"I'm not very worried about the traction under foot, as my tiles are textured and hence has excellent traction. The look of the large format tile is what I was going after at the very beginning." Me too - ours have texture and are recommended for many applications, but do make sure you test a couple of yours out before you live with them - wet one down outside or in the garage and stand on it. Maybe even add soap. Move around. Bend over and pretend to pick up the soap. I was OK with them but after doing this a couple of times, my husband felt he definitely could slip (especially as we age) on a 12x24 tile. And he's pretty agile. The tile setter and the GC both recommend more grout lines for safety. The shower floor tiles will be cut a little smaller than the average foot size and the rest of the room will remain large format. I LOVE the large format but made the concession.

Unless you lived in the Southwest you couldn't order one of these windows a year ago so they don't yet have a track record in colder climates. This window is made entirely with Andersen's patented wood & PVC composite, "Fibrex", (formerly used only for sash cladding and replacement windows) and is obviously intended to compete with all-vinyl windows. It is offered in 5 exterior colors and only white interior. It is available in single-hung but not double-hung (presumably for strength) and the mullions are only available between the glass. Fortunately the glass widths are the same top and bottom. The frame depth is very small (like a PVC window) so deep jamb extensions will probably be needed unless drywall is used instead. The exterior is very "modern" (ie not traditional) since the upper sash of the single-hung (and all other sash) is essentially flush with the front face of the frame and there is no sloped sill, very little sill overhang, and no drip (a serious detailing problem requiring some kind of special flashing at the sill or an added sub-sill). Andersen's recommended sill detail relies entirely on sealant to prevent water from entering behind the exterior cladding - a foolish idea that cost Andersen and their customers a lot of money in the 80's but their memory is apparently shorter than mine. I would not use a window in it's first year of sale nor one I had not seen and operated in the field.

are double doors preferred.... The question should be what do you prefer? What works best for your family? That would apply both to the one fixed vs. both moving question as well as the swing direction. Since you don't need screens, figure out which one interferes least with your movement in and out and the furniture on either side of the door. There's no right way, just the way that will work best for you.

Hi toddinmn, Thank-you so much for your quick replies. Are they the 400 or 400 woodrights? 400 Are they staining, painting, or ordered prefinished For the 400’s? Prefinished is an extra $125/window. They would be replacing the interior casing with new, primed casing. are they replacing the interior trim? Will that be stained/painted? Yes but just primed what are they doing with the exterior trim? Nothing are they removing any siding? I will be replacing the siding but that is a separate project I hope to do as the same time as the window replacements. Do you’re Windows have lead based paint? My house is a 1987 home so I imagine that I do not have lead based paint.