You had me at E-Series. As an Andersen dealer, you can't bet much better than E-Series. Please take a look at the A-Series sometime. The sight-lines/frames match across the fixed to casement to double hung models. They are fiberglass clad sash with composite frames. Keep up the great work Jordan!
Really love these windows. Been looking at a few different brands and I keep coming back to Anderson. I'm just not sold on the spacers. They look great but the upgrade over 27 windows are killing me. Can't decide if its worth it. Great video!
Did service work for Andersen in the mid 90's , replaced sashes in double hung windows (20 plus) the new sashes fit perfect, amazing being the windows were about 20 years old. Andersen replaced these at no expense to the customer except for my labor. The customer had not painted the exterior on the windows causing them to rot.
I had an Andersen door to door salesman, tell me that he could make me a great deal on my windows/doors (pointing to the French door on my balcony and large fixed window. I Told him that said window/door was brand new aluminum from Europe. He went on to say that I wasn't allowed to install aluminum windows in my house in my area. He then got a 20 min lesson on thermally broke triple pane passive house windows :-). Not sure he was that stoked.
Ha! But be honest, you were hoping a window salesman would come to your house everyday since you installed your superman windows, just do you could give that 20 minute lesson! 😅😅
about 2 month ago I bumped into an Andersen windows installer and ask him about the price for bay windows 81 by 50 . From $8000 to$12000 was his answer . In Lowes I bought two bay windows for $750 each after all discounts with free delivery , installed them all by myself and can not be more happier
This was mostly a door to door salesmen from “Renewal by Andersen”. Those windows aren’t the best and I totally wouldn’t compare them to an E series, or even a 200 series for that matter. I redid my old 1970’s with Andersen 400 series and I couldn’t be happier. Beautiful windows.
What about European style tilt and turns? I know Marvin makes them, not sure about Anderson. Anyway, when I was in Europe, I was amazed at how well they sealed and how well built they were.
I love tilty-turnies and the Europeans make sure spectacular windows and hardware. The American market demand just hasn't caught up with the higher cost window design.
@@JordanSmithBuilds have you seen the Marvin windows in that style? Do you know of an American manufacturer that meets the European quality? I have an old home I have to replace most of the windows for, and I'm Ok paying for quality.
Great videos! I also have a 5' tall Anderson E casement and I do like them, however had some rubbing issues. After calling support, come to find out that "child safety latch" ( I thought it was as well) is really the max opening they allow for a 60'' tall window! Maybe I was given wrong info but wanted to let you know. They claim any size smaller doesn't require this limiter. Thanks and let me know if you were told the same.
Love this kind of video Jordan. Good job! I'd like to learn more on the manufacturers of European three pane widows and who are the good suppliers here in the US (I'm in Oregon).
@@JordanSmithBuilds, Matt's video of a Steve Baczek home is one of my favorite home building videos on TH-cam (the one with the thermally modified wood siding). I have literally spent hours watching that video over and over and really studying the home for details! As far as European windows, it largely comes down to is customer support. Which distributors of European windows or US manufacturers of those style windows have the strongest presence and are going to be around for the long haul? With a Marvin or Milgard or other common brands, I know I have some backing if I have window issues in the future. With European windows, I am concerned with having warranty issues down the road and no USA support. It feels like there is little in the way of resources to determine the strongest US companies (distributors or manufacturers) for European style windows. Possibly that's an idea for a video.
Jordan, Thanks for the post. Happy New Year. I think you’d be an ideal person to do a series of videos around specific, major materials segments/packages. Windows is a perfect example. Educating consumers on what various stats mean and what considerations should be in mind when selecting materials would be beneficial for everybody. Everything from insulation types to door hardware would be interesting and enlightening with your approach. (Just a thought)
My experience with Anderson doors and windows has been very good. They make a quality product and provide service down the road if you need it. Can't say the same for other brands...
MrEFarmer well they have extremely high overall reviews in comparison to most others I see, very strict quality control on install. They are mostly franchised offices so if you know of a bad service location that’s an oddity
I'm curious... What actually makes expensive windows expensive? Is it the materials? Labor? Or is it a "luxury goods" market where prices have no real relation to production cost?
