Which European lift and slide doors & tilt windows do you recommend?
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Replacing old sliding aluminum windows--are tilt-ins waste of $$?
Comments (6)I am also having aluminum windows replaced with vinyl, and spent yesterday getting estimates. Just like many home improvements, I'll bet it matters where you live as to what a reasonable price is. I'm in North Louisiana. I received bids for 11 window openings (3 are larger) using comparable products with each company. My highest bid was nearly $13,000 (large national chain) ...my lowest was $6,700 (reputable local company using slightly better product, with better product and installation warranty). YOU are the one to decide if tilt-in windows are a waste of your money or not. If it's worth it to you to have them tilt in so you can clean them, then get them. Remember, the salesman won't be the one cleaning them. As for your wood double-hungs: They've been there for 44 years. They may be in better shape than the aluminum, but they're still drafty, right? I'd also venture to say that in 1965 when they were installed they probably didn't have the benefit of low-e coatings and argon (just guessing; no expert). Please check on the guidelines for the energy rebate. Make sure you can still qualify if you only replace SOME of the windows. Bottom line: no matter what the salesman's angle is, YOU know what's right for you. Let peace be your umpire and go with what will make you most comfortable...in your house and in your mind....See Morelift and slide door recommendations
Comments (0)We would like to put glass lift and slide doors (or some other sliding door with a minimal threshold) into our apartment in NYC in order to allow us to have separate office spaces which are still somewhat sound resistant but still let light through. Someone on another one of these posts recommended lift and slide doors, which I had not heard of, but which sounds like this is exactly what would work for us. I was hoping there might be a few people here with expertise in this area that could offer some advice. Here are our questions: 1) Can we even use lift-and-slide doors in our floor situation? This is a high-rise condo bldg with concrete subfloors (and the bldg won't give us permission to do any drilling into the concrete subfloor). We will be putting in new bamboo floating floors which are 9/16" thick on top of FloorMuffler underlayment - is this enough room for the tracks in the lift and slide doors systems to be laid into the floor so that they are still recessed as they are supposed to be? (I've tried to look at the specs on the various websites, but wasn't clear about how much space you needed in the floor to install the recessed tracks.) 2) Any particular recommendations on brand? These will be all interior, so weatherproofing features are just a waste of money in our case, but we do want something that slides easily and which is a sound resistant as possible, and which is hopefully reliable and durable. We'd also prefer less framing and more glass, to let more light and views through. The brands I've found so far are: Marvin, Panda, Kolbe, Weiland, Nanawall, and Weathershield. Anyone have any particular recommendations about one brand being better than another (in particular for our described usage)? Thanks in advance for any advice!...See MorePatio Sliding Door Recommendations
Comments (171)OK, they just left. I am happy to say this finally brings my thread to its ending. I hope this thread ends up helping other people when they encounter issues during their install. While I may of vented here at times, I was never disrespectful to the company providing their services. Even today after they were done, we sat around, talked and drank some water I offered before they left. This was probably one of the nicest group of guys I have ever hired, unfortunately we ran into a lot of roadblocks. Not only was there some install quality issues, but I had 5 panels of glass that arrived with large factory defects that was completely out of their control. When you combine everything, it just felt like a lot to deal with. I will post up some final images. All flashing was done properly this time, and they redid the exterior trim and added wood behind the trim as before it was just hollow without support which is why it started separating. I am now happy and just wish this could of been done the first time. I just left my review for the company involved and gave them 5 stars. While it took 5 visits to get all this corrected, they never disrespected me, and always responded to everything. That is a sign of a good company. I told them I never tried to be difficult, but I wanted to be sure I protect my biggest investment which is my home. Thank you to everyone who helped me along the way, I appreciate all of the support/guidance/advice your provided. Have a great summer!...See MoreThoughts on Tilt & Turn Windows - Alpen, Aluprof, Reynaers, Kneer Sud?
Comments (54)Amberline USA offers Aluprof products. Aluprof makes the alumimum profile and not the window itself - you need to find a window manufacturer tht works with the Aluprof system. Amberline is a good mix of quality and reasonably priced in my experience. Glo works with Schucco i believe. Also a nice product but more expensive. I've heard bad things about Reynaers in terms of quality and support. Alpen is a vinyl and fiberglass window and, in my opinion not to the same quality and performance as these other aluminum options imported from Europe and, in my opinion, overpriced based on the numbers you provided . Never heard of Kneer Sud but if they are made in Germany then the quality is probably good but the service, support and warranty would be my biggest question/concern....See MoreRelated Professionals
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