@webuser_ 786635126 and @millworkman .- The OP actually posted in design dilemmas and building a home, not on a windows forum. Nobody needs a spelling lesson here, no matter the forum.
I offered what we have used, happily, and what we plan to use, because of budget. I've lived with a Jeld-Wen product, multiple times, and been pleased. The windows I've often seen suggested here would cost over 500k for our build, and it seems every architect has a favorite based on experiences from a decade or more ago, and nothing recent. I've lived in over 30 homes with all sorts of windows. Andersen and Pella and Marvin fail as much as the others. Have you actually lived with all these windows for extended periods of time? Because I have. My favorite builder has built dozens of homes with JeldWen windows and his customers are super happy - including us. I think you should give a little more credit to people building a home. They can do alot of their own research and get their own quotes and talk with their own builder. Some builders are great at this piece, and some are not, and the details can be missed. So many factors.
My brother just installed Andersen in his gorgeous new home and had a window fail right after drywall, trim and paint was complete. Water entered the home in streams. The window was replaced, but all the labor and time to get it replaced cost far more than the window itself. It can happen with any company.
But on a design and building a home forum, wouldn't a little actual advice and experience help the OP more than spelling corrections and sarcasm? :) .I'm just putting myself in their shoes. I've been there, and listened to all your comments years ago. I wonder sometimes how you could possibly have so much time to contribute on here, and yet I am glad you do. Even drenched in sarcasm (though I really think you need to laugh at yourself a bit). Some of the comments are full of knowledge and I learn a ton. But in this case... no. Nobody needs to know how to spell Andersen to build a house and order windows. What grade are you? :)
Now. Why don't you share some great window brands and lines that you have used and loved and lived with? Some recent budget numbers would be helpful too. Maybe some pictures? A checklist of decisions that need to be made before ordering? There are so many elements to ordering windows, I think someone in the industry could provide a great deal of insight there, and help a homeowner go into that window meeting ready to make all those decisions. Let's hear your wisdom! I'm all ears too.
PS You both had a little state spelling error in your post. But it doesn't bother me. Even though I do love Tennessee!
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