Best Composite Windows of 2024
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Composite windows are the future of the industry. If you want strength, narrower profiles, and amazingly insulated windows, composite is the way to go. Jeff goes through the top composite windows of 2024.
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Infinity: buyinfinity.com/
Pella: www.pella.com/
Andersen: www.andersenwindows.com/
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00:00 - Infinity From Marvin
02:29 - Pella Impervia
03:33 - Andersen 100 series - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
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Great stuff!
I will be spending a little more money and purchasing the Marvin windows. I have watched many of your videos, thanks for all the awesome information!
Great! You're going to love them.
Thanks for the help Jeff. I am trying to decide on windows for our new build. It is tough balancing budget and trying to get good performing windows. I thought I wanted to go with Anderson 100 and the quote I received was very good for the quantity and glazing options, but I feel the finish is lacking. I also have Marvin quote. I like the look of these, but I am annoyed by the lack of standard window sizes (no standard 32" wide) in the Marvin Essential line. Pella Impervia quote I was surprised by the high cost, but standard sizes were good in this line. I am also looking into the Sierra Pacific H3 line and the Kolbe Forgent.
Thanks for watching and your comment.
I wouldn't get hung up on the standard size issue. 90% of the braves I sell don't even bother with that anymore.
Of the products you mentioned, the Marvin and H3 are my favorites.
Hi Jeff, the Infinity is a great product from everything that I have seen and heard, but also of all the Marvin window lines it's the one I know the least about. Do you also carry the Modern line?
If you ever want to make a video specific to comparing the different Marvin fiberglass products, I am all in as a viewer!
Thank you for watching and your comment. I'll add that to my list. The infinity is their best window for replacement projects. It's an amazing window. I wish you could see it in person.
Jeff - Thank you for the video! We're in the planning stages of building a new home and have settled on the ESSENTIAL line from MARVIN as our choice. How does the INFINITY line differ from the ESSENTIAL line?
Thank you for your time. 🤠
The Infinity is much nicer looking and has a thicker gauge frame, better finish, nicer grids, and a much better warranty.
I found this on the Marvin website:
"Infinity from Marvin - A line of high-quality fiberglass windows and doors designed exclusively for replacement. Infinity retailers offer a one-stop shopping experience, providing knowledgeable expertise from initial consultation all the way through full-service delivery and installation."
It sounds like Marvin has created a separate company and separate line of windows for replacement, to compete with Renewal by Andersen, which are also replacement windows sold and installed by a separate division of Andersen.
So it may be that you "might" be able to get Infinity windows, but your builder might have have to contract with an authorized Infinity retailer that also does the installation. Maybe Jeff can comment on whether he does new construction jobs.
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Hi Jeff, my house has a lot of arches (36" radius). Is Ultrex able to make arches? Or do they put a fiberglass rectangular window with a different material arch on the top? I contacted Enerlux, a fiberglass window manufacturer. They get their material from Canada. They say it is not possible to bend fiberglass into arch shapes. The top portion of Martin's Essential or Infinity must be vinyl or another material. What do you think?
Infinity uses a special ABS product with fiberglass reinforcement. It's done well and looks stunning!
Jeff, what is your opinion of FlexiGlaze windows? They are durable enough to stand to a block of wood shot at 200 mph. Thank you Window Expert - Boston, MA
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I dont think you carry them, but what do you think of the Kolbe Forgent line? I just saw them here in NY and in my amateur opinion they look as good, if not better, than Impervia. Unfortunately there are no Infinity dealers in NYC...which is odd.
Glastra is a good material but not as strong as Ultrex. If you can't get the Infinity product, it would be a great substitute.
Hi Jeff - I just had Marvin essential windows installed on my new home, after a rainfall I saw water ingress through the bottom corner of the window. Is this normal? No cladding(siding or brick) has been installed yet, not sure if that affects anything but sharing
That should not be happening. I'd check it out before you put your siding up.
Yep, pull all the exterior tape around that window and do it again.
Do they still make Andersen e series’s in double hung someone told me they don’t?
They do.
Hi Jeff, renewal just quoted me 50k for 18 (mostly) casement high performance smart sun windows. My windows are about 34”W x 70”H.
Is that on the upper edge of “fair” pricing for a premium product?
Yikes! That's still too high. I'd keep looking.
Where do you live?
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Andersen A-Series now has fiberglass sashes with Fibrex frames. How would that compare to full fiberglass?
I like Andersen as a brand, but I dislike Fibrex. It's just glorified vinyl in my opinion.
I think that Andersen's best window is the E Series.
What about the maintenance for fiberglass?? Anyone with a boat knows that you have to paint it every year or it cracks and flakes.
You must work for Pella or Andersen. That's one of the common myths used to sell against it.
This requires zero maintenance. It's an acrylic finish, not a gel coat.
