Vinyl Replacement Kitchen Windows

Posted by BandLeader under Home Improvement, Windows and Doors

The kitchen is the most important part of the house these days. Entertaining and of course eating is the standard. When it comes to replacement windows for the kitchen personal preference and functionality play a big role.

Most homeowners are opting for minimizing maintenance and increasing air flow on the kitchen. They also have energy efficiency on their minds because they want to get those fuel bills lowered.
There are a few solutions for this common situation. One is a casement window above the kitchen sink. These replacement windows maximize the ventilation by opening a full 90 degrees. The screen is located in the inside of the window, which makes cleaning simple.

Another possibility for this opening is a garden window. This vinyl replacement window comes with 2 vents in each side and a picture window in the middle and on the roof. This window is similar to the bay window providing extra depth with a seat for your plants and knick-knacks. It will give you nice ventilation with the 2 casement window vents on the side.

The other window styles for the kitchen are the common double hung window and slider window. They give you half the airflow as the casement option but they are still a nice choice for folks that want to maintain their original design.

Buffalo Grove replacement windows Illinois are increasingly demanding the casement windows for their homes.

How Much Do $200 Replacement Windows Cost

Posted by BandLeader under Windows and Doors

The average person driving down the street seeing sign after sign littering the telephone poles promoting $200 windows could only conclude that a new window cost $200. After seeing several signs of different colors and with different phone numbers, all new replacement windows must cost $200. Let’s explore what a $200 window really cost.

A $200 window is a base model that is used to attract price shoppers in order to get a salesperson in their home. Generally the salesperson is honest enough to inform you that the window is a piece of garbage and that a good window will cost at least $400+.

Let’s assume that the sales person is not honest. When you add on Argon gas and a single layer of Low E to meet the energy codes the price jumps to a little over $300. When the sales person finds that your install is not a “basic install” your price will generally jump another $50-$75 which brings your total to a little under $400. So now we can conclude that a $200 window cost a little under $400.

At this point my article should end, I answered the question correct? Well not really, cheap windows are just cheap windows and are made by companies that make cheap windows. Cheap vinyl windows are made of vinyl that is mixed with used plastic.

These windows will always began to fade and discolor, the surface begins to chalk like cheap plastic lawn chairs and the material falls apart. The glass is generally a single strength glass which cracks very easily letting cold air in and creating a hazard. The frames are never sturdy and they will sag due to the weight of the glass this prevents the frames from contacting the weather stripping properly.

The life span of a cheap window is around 3-5 years before they fail. But wait, the sales guy said that they have a lifetime warranty. A warranty is only as good as the company that stands behind the warranty. There are over 600 names brands of the best vinyl windows in the US today, how many can you name? Companies make a ton of money making cheap products and changing their names every few years in order to avoid warranty issues.

In case you have not put the pieces together yet, a $200 window is actually a $400 window and it will fail in a few years. Once you replace the $400 windows you are at $800 per window.

The question now is how long do you want your windows to last before you need to replace them again? Hopefully you will only want to replace them once in your lifetime. So, how about asking the “$200 window company” for some really good windows?

Let’s take a look at the integrity of a company that sells crappy products. Their marketing is illegal in most areas, they litter telephone poles, place flyers under your windshield and call your home even if you are on the do not call list.

They offer prices that are low in order to pull a “bait and switch” once they get in your home. They generally have not been in business in one area long enough to answer any warranty complaints. Is this the type of company that you want to buy your product from?

You might need to reread this again to understand how a $200 window turned into an $800 window, it’s hard to stomach! If you are going to spend $800 on a window, please only spend it once in your life!