Republic is a done deal IMO. The owners purchased the residential vinyl window manufacturing facility from Traco Windows last week and are starting a new company in Iowa called Echo Windows and Doors.

Do you suppose that my lifetime warentee is no longer valid? Do you know, or how can I find out if the new company will honor, or making them under the Republic name? I guess I should call the company that sold them to me. This really sucks but I am sure it happens all the time even when the economy isnt in the toilet. I am just so sick of being taken advantage of, I can't afford it. A similair situation with my siter and vinyl siding. It started to deteriorate after 4 years, almost crumbling. The company that made it had been around for quite a while, refused to warentee their product them went out of business then leave the consumer holding the bag of crappy expensive products. I would build my house of of metal and concrete so nothing rots if I could afford it.

Sorry for my ranting.....

I doubt you are going to get Republic to do anything for you as they are out of business. It is possible another company could come in and restart the business but, it's my understanding Republic took all the production equipment over the last few weeks. It's probably at the new plant in Iowa.

Are you having any problems with the windows now? If so there are usually generic replacement parts you can purchase.

I wouldn't worry too much. Republic made a decent quality window and it's unlikely you will have any real serious problems with them.

I've never heard of vinyl siding deteriorating by crumbling after just 4 years. The greatest problem people have with vinyl siding is due to a poor installation that results in the vinyl buckling and/or a large volume or air infiltration.

FYI: The vinyl siding was definatly crumbling, brittle after 4 years. You could run your fingernails across it and put deep gouges in it, at least 1/2 way throught the thickness, it did it my self.Someone one told them it was because of poor quality vinyl/bad batch also heat build up because of the insulation.The insulation had same profile as the siding so fit too suggly against the siding so it got too hot and deteriorated because of heat.It was a med. color/putty and looked almost white after 4 years. They live in Mn so its no so hot as the southern states. They contacted the State attourney but since not manufactured in MN they couldnt do anything. Sueing not a option, too expensive. They were told to cut they loss and forget about it...It was alot of money for this siding and company doesn't exist anyway...they still have it 8 years later and can't afford to have it re-done. My sisters husband has been under empolyed/unemployed for past 4 years so they no longer can afford another $15-$20 thousand to have re-done.

There's an article in today's Washington Post reporting that the Governor of Illinois, in addition to aledgedly try to sell Obama's senate seat to the highest bidder, this past week strong-armed Bank of America into giving a loan to Republic. Supposedly Gov. B to BoA that if they didn't give Republic the loan, the state would stop doing business with BoA.