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Replacement windows for Home
Posted on 1/16/24 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 1/16/24 at 5:50 pm
Need to replacement almost all the windows in my house. Probably about 15-18 windows. Maybe a couple doors.
I get flyers about Renewal by Anderson all the time. Anyone have experience with them? How was it? Any other recommendations?
I get flyers about Renewal by Anderson all the time. Anyone have experience with them? How was it? Any other recommendations?
Posted on 1/16/24 at 6:18 pm to ryanlesh
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Need to replacement almost all the windows in my house. Probably about 15-18 windows. Maybe a couple doors.
I get flyers about Renewal by Anderson all the time. Anyone have experience with them? How was it? Any other recommendations?
they are all crooks and rip off artists.
just find a good building contractor and hire them to do it. this time of year is slow so they dont mind small jobs
Posted on 1/16/24 at 9:21 pm to ryanlesh
I call a few window world, replacement windows, LAS, relief windows.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 9:54 pm to ryanlesh
Are you sure they need to be replaced?
If the frames are in good shape, I’d recommend trying to just reglaze them. It may not be an option depending on the frames, but def. worth looking into. Companies make more money selling you new retrofit windows so they may not be discussing the re-glazing option. It is far better to keep the home/building’s original frame, pull the seals off, pop the panes out and replace the panes with new seals. It’s a 3rd of the cost and you greatly reduce the chances of water intrusion.
If the frames are in good shape, I’d recommend trying to just reglaze them. It may not be an option depending on the frames, but def. worth looking into. Companies make more money selling you new retrofit windows so they may not be discussing the re-glazing option. It is far better to keep the home/building’s original frame, pull the seals off, pop the panes out and replace the panes with new seals. It’s a 3rd of the cost and you greatly reduce the chances of water intrusion.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 6:43 am to ryanlesh
Try calling Chris with Hoffman Windows.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 9:15 am to ryanlesh
Tommy's Windows in Baton Rouge did great for us and costs less than the big names.A pleasure to work with.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 7:08 pm to ryanlesh
I used capital glass to replace the 11 panes and kept my frames. They did a good job, I had a lot of trouble getting glass people out to my house but they were good.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 7:49 pm to ryanlesh
Relief windows wasn't the cheapest but did a great job and I really like that they are hurricane proof.
Posted on 1/21/24 at 1:37 am to ryanlesh
We did RbA a few years ago. 14 double-hung windows replaced all of the original frames in our 40YO home. It ran us almost 40K. It was the "middle" quote we got out of 3 total, Pella being one of the others. The Pella folks gave us a quote of nearly $50K and that was before I had to remind them of the state-required tempered glass on a few of the windows (yes, their guy flat-out forgot to price that part in). I live in TX for reference, but really in any state you should check your codes to see what's required.
Expensive as hell, yes, and the finance options are shite and I hate paying it, but I can't say I've had any less than a stellar experience with their team (who got it done in 2 days) or the windows themselves. The biggest test so far has been this recent cold snap and we had no issues with draft or heat loss like we had with the original frames. And they look pretty nice. I feel like we got what we paid for.
And for reference our neighbors next door had 15 windows replaced on their home for half the price but less than six months after that they said they wished they'd have gone with someone more reputable (I didn't ask them who they went with).
So much of it's gonna depend on the team they send out, too. Hopefully when you're talking tens of thousands of dollars you can talk them into sending people who know what the frick they're doing.
Expensive as hell, yes, and the finance options are shite and I hate paying it, but I can't say I've had any less than a stellar experience with their team (who got it done in 2 days) or the windows themselves. The biggest test so far has been this recent cold snap and we had no issues with draft or heat loss like we had with the original frames. And they look pretty nice. I feel like we got what we paid for.
And for reference our neighbors next door had 15 windows replaced on their home for half the price but less than six months after that they said they wished they'd have gone with someone more reputable (I didn't ask them who they went with).
So much of it's gonna depend on the team they send out, too. Hopefully when you're talking tens of thousands of dollars you can talk them into sending people who know what the frick they're doing.
Posted on 1/21/24 at 8:16 am to ryanlesh
Happy customer of Tommy's windows here.
Posted on 1/21/24 at 6:08 pm to ryanlesh
I’ve been going through the same thing on a 3600 sq ft house. About 30 windows to replace.
Renewal by Anderson bid over $100,000
Window World bid less (about $37k) but they only do windows of specified dimensions. There were a few windows they could not replace.
Another company was nearly identical to Window World but promised they have a factory under construction that will be able to construct unique windows in about 6 months. If we bought now, they would continue to offer the discounted price.
Relief Windows was able to do all windows and bid around $34k.
Be ready for used car sales tactics such as the offer only being good by tonight, tomorrow, or 3 days. This is of course bullshite. Keep shopping. You can get someone to go back to your house later and get the same offer.
Most also offer lifetime warranties on the windows and labor/installation. If either is not offered or if the warranty is not transferrable, ask why…and then choose between companies that offer both warranties that are transferable.
Renewal by Anderson bid over $100,000
Window World bid less (about $37k) but they only do windows of specified dimensions. There were a few windows they could not replace.
Another company was nearly identical to Window World but promised they have a factory under construction that will be able to construct unique windows in about 6 months. If we bought now, they would continue to offer the discounted price.
Relief Windows was able to do all windows and bid around $34k.
Be ready for used car sales tactics such as the offer only being good by tonight, tomorrow, or 3 days. This is of course bullshite. Keep shopping. You can get someone to go back to your house later and get the same offer.
Most also offer lifetime warranties on the windows and labor/installation. If either is not offered or if the warranty is not transferrable, ask why…and then choose between companies that offer both warranties that are transferable.
Posted on 1/21/24 at 7:58 pm to ryanlesh
Relief windows. Great service stand behind the product
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