These are the maintenance NanaWall requires for your area. You can compare them.

Some specific suggested maintenance for coastal salt water and other extreme environments: Please note that the environment within one mile of a sea coast can be extremely corrosive. Products installed in this environment will typically deteriorate sooner than products installed in a less severe environment.

1. Open and close completely a unit at least once a week and inspect all surfaces. a. Salt and other corrosive or abrasive materials such as sand must not be allowed to build up on any surfaces, including all hardware and sill. b. The sill and head jamb tracks should be free from all dirt and debris. c. There should be no standing water in the track in the sill. d. All hardware should be intact and operating properly.

2. All surfaces must be cleaned with a mild detergent soap and fresh water at least every month and more frequently if necessary. a. After washing, the surface should be rinsed thoroughly with clean water and allowed to dry. b. For cleaning, do not use abrasive household cleaners or materials like steel wool or hard brushes that can wear and harm finishes. c. Any glass cleaner used should not be allowed to run down on any other surface.

3. Any breaches in the paint coating, such as scratches, chips or areas of abrasion, must be repaired immediately.

4. Every 3 months, thoroughly clean and dry all upper and lower rollers and all hinges. Liberally apply lubricant such as Teflon spray (no grease) on the wheels and bearings of the rollers. Oil all hinges including the hinge pin with light weight lubricating oil or Teflon spray.

5. As with any painted surface exposed to corrosive environments, every 6 months apply a wax to the outside of the painted panel and painted track. If the system includes corner connections make sure the wax penetrates the connection joints.

https://sweets.construction.com/swts_content_files/1207/703114.pdf

Couldn't agree more with millworkman Nana wall is a solid product I never heard anyone having problems unless the installation was botched-up, not to mention with a starting price of $600 per foot if it was a bad door they would be out of business a long time ago.

If you ever get to NYC, check out the new Moynihan Station / Penn Station. They are using a whole bunch of Nanawall and also a fairly new product to me from a company that has been a pleasure to deal with, Eurowall out of Florida.

I was going to suggest Eurowall too. Have only heard good comments and saw a large multi door display in the Los Angeles area and it was a nice solid feeling product. The sliders also opened /closed very easily.

I have no experience with Nanawall but have worked with both Western and La Cantina in the LA/OC area. I highly recommend La Cantina units. I rarely if ever have problems with their products and I believe them to be a superior unit to Western. Just this mans opinion for what its worth. Best of luck.

Wow, amazing feedback everybody. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

Millworkman, I LOVE "unhappy people tend to complain more than happy people boast." How absolutely true - I will be repeating your words for years to come!

@uberbrawd If you went with western, how are you liking them? We are in oakland with a nearly identical setup we are building in a remodel and considering these brands as well as awake and all weather. Just curious if you are happy with western or have had any issues. Thanks!

Would love to hear what you went with. Here we are a full year later and I am deciding between exactly the same companies (including awake)
Would love your thoughts. We are Bay Area as well -Marin

We ended up going with Awake and ordered them about 6 weeks ago. They're still being made so can't really speak about the install or use just yet but reach out in about 2-3 months and I should be able to share more. The early feedback we've heard from some of the folks installing awake and local contractors has been pretty positive. They also weren't much different in price than the other options, despite hearing in advance they would be a lot more expensive. The only (minor) complaint was that it took a while to get info on some of the really detailed questions we had for them related to hardware, construction, etc. This might just be the fact that I was asking questions most folks don't ask, or might just be that they're still a new company and have invested more in engineering and production than marketing. It was a minor inconvenience for windows that seem like they'll be awesome.

Not sure who you are working with to buy these but I think the person our contractor worked with is the biggest awake dealer in the bay area, and I also spent time talking to one of the other big awake dealers out here that was really helpful, so happy to share contact info if you are still thinking of who to purchase from. Good luck - all of these companies seem to make great windows with only minor differenes between them. I'm sure you'll be happy with any of them!

Hi. Getting ready to pull the trigger on Awake. Would love contact info on the best Awake Dealer in Bay Area. We are in Marin.

Thanks

Our contractor worked a lot with Daniel at Calws. He used to be part of ABS but recently went out on his own so he’s been selling windows for a long time. daniel@calws.com. He was very thoughtful about the details and seemed to know the awake team really well. Christian at golden state lumber was also helpful as we worked with him because a contractor we almost worked with used golden state. I believe those two companies are the biggest awake dealers in the area so you are probably in good hands with either. (Caveat that we haven’t yet received our windows yet but happy to report back in about a month when we do)

Thanks for the info. Would be very happy to have you report back in a month or so with any update.