Marvin Elevate Double-Hung with black interior/exterior
Hello! I have scoured the discussion threads and haven't been able to answer my question, hoping someone can help!
Does anyone have Marvin Elevate Double Hung windows in their house that have a black interior and black exterior? I was ready to submit my order of ~18 windows when my sales guy came back and clarified that "some track components" will be in a beige color instead of black.
I'm desperate to see photos of a window like this in the wild - how obvious is this beige strip!? I'm considering switching my window color because of it...
I'm disappointed because I know that the Ultimate line offers black tracks in double-hungs but unfortunately we can't work with a 6-month lead time right now.
Can anyone out there help? :) Thank you!!
ps uploading an image I sent to my sales guy... he gave a very unhelpful answer that I THINK was saying this entire white track will be beige in my black window. I'm so curious to know if this is true and if it's less obvious than it seems like it would be!
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2 years agoFor anyone else who finds this thread, I want to share this image I found which turned me away from doing the Elevate with black interiors - it's low res but I am pretty sure there is a white border around each window - would drive me crazy!
My window guy shared photos of an Anderson window which has the same issue but the tracks are less visible. If we weren't upgrading to the Ultimate line I would consider switching to these instead of doing the Elevate.
Wanted to also mention that we are keeping casement/picture windows in the Elevate line and upgrading only the double-hungs to the Ultimate line. I was delighted to find out that was an option and would work out aesthetically - apparently these lines are regularly mixed in the same home.
I hope your window selection process is less stressful than mine :)
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