Mostly materials and labor but "luxury goods" plays a role too. Most cost savings is in products that can be mass produced in very large quantities and preferably go straight to use rather than shipped and stored in a warehouse until someone buys them a few at a time. Typically these will be the most generic and basic designs with standard limited choices of materials and styles, focusing more on convenience and low pricing than quality and high performance... Anything custom goes the opposite direction in price. They're typically going to be produced in limited quantity, which means higher per unit costs, be hand made and/or custom designed, have non-standard features that may be unique to each customer, which adds a lot of labor, uses a wider selections of materials that can cost more to use, and they typically target high performance that goes well beyond what is normally required for people who want high performance homes and want it to basically last their entire lifetime... Some on the high end are also extensively engineered for options you normally wouldn't get like floor to ceiling windows, load bearing windows, moveable wall windows, indoor see-through swimming pool, etc. Windows with R-Value higher than say 3, hurricane impact resistance rating, features like UV reflecting layers, advance functionality, etc. are the types of things that typically will only be seen in much higher priced windows... But certain brands do have a reputation and style that can add to the cost... and there are windows produced as basically art, which can sell for more than it cost to make them... and like any market you'd have to watch out for the rip-offs that claim one thing but sell you another... While you can also thank the market as whenever there isn't a high demand for something and you have to go the custom route to get it then it comes at a higher cost to provide it... And that can be a very big difference... For example, Ikea can sell you one of their mass produced piece of furniture typically for less than just the materials will cost a custom furniture maker... So no way for the custom furniture maker to directly compete with the likes of Ikea but a custom furniture focuses on features you won't get from a mass produced product... So can also depend on what you value...
ZeoCyberG basically custom replacement windows = expensive. Standard sized windows also knows as new construction windows are cheap because some fabrication machines can make of the exact same windows 4 at a time. So they can be sold in the 10,000’s to home builders and large dealers like homedepot
Damn my window replacement coming to 60k .. fiberglass / fibrex / wood from top manufacturers all coming to same price .. they are coming a bit down if I remove arc and transom windows
.30 U-value doesn't seem like that great by todays standards. How much more would triple pane glass cost? I would like to see U values around .18 for that fixed pane window.
This is about the glass choice and which options the window company chooses from its glass source. In this case Andersen like almost everyone else has used Cardinal Glass Industries for many decades. Cardinal has newer products as of this yr which has yet trickled down to the biggest window company in the country
The difference between u .30 and .18 is R 3.3 and R 5.5. Do you really think that makes a big difference in energy costs when your walls are R-15-20? The cost associated with getting that low a U-Value is almost never worth it. It would take well over a decade to recoil the cost.
I thought I wanted casement windows until I had them. The screens on the ins9de are awful. When you go to close the window, all of the bugs that you were keeping out are trapped between the screen and the glass inside your home. Only double hungs for me
I like my casement windows for the exact reason you dislike them. Screens here get filthy and cake with muck if they are on the outside.( Live in an ag area). Never really anymore bugs than the old double hung, and we open most of them every night in the warm weather.
Hey, I'm super curious on your experience with high end viynl. They have numbers that andersen cant match. Also have you looked into weather shield? they are coming with new latching systems and hardware on their sliders that are similar to the alibaba company you reviewed. their performance numbers while not as good as high end viynal, really destroy andersen numbers. But at the same time I'm not going to lie, andersens customer support is down right awesome. 2-3 times they sent me the parts to refurb the silder my father put in with zero headaches. weather sheilds new generation sliders, i think have the best in the market at the moment. Its like
Bardia Ghajari the company is a great company, I sell their 20 gauge legacy steel and signet fiberglass every week but the hollow vinyl with foam spacer windows isn’t anything for more than 15-20 yrs top to have in a home, same for their vinyl sliding doors
@@JordanSmithBuilds I lived in a condo built in 2009 located in rainy Portland, Oregon. It has Pella casement windows. There was no overhang to protect them when they were open which was frequent as the home was very air tight. Over time the trim finish took a beating from being exposed to the elements. I like the look and function of casements but would go with a more durable trim casing. BTW, I really appreciate your attention to quality finishes and detail. Though I am not in the construction business, I very much enjoy your videos and have learned a lot. If I ever have the opportunity to build a home, I will rewatch yours and Matt Risinger's videos. You're two of the best!