HI JEFF WHAT ABOUT UNITED DISTINCT COMPOSITE? FROM LOWERS
I've never heard of it. Do you have a link?
I would look into Canadian pultruded GF windows, better quality/cost ratio
Are they available across all 50 states? Do they have local dealers that can fix any issues related to product failure? These are important things to consider when choosing a brand of Windows.
Does the black fade?
Not any more than any other finish. It's good for at least 20+ years.
A year ago I had the opportunity to see a Marvin Essential window (also fiberglass) in a showroom, and also had a salesman out from another dealer trying to sell me Marvin Infinity. Unfortunately, the Infinity salesman didn't have a sample unit to show me, so it was not really possible for me to form a first hand comparison of the two windows. I did take a close look at the Essential, however, and while it was an attractive window, I did not get the impression it was a very sturdy window. Judging by the options available, it seems like Infinity is the higher end of the two, so hopefully it is more rugged as well. Ultimately, I ended up going with another manufacturer's window, but I would consider looking at Marvin Infinity more closely if I ever shop for windows again.
The wall thickness and the features of the infinity or Superior to the other fiberglass lines. You would definitely want to see one in person. Thank you for watching.
😅😅wo ist die Innovation? Diese Fenster sehen aus wie aus den 80er Jahren. Gedämmte Rahmen? 3 oder 4 fach Glas,?? Rückständig oder???
What’s the difference between essential and infinity, there not a lot of information out there.
They are both made with the same fiberglass material (Ultrex). The styling is very similar in the casements but the double hungs look a lot different. Essential can be purchased from any Marvin retailer while Infinity is direct from Marvin and must be installed by their installers. Think of Infinity as Marvin’s version of Renewal By Andersen
I was a top person on residential windows for 20 years. Anderson cut corners in the early 2000s and has stayed there.
Marvin and Pella cover what most people need in quality windows.
Pella is good for 90% of people. If you want more options like turn and tilt, and custom sizes go Marvin.
the biggest mistake i saw over and over again was not mixing window brands and lines. If the fancy turn and tilt is only in the top line for a brand just get that window. The rest can come from the basic line. The excuse will be given that you profiles wont match between the lines.
No one notices the profile line difference of a few windows, proof is that all glass goors and sliding glass doors have a different profile and no one brings it up.
Built up multi window assemblies with transoms or a row have different profiles. Though theyve come a long way with joining units.
The times I saw 10-30k extra spent because of a 8 or 12 unit bay window or windows facing a back patio.
I want to be clear, I would recomed against Anderson.
I saw a lot of 1950 thru 1995 windows and put anderson in the first home I built. Junk. Plastic on the screens broke, latches pulled out of the sash and every other problem.
Never touched them ever again.
The way Anderson markets saying they lead in window technology is a straight up lie.
I worked on houses where I saw windows year after year and saw how they performed over time.
Anderson was making thier own double glazed units of a while with cardinal glass if I remember right in the mid 2000s. Junk, the worst I've seen. If it wasn't them then thier cardinal Plant was failing. But Marvin was OK and I think they use mostly the same cardinal plant.
@@sparksmcgee6641 Just to be clear, it's Andersen not Anderson.
Andersen was not making their own IG's in the mid 2000's, but they were sourcing a small number of IG's from other than Cardinal for a short time.
Also, Andersen and Marvin do not get their IG units from the same Cardinal factories.
@gregcorwin8316 Well, that other source sucked. They're first versions of their MDF style sash material sucked.
They put out sub-standard material and claim that they lead the industry in tech.
The only people I've ever heard say that are people selling Andersen.
They put out the model home with all the integrated window tech no one wants, and they never sell on a house in Park City and claim to lead the industry. At the same time, they're changing their cleaning requirements without drawing attention to it because they want to make an extra 5 bucks a window using crap tempered glass.
This is all in 2000 through 2005.
They pushed into the replacement market because that's all sales, and they could coast on the brand.
They also pulled out of my state for a few years, so you couldn't get warranty service on high-priced windows that were a few years old.
I touched glass everyday for 2 decades, I know what performs and what doesn't. I'm not a sales guy repeating what the company claims.
I can spot a pella 1930s retractable screen vs a 1940s. They started as a screen company.
Andersen in the 50s was amazing. Operated houses full of 50-70 year old casement and maybe 0ne per house had a problem because of use, like leaving it open all summer every summer from May till Sept.
He'll I don't remember the exact 1 years everyone had the crap adhesive. 1998-2002 somewhere. It would spread out from the sash and mullions ect.
Boy did I rant there. Sorry I'm to the point I'm going to start building my own windows with vacuum glass, it looks like I can do it for less than half of the price on fixed windows. I don't plan on using many functional windows so I haven't decided on those.
The tech is so developed that the price is divorced completely from the cost these days.