, warranty issues were properly addressed with an in person rep within a few days.
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Marvin
7 years ago
cdmccall, thanks very much for considering Marvin windows for your project. Your new home design looks beautiful. If we can assist you by answering any questions here on Houzz, please feel free to send a direct message anytime.

arialvetica, we're very sorry to hear about the challenges you had with service timing. We're always looking to improve our processes, so any feedback you'd be willing to share by direct message would be very appreciated.

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