@@billcunninghame8554 Thanks! it's flattering (although probably not true) to be in the same category as Matt. Yeah, rain would be hard on any window left open in the rain.
It shows - u spared no expense on that exterior package !. Re walls I think u used blown fiberglass did you consider blown cellulose or blown wood fiber (less settling over long run?)
I use Anderson’s in my personal home and homes I build for people I build for. Rarely had a problem, when I did the company was top notch and solved the issue right away. I had a customer who has double hunts installed. One of the sashes lost the seal and started to fog up. Contacted my sales rep, he came out and informed her that they would replace every window in the house! Labor and materials! The house was 8 years old, way out of the warranty period, but they still wanted to do the house. After that with a company service standing behind them like that, my decision to use Anderson was well placed. My dad has a saying that I use as well. Only the rich can afford cheep windows. Saving $1,000- $1,500 when buying your windows for your house, but paying an additional $50.00 per month on energy bills, it will not take long before you spend what you could have saved, then you are paying more every month from there on.
Jesus those are expensive windows. Anyone know of a TH-cam channel that builds average middle class houses. I really like watching these higher end homes built, but would be curious to see more typical middle class houses are done especially in comparison to these and Matt Risingers houses.
VERY VERY VERY OVER PRICED! Be careful when getting pricing! First get other quotes from other manufacturers and installers. Secondly Anderson window sales reps are high pressure salesman!
David Hinojosa yeah if you don’t want the product don’t set the appointment, sounds like the focus is more directed at what they’re making more so than what product you prevent yourself from owning, it’s called being ones own worst enemy or even just always doing without do to misplaced worrying
Maybe look at some of those Pella issues prior too, namely the fact that their window sashes are rolled form aluminum and E-series (Eagle) are extruded, much higher quality on the Andersen build, Marvin Ultimate too
@@joereeder I know I personally prefer Schueco and VEKA Windows, door and for Roof windows Velux. Somehow the US market is still like 30 years behind the ball game on quality and standards.
LSE LLC (Lumanet Solar Energy LLC) Didn’t know the product but from what I can see on a quick search one appears as a premium vinyl window company more like a Windsor or Amsco which in the end is still problematic long term just based on the exclusive vinyl frames. The other brand is a premium aluminum window company using the cold break dividers which can work but usually aluminum windows as a whole are not a Midwest or northern ideal in general. I’m sure they’ll certainly outlast any vinyl window but still conducive no matter what they really do. The bigger issue is these companies approach of glass spacers would be very concerning if aluminum or some sort of foam/rubber choices.
@@joereeder guess you never used their products which I done for over 20 years. Germany and thru out Europe which has weather like Canada in the winter and Florida/Texas in the Summer I can tell you those windows from solid wood to composite mix of vinyl and aluminum outlast your lifetime on earth. Europe in general has everything on windows perfect down to full robotic assembly which means clearance is down to nano meter accuracy . Tripple glass is standard since over 30 years where the USA still hasn't got rid of single pane glass. Next time you are at ABC Supply or any real building supplier let them demonstrate you how Velux for example makes their roof windows you will be blown away when you compare it to the Companies here in the USA. I worked around the world I know products in China, Singapore, India, South Africa, Egypt, most countries in Europe and North America. And somehow only North America isn't catching up to the rest of the world. I don't know why but it's time we catch up. Like North America mainly still uses only a single gasket where the rest is moving toward tipple gasket now. Here is from VEKA a cut of their vinyl windows : debesto.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/veka-softline-82.jpg
LSE LLC (Lumanet Solar Energy LLC) I hear ya and yes I know anything usually made in Germany or a lot of other euro areas is great. The issue you can’t remove is the sun beating on vinyl, how have they solved the fact that glass is 7x stronger than the vinyl frame material? Vinyl itself has deflection starting in the 150-160 range and has major movements in stability in extreme temps. I’m sure like I said it’s the top notch of vinyl but as far as the very specific material is concerned I’d rather have the 40/60 blend in the fibrex material from Andersen as well as the best glass pac at least in our country from Cardinal where it has a less than .20 seal failure over a 20 yr period. I’d love to see it still in person, vinyl is deal breaker in the sun
You had me at E-Series. As an Andersen dealer, you can't bet much better than E-Series. Please take a look at the A-Series sometime. The sight-lines/frames match across the fixed to casement to double hung models. They are fiberglass clad sash with composite frames. Keep up the great work Jordan!
