Windows-replacement

[warren5421]

We need to replace several windows, house built in 1975. The builder used Anderson windows as they were one of the best. I have not started looking hard yet. The two big box stores near carry Pella as their high cost window. I live in the Indy Airport flight path so want windows that help with the noise. Would you look at the type of window used in Florida, hard to break, for hurricane proof?

[Froogal]

We need to replace several windows, house built in 1975. The builder used Anderson windows as they were one of the best. I have not started looking hard yet. The two big box stores near carry Pella as their high cost window. I live in the Indy Airport flight path so want windows that help with the noise. Would you look at the type of window used in Florida, hard to break, for hurricane proof?


Not too many years ago we replaced ALL of the windows in out house with Anderson windows. Hired a professional to do it because even though I know how, I just can't do such things anymore. We are very happy with the Anderson's. Nice and tight, no more drafts, and they made a HUGE difference in noise.

We considered Pella, but Pella wants the installer to be trained by Pella before he could even buy them.

[Winger Ed.]

Around here also, Anderson is the 900 pound gorilla for doing replacement windows.

[Good Cheer]

We need to replace several windows, house built in 1975. The builder used Anderson windows as they were one of the best. I have not started looking hard yet. The two big box stores near carry Pella as their high cost window. I live in the Indy Airport flight path so want windows that help with the noise. Would you look at the type of window used in Florida, hard to break, for hurricane proof?

We're about two hours north of you...
Dang if I remember who made our replacement windows.

But consider keeping the old ones for a green house.

[Half Dog]

I also looked into getting new windows. I tend to monitor services that I pay for so I try to understand the best practices. I found the following video helpful and I hope it helps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWWAwSiDBrE

[Kraschenbirn]

Ran my own renovation/restoration business for almost 25 years. IHMO, in terms of product quality, there's not much to choose from between Anderson and Pella. On the other hand, I couldn't buy into the "Pella-trained installers" thing. I had guys on my crew who had been replacing windows, doors, etc. for 10-12 years (or more) but, according to the local Pella outlet, they weren't good enough to hang Pella products so I would have had to sub the labor out to one of Pella's "approved" contractors at additional cost to the client. Went with Anderson or Marvin unless the customer specified something else.

Bill

[MaryB]

Anderson triple pane...

[Gtrubicon]

Anderson windows are very good but I think over priced. I use and install a lot of the Millguard Ultra series windows and sliders.They are a very high quality product.

[ascast]

why are you replacing them? just curious

[Plate plinker]

Marvin windows are better than both according to a contractor we used to service. This guy is one of the premier builders in our area. Pella would be my choice over Anderson especially if you buy a casement. Which I would for noise reduction as they seal up much tighter than a double hung. Essential Kenny said you get what you pay for and the Marvin’s are heavier for a reason and carry the heavier price tag.

BTW I have Anderson windows in my home and they have been just fine but at 15 years old are showing some signs of age.

[Minerat]

Check the Anderson warranty. We replaced with Anderson because the wife wanted sliders instead of the Pella casements. Ours cut the sound by 95% from the old builder aluminum.

[Shiloh]

Money well spent. A LOT of money, but the basement isn't near as old in the Upper Midwest winter.
Tax guy said we can we can get a refund from the state.

Shiloh

[ebb]

In Florida we had a bunch of designers go to Anderson, and Pella windows back in the 90s, they didn't last anytime here in the humidity. They were all frames made out of wood back then and rotted out in short order. Impact windows are OK for impact but will still break in a hurricane and need to be replaced, the only thing i see them being good for is someone to lazy or to crippled to put up shutters when a hurricane comes. If you live where the wood frames won't be a problem or have a porch all the way around the house OK but see if they make vinal or aluminum frames.

[Bmi48219]

We had a home up north that was built with Anderson windows. The bottom rails / lower sash on several windows rotted after ten years. To be fair the first owner would leave for the winter, maybe the lower window parts were buried in snow while they were out of town.
I don’t believe impact windows as all that good at sound deadening. Interestingly, impact glass is warranted but often for only ten years.

[johnsonian09]

I am a glazier by trade. Mostly specializing in historic buildings around New England. However hurricane proof is mostly just marketing.

