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> My daughter and her fiance are looking into new windows and most seem very > expensive. Thanks for any comments.
You get what you pay for? — New York University School of Medicine
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>> My daughter and her fiance are looking into new windows and most seem very > expensive. Thanks for any comments. >You get what you pay for?
Including the big advertizing budgets of Anderson, Pella, etc. Ron >– >New York University School of Medicine
Sebastian Fl (originally NJ, toms River, Neptune, Maplewood, Brick)
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Gaunt) writes: >Anyone here familiar with Great Lakes windows for houses? My daughter >and her fiance are looking into new windows and most seem very >expensive. Thanks for any comments.
I never hear of them, all I see are Anderson, Wenco, and Pella windows around here, a few store brands and sometimes some Marvin windows, across the street from me they put up a new house last year and used some off brand windows that looked OK to start, but I went over to see them up close, I doubt they were cheap but they looked like junk. Another thing is there are internal lines among brands, especially so for Wenco, they have Standard, JX7, Eliminator, Eliminator PF, Clad Premium etc. The clad premium are their best to my knowledge. I bought an Eliminator PF for my garage, but I noticed that the Eliminator PF is completely vinyl coated where the Eliminator is not coated around the glass but is primed for painting. Check out all literature for whatever you plan on buying and make sure if there are multiple lines that you get the right thing.
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> > You get what you pay for? > Including the big advertizing budgets of Anderson, Pella, etc.
There are a lot of companies selling windows in the US named Anderson, Andersun, etc. They are all trying to capitalize on the reputation (and the advertising) of Andersen. The company you are trying to described is Andersen, with an "e". And yes, you are right. With any product, when you buy a heavily advertised brand, all that advertising is part of what you pay for. — Roger.
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>Anyone here familiar with Great Lakes windows for houses? My daughter >and her fiance are looking into new windows and most seem very >expensive. Thanks for any comments.
I had two *large* ones put in at my last house. Seemed well-made and solid. They were substantially less expensive than the well-advertised brands. Can’t vouch for them long-term, though, as we moved within a year. A friend here had Great Lakes windows put in (4 years ago?) and has been extremely pleased with them (again, not a really long time to judge from). — Pat in Plymouth MI Now filtering for SPAM. Warning: E-mail in HTML format will be delayed and risks being discarded unread.
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I work for a builder in Florida and we use exclusively Better-Bilt windows . I’m not saying they are any better than others but we have had few complaints . Just like any thing else you can buy cheap or you can buy to fit your needs. Wayne Woodruff
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>>Anyone here familiar with Great Lakes windows for houses? My daughter >and her fiance are looking into new windows and most seem very >expensive. Thanks for any comments.
Great Lakes are decent enough, but for my money I would buy the Owens Corning vinyl window. I put the Luminess Double Hungs in my house and they are wonderful. They operate smoothly, are very tight, and were less expensive than the Great Lakes, as well as several others I had priced.
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I sell and install Great Lakes windows. They used to have a poor reputation, but that has changed completely, and I enjoy excellent service in the few cases where things aren’t right. My family name is on my company, and I choose products that will provide good quality and service for my customers, or it affects my name and reputation. Great Lakes makes a decent window for a decent price. Just make sure your dealer can install them properly, or you’ll be worse off than you were with your old windows. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Anyone here familiar with Great Lakes windows for houses? My daughter >and her fiance are looking into new windows and most seem very >expensive. Thanks for any comments.
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>Anyone here familiar with Great Lakes windows for houses? My daughter >and her fiance are looking into new windows and most seem very >expensive. Thanks for any comments.
I had Great Lakes windows put into a previous house and had no problems in the 5 years I was there. I was very satisfied and once again used them for my current home. That was in ‘92 and still very satisfied. I knew the installer(same guy both times) and he always stressed the installation is verrrrry important. I used the vinyl slider type of window(double locks) – very easy to clean.
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When I wanted new windows for my Colorado home, I called back to the folks in NC (Aluminum Company of NC; I recommend them highly) and asked them from whom I should buy windows here. They said they had switched to Great Lakes and got me in contact with the local Great Lakes outfit. I would have bought from them if I had not gotten a lower bid on what I consider to be superior windows made by Traco. They have tempered glass (the salesman puts a window panel on your floor and stands in the middle of the glass, and flings a golf ball down onto it). They also have that film between the layers of glass that blocks 99% of the UV and reflects heat. Sorry, I can’t recall what it’s called. It’s like Low-E but better. BTW, the highest bid I got was from another outfit that also wanted to sell me the *exact same* Traco windows. So shop around for installers! You recommend that you make sure the installer can do a good job. I’m sure that’s good advice, but how do I do it? For that matter, how do I look at my windows and tell if the installation job is good? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I sell and install Great Lakes windows. They used to have a poor >reputation, but that has changed completely, and I enjoy excellent >service in the few cases where things aren’t right. >My family name is on my company, and I choose products that will >provide good quality and service for my customers, or it affects my >name and reputation. Great Lakes makes a decent window for a decent >price. Just make sure your dealer can install them properly, or you’ll >be worse off than you were with your old windows. >Anyone here familiar with Great Lakes windows for houses? My daughter >and her fiance are looking into new windows and most seem very >expensive. Thanks for any comments.
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