Thanks! YOU keep up the good work!
Hi Jordan, you have had a great first year creating original content with your lovely wife. Hope to see you again at IBS.
Great video. Anderson and Marvin both headquartered up here in the frozen northland.
Those are some good looking windows!! I think they are worth the cost.
Yeah they are! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Really love these windows. Been looking at a few different brands and I keep coming back to Anderson. I'm just not sold on the spacers. They look great but the upgrade over 27 windows are killing me. Can't decide if its worth it. Great video!
Quality features and high energy efficiency.
Did service work for Andersen in the mid 90's , replaced sashes in double hung windows (20 plus) the new sashes fit perfect, amazing being the windows were about 20 years old. Andersen replaced these at no expense to the customer except for my labor. The customer had not painted the exterior on the windows causing them to rot.
It's great to hear Andersen stands behind their product. It makes it easy to recommend them to our customers.
had they saved recites from original windows to claim replacement ?
Andrey Cham no it had a plate with logo on old windows and they were original owners
@@heknows5418 I bought a foreclosed house with Andersen windows, in your opinion is there any chance for me ?
@@heknows5418 just do not tell me that I have a chance for a replacement because I have got out two bay Andersen windows and put them in garbadge
I had an Andersen door to door salesman, tell me that he could make me a great deal on my windows/doors (pointing to the French door on my balcony and large fixed window. I Told him that said window/door was brand new aluminum from Europe. He went on to say that I wasn't allowed to install aluminum windows in my house in my area. He then got a 20 min lesson on thermally broke triple pane passive house windows :-). Not sure he was that stoked.
Ha! But be honest, you were hoping a window salesman would come to your house everyday since you installed your superman windows, just do you could give that 20 minute lesson! 😅😅
about 2 month ago I bumped into an Andersen windows installer and ask him about the price for bay windows 81 by 50 . From $8000 to$12000 was his answer . In Lowes I bought two bay windows for $750 each after all discounts with free delivery , installed them all by myself and can not be more happier
Jordan Smith haha. Won’t lie, I kinda boast about them to dinner groups, which is often met with...cool windows are like whatever.
@@Gabeborder84 do you have cross sections of each window type? That might be where you're putting them off 🤣🤣
This was mostly a door to door salesmen from “Renewal by Andersen”. Those windows aren’t the best and I totally wouldn’t compare them to an E series, or even a 200 series for that matter.
I redid my old 1970’s with Andersen 400 series and I couldn’t be happier. Beautiful windows.
Keep the videos coming thanks very educational
Will do. Thanks for watching and commenting!
What about European style tilt and turns? I know Marvin makes them, not sure about Anderson. Anyway, when I was in Europe, I was amazed at how well they sealed and how well built they were.
I love tilty-turnies and the Europeans make sure spectacular windows and hardware. The American market demand just hasn't caught up with the higher cost window design.
@@JordanSmithBuilds have you seen the Marvin windows in that style? Do you know of an American manufacturer that meets the European quality? I have an old home I have to replace most of the windows for, and I'm Ok paying for quality.
go with Marvin . They quoted a window 42 by 30 for $1526
I hope 2020 treats us all well :) Rich
Great videos! I also have a 5' tall Anderson E casement and I do like them, however had some rubbing issues. After calling support, come to find out that "child safety latch" ( I thought it was as well) is really the max opening they allow for a 60'' tall window! Maybe I was given wrong info but wanted to let you know. They claim any size smaller doesn't require this limiter. Thanks and let me know if you were told the same.
Love this kind of video Jordan. Good job!
I'd like to learn more on the manufacturers of European three pane widows and who are the good suppliers here in the US (I'm in Oregon).
