Comments on: How to Buy Replacement Windows

on 2/27/2009 Here is a link about Amerimax vinyl windows and the features it has and information on the new $1,500 Tax Credit available to homeowners.http://doorandwindowplus.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/amerimax-vinyl-replacement-windows-qualifies-for-1500-tax-credit/

on 2/27/2009 A good premium vinyl windows is Amerimax that has manufacturing plants located in California and Colorado. Amerimax is made standard with double strength glass and superspacer. Very energy efficient and has all the bells and whistles. Amerimax vinyl windows qualify for the $1,500 tax credit available to homeowners in 2009 and 2010. Amerimax has a lifetime warranty with lifetime transferability. Here is a link about Amerimax vinyl windows and the features it has and information on the new $1,500 Tax Credit available to homeowners.http://doorandwindowplus.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/amerimax-vinyl-replacement-windows-qualifies-for-1500-tax-credit/

on 2/12/2007 About Sears warranty/contract: We had two very good sales reps give us a presentation. It was made clear that the windows have a lifetime warranty and the installation/labor (for the windows we selected) has a 3-year warranty. If something goes wrong with the windows after 3 years, we pay for the repair work but not for parts. I also was concerned about the disclaimer about verbal understandings with the sales rep and called the project manager assigned to us. He said that whatever the sales rep says specifically about the properties of the windows and the Sears Home Improvement service is what Sears will stand behind, but that people have claimed other things were said. I didn't have an issue with that because I could corroborate everything the sales reps said with my husband's experience and the demo the sales reps gave us.

on 1/22/2007 I live in DC and I like to work with local businesses when I can. I got vinyl windows from Thompson Creek Window Company and I'm very happy with the energy savings I have. I think vinyl combined with insulated glass is the best option for replacement windows.

on 1/3/2007 I looked up Polybau, did you realize you have no insulation in them?! Their so called "honeycomb" technology is just fancy words for HOLLOW! your R-value on that frame is lower than a wood window.
Also they aren't even listed by the NFRC, so good luck with any tax credits. NO ENERGY STAR RATING.

on 9/10/2006 The best windows are from Polybau. We love them. These windows are much, much better than those from Home Depot or Lowe's.

on 2/10/2006 If you buy windows at Home Depot, be sure to check them before any of your old windows are removed. The installers put in two windows before I realized that they were not the windows I had ordered. They were the same manufacturer, but a lower grade of window.

on 1/5/2006 If a down payment is required for special order windows, request to follow the contractor to the window company and make the check payable to the vendor, not the contractor. No matter if you have used the contractor before or not.

on 11/22/2005 A mistake we made was not asking if after the old metal frames were taken out, and the new wood frames were put in, if the installer made repairs to the damaged plaster from the holes made from removing the old frames. Big mistake! Now we have new replacement windows put in around a lot of holes in the plaster. If you have this done, ask if they repair the holes!

on 11/22/2005 My husband replaces windows. They must be ordered and paid for before installation. A contractor would not want to be the owner of windows he does not need. Thus, at least the cost of the windows is usually asked for.

on 11/22/2005 Installing them yourself is easy! We learned how to do it and saved a ton of money as a result. Each window took 45 minutes to start off with. As we got better, we cut it down to 30 minutes! That's including more than just the 'pop the window' stage. We put the trim and the blinds back on, cleaned up, etc.

Some people claim that they can do it in 10 minutes, but that doesn't include carrying the window there or away, prep work, reloading the caulk gun, throwing away the trash, etc.

In our area, Home Depot sold the windows a little cheaper than Lowes. Both are great to deal with and very willing to pass on helpful tips.

on 11/22/2005 Sears' lifetime warranty for windows didn't match contract and had a phrase that anything the salesman told me wasn't binding. He also said in his five years' experience noone ever noticed the warranty (on back and fine print) didn't match. Don't accept!

on 11/22/2005 Home Depot sells windows and has installers. Thats what I am doing. It's great.