Marvin’s Essential (all fiberglass) or Andersen 100? Casements only!
Karrie Thoma
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Marvin Integrity Quote vs Andersen 100's
Comments (11)You're correct; I misspoke. I should have said "composite" window. The Andersens are made from a composite product called Fibrex, which is basically wood mixed with a resin-type material. From what I've read, it isn't as strong as the Ultrex fiberglass that Marvin uses, but I'm not sure if the Ultrex is $8500 more impressive. We don't want to go with the 400s because we don't want the maintenance with the wood portions of the windows. I looked over the two quotes closely this morning. The substantial difference is in the fixed glass (solid single pane) picture windows. The Integrity windows are more than double the price of the 100s for these fixed windows. For casements and other opening windows, the prices were not substantially different. I guess I'm not sure why these fixed windows are more than double the price? Thoughts??...See MoreFiberglass/wood window for tall casement
Comments (9)I think they're 6'6. And he didn't say Sunrise doesn't have the size. It was just a suggestion given to me that FG and wood are better choices for these windows because they have more strengh with vinyl. So Marvin FG does not perferm as well as some other brands likely made in Canada. Compaing FG to FG, where are the differences come from? I thought the LowE glass coating are pretty standard stuff nowadays and they all meet energy star. Is it because some brands provide triple level coating options to make the factors go way lower?...See MoreAndersen 100 (Fibrex) vs Milgard vs Jeld-wen
Comments (15)We have quite a selection of vinyl or aluminum windows. Our Tuscany and Montecito are well made and high quality and all our windows come with the full lifetime warranty. Come check out our website for more information on what windows would be the best for you! Tuscany Series Montecito Series Aluminum...See MoreMarvin essential vs. Andersen 100 series black windows
Comments (12)I definitely recommend the Marvin. Andersen is fine, but the Marvin is better. The GBG grills are more popular, but regardless I wish Marvin had the SDL option in the Essential series. They offer in both Elevate & Signature, so I have to believe it's coming eventually. I told my wife I wanted SDL for our house, she said "That's fine, but then you'll be cleaning them". We decided we didn't need grills. :)...See Moretoddinmn
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