Steve Baczek just did a install with Schuco. Go check his Instagram page for more. I would love to do some head to head comparisons
@@JordanSmithBuilds, Matt's video of a Steve Baczek home is one of my favorite home building videos on TH-cam (the one with the thermally modified wood siding). I have literally spent hours watching that video over and over and really studying the home for details!
As far as European windows, it largely comes down to is customer support. Which distributors of European windows or US manufacturers of those style windows have the strongest presence and are going to be around for the long haul? With a Marvin or Milgard or other common brands, I know I have some backing if I have window issues in the future. With European windows, I am concerned with having warranty issues down the road and no USA support. It feels like there is little in the way of resources to determine the strongest US companies (distributors or manufacturers) for European style windows. Possibly that's an idea for a video.
Jordan, Thanks for the post. Happy New Year. I think you’d be an ideal person to do a series of videos around specific, major materials segments/packages. Windows is a perfect example. Educating consumers on what various stats mean and what considerations should be in mind when selecting materials would be beneficial for everybody. Everything from insulation types to door hardware would be interesting and enlightening with your approach. (Just a thought)
Good idea. I will see if I can work that into a series. Thanks.
My experience with Anderson doors and windows has been very good. They make a quality product and provide service down the road if you need it.
Can't say the same for other brands...
Renewal by Anderson does not have good service.
MrEFarmer well they have extremely high overall reviews in comparison to most others I see, very strict quality control on install. They are mostly franchised offices so if you know of a bad service location that’s an oddity
Great video! Thank you
I'm curious... What actually makes expensive windows expensive? Is it the materials? Labor? Or is it a "luxury goods" market where prices have no real relation to production cost?
Mostly materials and labor but "luxury goods" plays a role too.
Most cost savings is in products that can be mass produced in very large quantities and preferably go straight to use rather than shipped and stored in a warehouse until someone buys them a few at a time. Typically these will be the most generic and basic designs with standard limited choices of materials and styles, focusing more on convenience and low pricing than quality and high performance...
Anything custom goes the opposite direction in price. They're typically going to be produced in limited quantity, which means higher per unit costs, be hand made and/or custom designed, have non-standard features that may be unique to each customer, which adds a lot of labor, uses a wider selections of materials that can cost more to use, and they typically target high performance that goes well beyond what is normally required for people who want high performance homes and want it to basically last their entire lifetime...
Some on the high end are also extensively engineered for options you normally wouldn't get like floor to ceiling windows, load bearing windows, moveable wall windows, indoor see-through swimming pool, etc.
Windows with R-Value higher than say 3, hurricane impact resistance rating, features like UV reflecting layers, advance functionality, etc. are the types of things that typically will only be seen in much higher priced windows...
But certain brands do have a reputation and style that can add to the cost... and there are windows produced as basically art, which can sell for more than it cost to make them... and like any market you'd have to watch out for the rip-offs that claim one thing but sell you another...
While you can also thank the market as whenever there isn't a high demand for something and you have to go the custom route to get it then it comes at a higher cost to provide it...
And that can be a very big difference... For example, Ikea can sell you one of their mass produced piece of furniture typically for less than just the materials will cost a custom furniture maker... So no way for the custom furniture maker to directly compete with the likes of Ikea but a custom furniture focuses on features you won't get from a mass produced product... So can also depend on what you value...
@@ZeoCyberG Thank you for your detailed reply!
Anon E. Muss in the case old Andersen it's quality and the guarantee, plus the grade of materials used .
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ZeoCyberG I own a window manufacturing plant and that’s dead on. Nice
ZeoCyberG basically custom replacement windows = expensive. Standard sized windows also knows as new construction windows are cheap because some fabrication machines can make of the exact same windows 4 at a time. So they can be sold in the 10,000’s to home builders and large dealers like homedepot
My comment: If available, use a dark gray or black spacer with your black frames. Also...is the aluminum extruded?
Ballpark price for Sliding Doors?
Damn my window replacement coming to 60k .. fiberglass / fibrex / wood from top manufacturers all coming to same price .. they are coming a bit down if I remove arc and transom windows
How many windows for 25-30k ?
.30 U-value doesn't seem like that great by todays standards. How much more would triple pane glass cost? I would like to see U values around .18 for that fixed pane window.
