On Mar 3, 10:19*am, Ignoramus32544 ignoramus32...@NOSPAM.
32544.invalid wrote:
We have a 25 year old house and the windows leave much to be
desired. They let some cold air in and are a pain to work on (need to
pull out little pins to slide them, a real PITA.

So we have started looking at replacing them with something
better. Any suggestions? We are*looking mostly for crank operated
ones.

Has anyone did any windows replacements recently?

I would hire a contractor, but wanted to get a feel of what is good
and bad, first.

i

Loewen has the highest R value ive seen R7+ , most are R3.3 or so.
Pellas condense sooner than Anderson. You need to learn test ratings
and review manufacturers if you want to save on utilities. U and R
value, shg, cdf, air infiltration ratings etc. Very important is the
installer as it is easy to get no warranty ever, from a poor window
installer installing them more than 1/8" out of Plumb, Level or
Square, it happened to me.