Anderson v. Pella v. Home Depot brands?
SSalb WW
windows) with replacement windows. Does anyone have an opinion about one brand
over the other? Thanks.
Shannon M. Salb
Washington, D.C.
dav...@myremarq.com
any generic or no name windows at Home Depot. Windows are pretty permanent
so buy high end quality.
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Eric Law
availability. Search the web and you can find many vendors selling parts
for old Andersen windows. Never seen anyone selling them for any other
brand. 10 years from now, when some $10.00 part breaks, I'd rather replace
the part than the whole window!
Eric Law
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Dave
original double-hung Anderson windows and they are in perfect condition.
The rest of the house had nothing done to it in 23 years and was is fairly
bad shape; except for the Anderson's. A pretty good testimony in my
opinion.
Dave
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Rich W
are not worth it, but the window industry is very competitive and your
location is smack in the middle of hundreds of window manufacturers some
that can match Anderson's quality. I assume from the title that you are
looking for wood replacements vs. PVC (vinyl).
Regarding Pella again this can be a very high quality window, but the
traditional Pella design is that of "double glazing" instead of insulating
glass. This means that the glass in the window is not a sealed unit, but
rather the interior glass is dry sealed to the sash/frame and can be removed
for cleaning. Pella may also sell windows with insulating glass under other
names.
To paraphrase a real estate mantra, what matters in windows is installation,
installation, installation. Ask for references and check them out. The best
window in the world is just a hole in the wall if not installed correctly.
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dslosty
>Anderson are high end and you pay for the privilege. This does not mean they
>are not worth it, but the window industry is very competitive and your
>location is smack in the middle of hundreds of window manufacturers some
>that can match Anderson's quality. I assume from the title that you are
>looking for wood replacements vs. PVC (vinyl).
>
>Regarding Pella again this can be a very high quality window, but the
>traditional Pella design is that of "double glazing" instead of insulating
>glass. This means that the glass in the window is not a sealed unit, but
>rather the interior glass is dry sealed to the sash/frame and can be removed
>for cleaning. Pella may also sell windows with insulating glass under other
>names.
As far as I know, most if not ALL of Pella's current production
windows use insulated glass. Their "Proline" series, sold by both
Home Depot and Lowe's definitely is made with insulated glass,
not the older double glazing design. Their sashes now tilt inwards for
cleaning. I just installed two of these windows - good products.
I think your info is a bit dated.
Doug
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Rich W
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Yes you are probably right. they used to keep the "Pella" name separate for
that propriatery design, but many new warm edge insulating glass and low-E
products may have forced them into the IG side.
Rich W[remove "no spam for E-mail]
Mary Cain
of windows with double-paned glass on the outside and a removable
glass panel on the inside. Or, you can just get single glass on the
outside and a single removable glass on the inside. Unless you live
in a really cold climate, we don't believe the triple-glass windows
are worth it, so our replacement windows (ordered, but not yet
installed) will have only 2 pieces of glass.
Walt Oswald
replacement windows. The windows are in great shape except for the
small plastic parts that lock the windows themselves to the tension
assy. have broken on many of the windows. Now when I open the windows I
must put a stick under them or they fall down, like in the old rope and
weight system when the rope broke. I don't know the brand and can't find
any identifying marks on the windows (other than a 4 digit number). Does
anybody have any ideas who might be able to help me. I am hoping that
there is a parts place of some kind that if I sent them the broken piece
someone could identify it and come up with a part number if it is still
available.
Eric Law wrote:
>
> I'm building a new house and specified Andersen for one big reason: parts
> availability. Search the web and you can find many vendors selling parts
> for old Andersen windows. Never seen anyone selling them for any other
> brand. 10 years from now, when some $10.00 part breaks, I'd rather replace
> the part than the whole window!
>
> Eric Law
>
> SSalb WW <ssa...@aol.com> wrote in message
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tj99
This sounds like the drill I just went through about 6 mos. ago. See if there's
a name on the locking mechanism of the window. If it's "Insulsash", I have the
info to order new tension rods from them. Seems they stopped using this type of
tensioner some years ago and now they're all breaking with age.
Tom
Walt Oswald
I just looked at the windows again did not find this or any brand. It
sounds like we still might be on the same page though. The part that
broke is not on the tensioner itself (except on 1 window. The plastic
part I am referring to is on the window itself. It is this plastic part
that the tensioner locks into.
I don't know if this helps but on my windows I have only one tensioner
on the one side. I can remove the windows by flipping out a small lever
in the channel. I then slide the window up to the point where this
lever causes the plastic part on the top of the tensioner to disengage
from the plastic part (the one that breaks) one the window itself. At
that point I can carefully remove the window from the channel for
cleaning.
Walt
jmer...@my-dejanews.com
getting Home Depot windows but was shocked at the poor quality once I saw
them.
We ended up buying Anderson. I have double-hung, double-casement and gliding
windows. If you are replacing a large window the gliding windows are cool.
They work like a mini-van door. They're flush normally but when you turn the
handle the moving portion moves out about 3/4 inch and slides past the fixed
portion.
Quite expensive but I am very impressed with the quality. The other
advantage to Anderson is they tend to have stocking distributors while Pella
is 100% custom with an 8 week lead-time.
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