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Comments (13)1. The Bainbridge is the narrowest of their windows and the Soft-Lite Pro is also narrow. 2. Not necessarily. Soft-Lite is a well engineered window so it, with the optional meeting rail reinforcement, should be fine but some other narrow windows will not fare as well. 3. Typically, replacement windows, as a result of their thicker glass and more airtight insulation, will perform better. There are applications where the existing combination (usually with a storm window) might out perform the new double pane IGU window but not if you have single pane window without a storm. a. and b. Impossible to say without knowing exactly what type of window you have now. If you have single pane, both will outperform your existing windows. If you have double pane, it is very likely that your new windows will still outperform and be more sound resistant than your existing windows. 4. 0.09 is not drafty by any means and will probably be a huge improvement over your existing....See MoreWhat is "in style"? Casement vs. Double hung, Grids or not?
Comments (22)The use of mullions in windows should be a carefully considered design issue. Aside from the need for them in the exterior composition of some kinds of houses they can help strike a balance between a sense of openness to the outside and a sense of enclosure and comfort especially in the storms that come with such open views. To me a balance is appropriate unless one condition is more important than the other which I have yet to encounter in single-family residential design. When there is a great view of the ocean or the mountains it is usually a horizontal view so horizontal elements in wide windows reinforce that idea and mullions in the upper sash are usually seen against the sky. If the double-hung windows cannot be tall, Cottage Style windows raise the horizontal rail as shown in the photo. Also, owners usually want to see the view from an exterior space like a deck and since casements interfere with safe use of a deck I don't find much opportunity to use them except for basement emergency escape windows and as double operating French casements but I stopped using those because of hardware problems. I usually use multiple awning windows above kitchen counters and in bathrooms because they look better than casements when open and can provide ventilation in the rain and they collect less detritus between the glass and the interior screen. Screens are another issue - they are less noticeable on the outside than on the inside and double/single-hung windows can have half screens that allow mullions in the upper sash to be visible from outside and be virtually invisible from inside....See MoreIntegrity WoodUltex Casement windows installed wrong on new build
Comments (11)My husband and I paid the Marvin distributor ourselves for the windows. Our GC knows he made a mistake and is sick about it. I did not take pictures of all the windows open that day. But all windows swing on the appropriate side of the opening for the house style except these. The one set of three is a dining room wall the other set of two is our daughters bedroom. The GC thought he would have to buy new windows when we first told him and said it was his six thousand dollar mistake. Then GC called back saying he felt better because the distributor told him he could switch things around easily. But the windows have not been discussed in the 3 weeks since this was discovered and no work on the windows has happened and I became curious why. So, I decided to follow up with the distributor myself to see what they told the GC. The distributor said everything the contractor said but the distributor then decided to call Marvin to verify. Marvin stated the best way around the situation is to buy new windows. To rework the windows would be very involved and could ruin the integrity of the window. (haha...pun not intended) The distributor called the GC several weeks ago and told him. I wanted to get opinions on how others would suggest handling this. Of course I want things right but we are now in a time crunch to get this house finished. My husband is upset but thinks we should let it go. I think we are paying a fee for the contractor and this was a rookie mistake. Our GC is a carpenter by trade and does good work but has become very busy with other work and worry that our project, that has taken too long already (8month to date), will now lose out. Thanks...See MoreAndersen 100 Series vs Sunrise (Casements)
Comments (48)I just received 8 large 100series Andersen windows to be installed in my sunroom. My builder found one cracked and said the others were cheaply made and he didn’t feel right putting them in as cheaply made as they are. So....... we are sending them back and now I have to wait another 12 weeks or more for another set of windows to be made somewhere else. They DEFINITELY won’t be Andersen windows. Very disappointing!...See MorePPF.
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