New replacement window advice

10 years ago

last modified: 10 years ago

Hello

been through the ringer with quite a few estimates that has my head spinning. We saw the usual suspects such as window world, renew, universal window, and 2 local contractors. One contractor who has a company in very good standing is offering soft lite imperial windows in triple pane glass with argon and lowe glass. We have 11 double hung winds and a larger that doesnt operate(fixed unit). His price " with a special" comes out to be 629 per window. I know pricing is regional, we are in ohio. Is that price too high or is it normal for my area? Also some thoughts on that window product.

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friedajune
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
I am not a pro, but I would steer away from the Window Worlds and the like, and go with local contractors - have you checked Angie's List?

This is just me, but I opted for double-pane instead of triple-pane. I live in the Chicago area, and triple-pane is pushed hard. I was stubborn and chose double-pane and am very happy. Mine are wood-clad - vinyl should have even less infiltration, so you may want to save money by choosing double-pane. It's more about the quality of the window than double-pane vs. triple-pane IMO, but as I said, I am not a pro. Just my $.02.
User
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Bukeye, you are at the epicenter of the replacement window industry. in fact, i would call it the nucleus if the window atom. Your window selections are wide and plentiful and that can get to be a confusing ordeal. I would rule out window world and renewal for obvious reasons. Universal use polaris windows which are made decently but arent very appealing to the eye and not at the upper level that some other manufacturers would be. The imperial window is a very nice product with a wide array of options. That would be my choice and your price seems like a good one. What area of ohio are you from? I spent quite a bit of time there in a former life. I assume you are a die hard John Kasich supporter?( i hope)
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Buckeye Jason
Original Author
10 years ago
Ha. Yes, we love john kasich. We are in the cincinnati area. Thank you both for the advice, i guess we made our choice.
User
10 years ago
Kasich is a very nice man, met him more than a few times. My father met him on mutiple occasions.

Cincy is a great area. I had an opportunity to invest there 6 or 7 years ago and i didnt; stupid me. What they did to the downtown area is awesome, similar to the dc area.
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Ultra Windows
10 years ago
Soft-lite's Imperial LS is a very good window, and the pricing you received is quite good for TP.
Buckeye Jason
Original Author
10 years ago
Thank you winkster 53. Downtown cincinnati is very nice and that area is growing. We are about 10 minutes from the downtown area. Is that where you are from? We are signing a contract with the soft lite rep this afternoon. He actually took off another $200 from the total cost for us.
User
10 years ago
I was almost smack in the middle of cleveland and akron. Cleveland also went through some changes for the better. Ohio is a very underappreciated state. The water front by cleveland is a hip area.