Is your goal just mainly sound proofing? Get 1/4 inch or laminate inserts from here. Easy DIY install in less then 10 minutes per window

https://stormwindows.com/


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[fecmech]

If your Andersen frames are not rotted Andersen has replacements that fit into the old frames. I had Andersen Narolines from the 60's and the frames were good so replaced them with the inserts back when Obama had the tax break deal. You might want to check into that.

[warren5421]

They are crank double paine windows and starting to frost between paines.

[firefly1957]

I do not know who made the windows in this house that was built in 1990 but the bottom wood in three of them rotted out about 2008 . I routed and replaced the bottom board using treated wood . When comparing good and bad windows I found the problem was the way the outside Aluminum trim was installed . The trim is four parts upper sides and lower the trim on the sides of the bad windows was run under the lower trim and all of the still good windows had the side trim over the lower trim , so it did not let water leak under the lower trim .

[tigweldit]

I've had good luck with Anderson.

[gwpercle]

I designed residential and prepared construction plans (blue prints) for 47 years .
For sound and thermal insulation take a look at Marvin Triple Pane windows .
Get them with 3 Low-E glass panes and 2 insulated spaces between the glass .
It doesn't get any better sound insulated and not bad for thermal insulation .
Marvin windows are a good window but not as costly as Anderson and Pella .

We did plans for a Lawyer's home built next to a busy Interstate ... traffic noise was horrid . Insulated the walls with sprayed-in cellulose fiber insulation and triple insulated Marvin windows ... you could stand at window , on 2nd floor , and see traffic whizzing by ... but you could hear nothing ... the Lawyer was amazed and impressed by the lack of noise .
Watch out for wood windows ... all of them even Anderson have a rot problem , sooner or later !
Think clad or composite frames for long life .
Gary

[fg-machine]

Guess I'll have to take a beating here ...
Last year I broke one of my 15 y/o Anderson Windows with a rock thrown from the mower .

Couldn't get a replacement in what I considered a reasonable time frame , so I called window world , yea I see you rolling your eyes.
Salesman came out and showed me everything about the window .

I ended up changing 6 Windows on that side of the house so everything matched . Hard to believe but 6 Windows installed ended up only costing about double what just 1 Anderson would have cost me .
Now are they as good as a brand new Anderson, I doubt it . But they are a heck of a lot better then a 15 y/o Anderson .
Both my heating and cooling bills went down a tiny bit even as my electric rates went up .
And I'm happy enough with them that this spring I'm going to replace the rest of my Windows .

I might feel different about this choice if I had a bigger / fancier house that this might affect its overall worth .
But I don't , I have a 1250 sf ranch , new Windows of any type will only increase its worth .

[Handloader109]

Money well spent. A LOT of money, but the basement isn't near as old in the Upper Midwest winter.
Tax guy said we can we can get a refund from the state.

ShilohPossibly rebate due from federal level for energy savings. I expect if you are retired and no taxes bill, maybe nothing, but maybe. Check....

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[FISH4BUGS]

If you want the best, Marvin Infinity windows are the ones. Expensive? Yessir they are. But they are made like a precision piece of equipment.
We did our entire house with them. Installed they are about $600 each. 16 windows all told.
Tight as a drum. Lifetime warranty.
We are wood burners so when you lock these windows down, the house is tight.

[Rich/WIS]

The key to good insulating qualities is the glass. Spent several years as maintenance supervisor in a factory that made the insulated glass for window makers like Pella and Anderson. The technology involved is more than just slapping two sheets of glass together with an air space between. Back in the 60's and 70's most insulated windows had about 1/4 in space, standard by the late 90's was 1/2 to 5/8 inch. The space between was filled with a nitrogen argon mix and the glass is sealed to the channel, which is filled with a desiccant. There was no such thing as "good enough", any imperfection was cause for rejection and the window went into the crusher.

[John Wayne]

If your windows are fogging up inside and should be warranted for a lifetime. The info you need is stamped in many places on the strip of aluminum that's sandwiched between the glass. You might be able to pay the difference between the old windows and new better quality ones they offer.