My daughter has purchased a new home with 50 year old double hung windows that need to be replaced. It is a colonial home in Massachusetts several miles from the coast. She is trying to decide between the Anderson 400 series and the Marvin Integrity. She wants to stay with the same traditional 6 over 6 white double hung windows. Any thoughts on which is better - the Marvin Integrity, or the Anderson 400 Series?

I priced the Marvin Ultimate Next Gen and they are quite a bit more than both the A-series and the TW400s. A 3'by4' DH Marvin Ultimate was quoted at $750 while the A-series was $500 and the TW400 only $340. The Marvins were quoted by a window/door company and the Anderson's by Home Depot. I'm now leaning toward the A-series but may fall back to the TW400 depending on how the budget shakes out. Any thoughts on the pricing discrepancy? I thought the Ultimates would be more but not 50% over the A-series and double the TW400s. The Ultimates are definitely a nicer looking window but how much time will I spend staring at my windows once they're installed?

I live in the Hamptons and my husband is a premier build, building multi-million dollar homes. His father was and my father were both GC's. All 3 would prefer installing an Andersen every time over the window architects spec. today. If there isn't an issue with the cost, lead time, install issues or the functionality, there is usually some sort of issue that ensues not too many years down the road. The look is important, I get it, but functionality rules. Here in East Hampton, NY the local color use Andersen on their homes. Hands down the favorite.

My Anderson 4 panel door black wood interior awful! 2nd replacement door. Same problems of quality so many pics and problems I can’t even post. They don’t care. Home Depot supplied the door and they are trying to make this right. 3rd door Narroline thinking less wood less problems. No!! Not installed same problems. If I could get another 4 panel door from anyone other than Anderson I would we will eventually have to settle for a defective door with scratches and missing paint, glue oozing from seams, screens that don’t stop so you have to line them up. So much more. Expensive with no quality anymore. This my first Anderson door. They expect you to accept defective door and hope the tech can make a new door right. This is now year 2. So again I will have to see the options for which definitely door I will take.