Yea , you are right . They are pathetic. I recently learned about V Glass with R 10
Andrey Cham I’m hoping that Andersen will offer a V-Glass option soon.
This is about the glass choice and which options the window company chooses from its glass source. In this case Andersen like almost everyone else has used Cardinal Glass Industries for many decades. Cardinal has newer products as of this yr which has yet trickled down to the biggest window company in the country
The difference between u .30 and .18 is R 3.3 and R 5.5. Do you really think that makes a big difference in energy costs when your walls are R-15-20? The cost associated with getting that low a U-Value is almost never worth it. It would take well over a decade to recoil the cost.
I thought I wanted casement windows until I had them. The screens on the ins9de are awful. When you go to close the window, all of the bugs that you were keeping out are trapped between the screen and the glass inside your home. Only double hungs for me
I like my casement windows for the exact reason you dislike them. Screens here get filthy and cake with muck if they are on the outside.( Live in an ag area). Never really anymore bugs than the old double hung, and we open most of them every night in the warm weather.
Hey, I'm super curious on your experience with high end viynl. They have numbers that andersen cant match. Also have you looked into weather shield? they are coming with new latching systems and hardware on their sliders that are similar to the alibaba company you reviewed. their performance numbers while not as good as high end viynal, really destroy andersen numbers. But at the same time I'm not going to lie, andersens customer support is down right awesome. 2-3 times they sent me the parts to refurb the silder my father put in with zero headaches.
weather sheilds new generation sliders, i think have the best in the market at the moment. Its like
I really like the weather shield product. I hope to use them in a new-build soon.
Vinyl, lol
@@joereeder what's wrong with companies like provia
Bardia Ghajari the company is a great company, I sell their 20 gauge legacy steel and signet fiberglass every week but the hollow vinyl with foam spacer windows isn’t anything for more than 15-20 yrs top to have in a home, same for their vinyl sliding doors
What experiences have you had with pro via windows and sunrise windows ?
I have never used them. Where are they manufactured?
Jordan Smith Sugarcreek Ohio
I am trying to locate were sunrise windows are manufactured
Sunrise windows and doors are made in temperance Michigan URL is restorations Windows.com
papr4u papr4u ProVia makes amazing inswing doors but everything else is just vinyl, better than avg vinyl but still just plastic windows
Are these tinted or is the weather outside causing that effect? There seems to to be a significant loss of visible light transmittance.
It was nearly dark by the time I shot this. That coupled by a warm interior light and a very cool outside light makes it look really blue outside.
Love the look of casement windows and the amount of air they let in, BUT not with wood trim on the inside as the finish degrades over time.
Why does the finish degrade more on a casement?
@@JordanSmithBuilds I lived in a condo built in 2009 located in rainy Portland, Oregon. It has Pella casement windows. There was no overhang to protect them when they were open which was frequent as the home was very air tight. Over time the trim finish took a beating from being exposed to the elements. I like the look and function of casements but would go with a more durable trim casing. BTW, I really appreciate your attention to quality finishes and detail. Though I am not in the construction business, I very much enjoy your videos and have learned a lot. If I ever have the opportunity to build a home, I will rewatch yours and Matt Risinger's videos. You're two of the best!
@@billcunninghame8554 Thanks! it's flattering (although probably not true) to be in the same category as Matt. Yeah, rain would be hard on any window left open in the rain.
Why is my window package for the Andersen 400 32k with same size house??? Smh
Double pane or triple pane ?
Double. Triple Pane is awesome, but cost vs. performance is difficult to justify in this house's climate.
Kenz300 x triple pane is mostly a pitch on inexpensive vinyl products pushing krypton gas, frames are weak so the focus moves to the glass
Jordan beautiful hosue-love that stone cladding/ what is the manufacturer ? Looks like ful stone !
It's quarried limestone from North Texas. We really try not to use cultured if I can help it.
It shows - u spared no expense on that exterior package !. Re walls I think u used blown fiberglass did you consider blown cellulose or blown wood fiber (less settling over long run?)
Great video! Is that $30K installed or just the cost of the windows themselves? Thanks
Just the windows.
30k for how many windows?
