Looks good. No dealer in this state. I guess we need to look at the non-wood options. Might be affordable for the windows we're concerned about if not for the whole lot of them. I don't know too much about the windows: vinyl, double-paned,energy efficient,etc. Atrium. I know, not a high-end selection, but we are definitely not the high-end project. We get a very nice house, but on a tight budget. We hope this one is our last challenge to accomplish that.

We were also wanting windows with black interiors and exteriors. For us the local availability brought it down to a choice between Pella or Milgard fiberglass windows. The Pella offerings were somewhat pricier, and we could never quite understand the why of it. We wound up selecting Milgard Ultra, and we're happy with the end results. And Milgard's warranty was fantastic, as our landscaper accidentally hit one window with a stone and chipped it, but Milgard replaced the insert without so much as a blink. One factor is whether a particular manufacturer's black is acceptable to you. Milgard's is called Black Bean, which is a bit lighter than true black, and I fussed over this for quite a while. Pella's may have been very slightly blacker, but also not true black. Now that we can see the final product in place, it looks fine. Good luck on your project. Brian

Thank you for responding WoW. My wife and I don't have a preference per say but like the look of Fibrex and is probably the best looking among the three. I have been advised by several suppliers that Vinyl casement window sash can twist when operating. Vinyl expands and contracts more with changes in temperature so there are more window and glass failures; In a wildfire vinyl frames melt and the glass falls out reducing fire protection. Vinyl doesn't age as well as other materials as it tends to deflect, yellow and attract dirt. This is just purely hearsay and I have no experience to substantiate those claims. Perhaps you can comment on that. Some suppliers have asked me to stay away from Andersen because they have horrible C/S, when compared to a Simonton or a Milgard. Do you have any feedback on that? The home is going to be a classic Craftsman and the window would be surrounded with brown trim.

Cp..yes and the search would probably be more fruitful if I could remember some of his other monikers. Your windows are well done....both inside and outside. Mine in my old house looked like this with 2 studs between the windows. Love this approach. I like the 6" trim around your windows and in between. Are the edges eased or squared? Are you using a backband? Do you have a close up pic of the 1x6 ? Holly...we used Andersen 400 dh in our last house and we loved those windows. Owned the house for over a decade..not a bit of trouble. Great windows back then. This house I knew I wanted the Marvin Ultimate casement with interior retractable screens and fractional grill. This was our splurge and we didn't look elsewhere. We further splurged with the aluminum pre-installed exterior trim. But it looks good and will be maintainance free. ..no caulking. You should look at this window. ps..thanks for the props re: my senior moment :-) Here is a not very recent picture that demonstrates the size of the trim piece between the grouped windows on the interior. It will look a lot like CP's in size.