On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 16:18:26 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 3:33:24 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 12:01:05 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 2:44:14 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 12:48:46 -0600, dpb wrote:

On 12/27/2016 12:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
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Anderson also sells composite windows as shown at the link below and they
do include a link for "Renewal by Anderson", but once you click that link
you leave the andersenwindows.com site and are taken to the
renewalbyandersen.com site where it says in tiny print "An Anderson company".

https://www.andersenwindows.com/mate...windows-doors/

Bottom line: If you want wooden windows, you don't want "Renewal by Anderson"
windows.

+1

The "renewal" line is what it implies by the word; they're
replacement-only market as opposed to new construction that the Andersen
window also or primarily targets...

Check to see if the windows need to be installed by a certified,
factory trained installer. IIRC, some will not guarantee the warranty
if installed by a fly by night installer. Check.

I'd go with the composite Fibrex...

"...a material that is 2x as strong as vinyl, performs better when
exposed to extreme temperatures and delivers exteriors that won’t
fade, flake, blister or peel."...

I'd rather hear that from a source other than the folks that are selling
it. Just sayin' ;-)

https://www.andersenwindows.com/mate...windows-doors/

Point taken. One company, I'm told, would not sell windows to a
contractor (Fred & Chris) unless trained by specification standards
for the company. I can see the point. If Fred is buying thousands of
windows and not trained the way the company wants them installed, the
company would be dealing with hundreds of warranty claims. A bunch of
hassle. Fred and Chris then trains their crew to install the windows
correctly. Yes Fred and Chris trained me :-)

You know, I hear that "trained certified installer" thing a lot. I wonder
how much of it is a gimmick/sales tactic.

I bought my Simonton windows through a contractor supply house. Installed
them myself. Years later I had one sash go bad - it started fogging up
between the panes. I followed the instructions I was given when I bought
them.

I called Simonton directly and gave them the serial number from the label
on the sash. About a week later a new, custom made sash show up at my door,
free of charge. Apparently that will happen for as long as I live in the
house. They didn't ask me who installed them or anything. All they needed
was the serial number and they pulled my record up, built the window and
shipped it out.
And they knew you didn't buy them from a trained installer. Now, if
the problem was the windows didn't operate properly, stuck, or leaked,
the warrantee situation would have been different (most likely)