I use Anderson’s in my personal home and homes I build for people I build for. Rarely had a problem, when I did the company was top notch and solved the issue right away.
I had a customer who has double hunts installed. One of the sashes lost the seal and started to fog up. Contacted my sales rep, he came out and informed her that they would replace every window in the house! Labor and materials! The house was 8 years old, way out of the warranty period, but they still wanted to do the house. After that with a company service standing behind them like that, my decision to use Anderson was well placed.
My dad has a saying that I use as well. Only the rich can afford cheep windows. Saving $1,000- $1,500 when buying your windows for your house, but paying an additional $50.00 per month on energy bills, it will not take long before you spend what you could have saved, then you are paying more every month from there on.
It's really cool to hear stories about Andersen's service and support after the sale
Jesus those are expensive windows. Anyone know of a TH-cam channel that builds average middle class houses. I really like watching these higher end homes built, but would be curious to see more typical middle class houses are done especially in comparison to these and Matt Risingers houses.
Right?
VERY VERY VERY OVER PRICED! Be careful when getting pricing! First get other quotes from other manufacturers and installers. Secondly Anderson window sales reps are high pressure salesman!
These are new windows. Not Renewal by Andersen with the door to door salesmen.
Er......what salesman isn't high pressure? How do you think they get paid?
David Hinojosa yeah if you don’t want the product don’t set the appointment, sounds like the focus is more directed at what they’re making more so than what product you prevent yourself from owning, it’s called being ones own worst enemy or even just always doing without do to misplaced worrying
Sorry but the Anderson look like crap. Look at some real Brands please. Velux for example with triple-pane and Pela windows too.
Maybe look at some of those Pella issues prior too, namely the fact that their window sashes are rolled form aluminum and E-series (Eagle) are extruded, much higher quality on the Andersen build, Marvin Ultimate too
@@joereeder I know I personally prefer Schueco and VEKA Windows, door and for Roof windows Velux. Somehow the US market is still like 30 years behind the ball game on quality and standards.
LSE LLC (Lumanet Solar Energy LLC) Didn’t know the product but from what I can see on a quick search one appears as a premium vinyl window company more like a Windsor or Amsco which in the end is still problematic long term just based on the exclusive vinyl frames. The other brand is a premium aluminum window company using the cold break dividers which can work but usually aluminum windows as a whole are not a Midwest or northern ideal in general. I’m sure they’ll certainly outlast any vinyl window but still conducive no matter what they really do. The bigger issue is these companies approach of glass spacers would be very concerning if aluminum or some sort of foam/rubber choices.
@@joereeder guess you never used their products which I done for over 20 years. Germany and thru out Europe which has weather like Canada in the winter and Florida/Texas in the Summer I can tell you those windows from solid wood to composite mix of vinyl and aluminum outlast your lifetime on earth. Europe in general has everything on windows perfect down to full robotic assembly which means clearance is down to nano meter accuracy . Tripple glass is standard since over 30 years where the USA still hasn't got rid of single pane glass. Next time you are at ABC Supply or any real building supplier let them demonstrate you how Velux for example makes their roof windows you will be blown away when you compare it to the Companies here in the USA. I worked around the world I know products in China, Singapore, India, South Africa, Egypt, most countries in Europe and North America. And somehow only North America isn't catching up to the rest of the world. I don't know why but it's time we catch up. Like North America mainly still uses only a single gasket where the rest is moving toward tipple gasket now. Here is from VEKA a cut of their vinyl windows : debesto.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/veka-softline-82.jpg
LSE LLC (Lumanet Solar Energy LLC) I hear ya and yes I know anything usually made in Germany or a lot of other euro areas is great. The issue you can’t remove is the sun beating on vinyl, how have they solved the fact that glass is 7x stronger than the vinyl frame material? Vinyl itself has deflection starting in the 150-160 range and has major movements in stability in extreme temps. I’m sure like I said it’s the top notch of vinyl but as far as the very specific material is concerned I’d rather have the 40/60 blend in the fibrex material from Andersen as well as the best glass pac at least in our country from Cardinal where it has a less than .20 seal failure over a 20 yr period. I’d love to see it still in person, vinyl is deal breaker in the sun