Can you give me some basic insight into these two window manufacturers? Bill - Installer - from 2012. I told them my husband works long hours and it would be almost impossible to meet with us both - they still scheduled the appointment with me.". The Window Experts Address:101 NE 3 Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL. (assumes medium sized window and normal installation), Good morning - Yes, they have a lifetime warranty but we have to pay labor every time one is replaced. Eco windows have a large bottom sash if I remember right. LoE 452, LoE 340, LoE 366 when you have a view, Back of Home Remodel: Patio and Window Design. local companies. Read More Headquarters PO Box 1529, Nokomis, Florida, 34274, United States Phone Number (941) 480-1600 Website www.pgtwindows.com Revenue $1B Industry Building Materials Manufacturing Lots of them do, although I'm not sure about the bigger home improvement places like Lowes or HD. Here is an article that talks about how to do it. The key, is pick great windows but the installing company is just as important!! Your advice and help is appreciated. Thanks again Dane and greatly appreciate getting your feedback! Dana - Homeowner - from 2016, Dana, these two impact windows are pretty close in quality, as are CWS and PGT in terms of quality and construction. Jeromy - Homeowner - from 2016, Jeromy, that's a big price difference. This is one of our selections for the best hurricane windows on the market. Tim - Site Editor - from 2016, I have been researching hurricane impact windows and have become thoroughly confused. Back of Home Remodel: Patio and Window Design, Adding small windows to sides of fireplace. Patio Door Reviews | StormStrong Series Atrium Windows and Doors. If you have any questions or if youd like me to recommend my local window distributor, dont hesitate to reach out to us. I was hoping that you could take a moment responding to my email and review a company or two and their models/series that would be applicable to me. I asked about aluminum frames and was told you could only do aluminum in new construction.". There are very few window companies I talked to in my area who would even quote Soft-Lite windows. One is using the ESW Elite and the other CWS Windpact Plus (assuming this is also the glass they use in aluminum windows and doors, they have not clarified). From what I have heard and been told they are the two major players in the impact rated residential window market in Florida. It will cost me approx $800 more to go with the PGT windows. WinGuard Vinyl, CA 5540, PW 5520, and SGD 5570, EnergyVue, CA 5440, PW 5420, and SGD 5470, 2023 PGT Innovations, All Rights Reserved. My top picks for storm windows and doors (which go from best to good) include the Soft-Lite Barcelona Impact Series, Soft-Lite Armor Impact Series, Sunrise Coastal Series, PGT WinGuard Series, Stanek UltraExtreme Series, CWS Windpact Series, Wincore 8000 series, the Simonton Stormbreaker Series, and the Viwinco OceanView Series. I'd get a bid on the following: Fixed windows offer more glass area than fixed casement windows. Storm Tight quoted us at $8825 for 3 slider windows, 1 small bathroom window and 1 double hung window. The window has a design pressures of 60, which is excellent. Jo - Homeowner - from 2018, Jo, I would look at CWS's Windpact Plus series and the PGT EnergyVue series. We do not need to get impact windows. One of the contractor suggested Jeld Wen brand windows. The price difference is approximately $593. 2 - 52 x 75 This hurricane window can be ordered in a number of configurations, including a single hung, casement, horizontal slider and picture window. I'd see how these compare and then go from there Since you are in Pennsylvania, I would suggest looking at Okna, Sunrise, Zen, Soft-Lite and perhaps Polaris. It sounds like they are responding so that's good, but yes you have to pay for the labor and that seems unfair given the timeline of the install. Business Profile Custom Window Systems, Inc. Windows Contact Information 1900 SW 44th Ave Ocala, FL 34474-8743 Get Directions Visit Website (352) 368-6922 Customer Complaints 11 complaints. Deborah - Homeowner - from 2019, Deborah, the CWS Aria seems to be a decent product for an entry level window. Recently, the brown vinyl stripper started to warp. CWS has a very good reputation in the industry. I feel like they were trying to rip me off. Dane - Site Editor - from 2016, We got two quotes on 14 windows. Many thanks. Get these 3 bids and see how they compare. Sue - Homeowner - from 2019, Sue, the price is definitely in the realm of reasonable for an impact window. They are particularly known for their "hurricane" windows or impact windows for coastal homes. Tim - Site Editor - from 2016, Hello Tim, I have to replace 17 standard windows in my house for Hurricane Impact windows. (I am only looking at non-impact). Would you give me your opinion on them ? We used Karoly Windows and Doors to replace our windows with hurricane rated ones. It's so hard to trust what's truth from fiction with this industry. Thank you in advance for your help! All of these vinyl window brands should offer a series in your price range. Please let me know your thoughts. I've spent a lot of time doing research and calling the various companies to get quotes. Entire home needs new windows. 31 windows in all. That is my issue. Dane - Site Editor - from 2021, I have similar cost estimates from two companies. PGT Windows offers a non-transferable limited lifetime warranty on its window products. Thanks. We are in Tampa and looking at replacing our windows with impact hurricane windows. Dane - Site Editor - from 2018, -- Estimated CWS StormStrong Costs: $9,00 to $1,200 installed -- $11,500.00 Simonton 9800 Quote was for 15 slider windows with prairie grid. The $11,597 for 11 windows is what I would expect for the CWS 8100 series, but it sounds like they really raked you over the coals to even get to that price. Concern is that youngsters and people older than ourselves would have tremendous difficulty using these doors. They are pretty much white, beige, and tan. I feel like that would be worth the price difference. Certainly some of these will be available and sold through local companies. While the one from Weather Tite for PGT is 1$2,800. PGT aspires to develop innovative flexible solutions for. Price: $12,687 for the following: We compared apples to apples as far as being vinyl, Low-E, Argon filled, etc. I trust the contractor doing the installation. Established in 1980 and headquartered in Nokomis, Florida, PGT Custom Windows + Doors is a manufacturer and distributor of building materials. We carry four major brands of Impact Resistant Vinyl Windows..The most popular is CWS Windpact (custom window systems). If you are doing full framed replacement windows you certainly can use an aluminum framed window same as vinyl or wood. If your In Central Florida Orlando & Tampa Offices. We are building in Tampa. All of them are definitely available throughout Florida and offer nice quality vinyl windows at a mid range price. Meredith - Homeowner - from 2018, Meredith, I agree that the CWS bid is too highalthough honestly I don't know much about your project. If this doesnt work, I would start googling local window dealers in your area and simply asking them what brands they carry and if the brands can be ordered in a bronze exterior finish. PGT Estimate: $63K (using PGT patio sliders) Tim - Site Editor - from 2018, Hello Tim, Ive been on your website and really appreciate the education that it provides. I appreciate the posters who shared their experience. PS: thank you all for sharing your stories, I'll be replacing 28yr old windows this year and my research brought me here. Tim - Site Editor - from 2018, -- Estimated CWS 600 Costs: $650 to $800 installed -- I originally thought the contractors workers damaged these windows on install because I couldn't believe that many windows would fail (my mom has these same windows and hasn't had one failure) but now that the replacements that were installed by the window dealer are failing I'm starting to think these windows are junk. Do you have a suggestion where I could get one? We're in Sarasota and narrowed it down to PGT and NewSouth. Frank - Homeowner - from 2021, We received a bid for 7 CWS 8100 series and 2 8200 series. I have been following your website for sometime and have read over your reviews of various companies. CWS 8100 series white vinyl windows with insulated impact glass, Low-e 366 coatings, argon gas, 5/8" flange frames, 5/8" flat white colonial grids between the glass. 2 - 50 x 60 Picture Dane - Site Editor - from 2016, -- Estimated CWS 8200 Costs: $800 to $1,050 installed -- Doers Window Mfg 5. We purchased PGT Winguard Vinyl, Grey Tint, 1816 Charcoal screens, TC4: Marine Turtle Protection, Argon Gas, Low E: Energy Shield Max, Raised OGEE grid on the interior and exterior. The CWS Windpact Plus is a strong impact window and one that I would thoroughly consider for my own home (if I needed an impact window and door). These would all be considered high quality impact window options. Dane or Tim You may also want to get one more bid to see where it falls in that price spectrum (and you could use it as additional leverage with the CWS company.) It's more expensive and some homeowners just can't afford to go that route (in which case I suggest the Custom Window Systems). We too are trying to decided between the vinyl vs aluminum PGT Winguard windows and doors. Ian - Contractor in Florida - from 2012, We're looking at Custom Window Systems for our hurricane windows, but there isn't much out there on the company. Two very large picture fixed windows and 4 fixed transoms. I like CWS and think it's the better window, but I'm not sure it's worth 30% more. Typically, HD has great prices, but I would go somewhere else for the installation, the big box stores don't have a very good reputation for the subcontractors they use (not always the case, but I wouldn't take the chance with my home.) I will ask around if I can find someone. Can you suggest a mid range price vinyl windows? Is this true? I'm also wondering what other companies I should look at in Florida? Kennedy Skylights 6. I think you need a couple more quotes to compare it to. FAS Windows & Doors!!! Why vinyl over aluminum? Well also ask the company (GJC Port Charlotte) that gave us the PGT 14K quote if CW or Simonton is an option that will save us money. In terms of CWS windows, they are very high quality. I get that the 5500 series is a coastal impact window. I only looked as far as some online reviews and saw nothing to like about them. Marie - Homeowner - from 2016, Marie, the 8200 is quite a nice impact window, assuming you like how the window looks. I googled "ews impact windows reviews" and very little came up. The CWS Impact STORM STRONG from Window World were the same price: $33, 000 for 31 windows. One of them evidently has the seal broken. I'd never run a one legger, especially in the highly competitive window business. One big issue with patio doors is whether the door has to be custom made for the order. I would let the specific window series data drive my decision. A single-hung window will only have one operational sash, while a Double-Hung window will have two. Can you advise if pricing is reasonable. Brands that were previously the "standard" are just like everyone else (used to be) and turning out stuff with QA/QC issues. Is the WindPact Plus overkill for the Orlando area? Simonton Stormbreaker Plus Thanks. Builders grade at best products. )3) 23 x 70 casement type Eastern Architectural Systems 2. So, from what I can tell, once the winds reach hurricane strength your windows are no longer promised not to leak. Use a private browsing window to sign in. Six 52x 37.5 http://pgtwindows.com/products/sh5400/ Product Type Windows Narrow sightlines, custom configuration and sizing that scales to your needs there are plenty of reasons to love our window line. 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Do the same with CWS, Custom Window Systems, and see what their bid comes in at. Your Location Where you live should also be considered when deciding between aluminum and vinyl frames. 3 - 36 x 60 Picture So what brand do you recommend? The 8100, 8200 and 8400 (available series or model numbers) can be ordered in a standard white, adobe or boronze, as well as an upgraded veneer color options that include natural cherry, anodized, golden oak, bronze, black cherry and medium maple. What's your vote? John - Homeowner - from 2021, John, the WindPact Plus Series 8100 from Custom Window Systems is a very good impact window from everything I know. I'm assuming you are in Florida based on Storm Tight's location. 1 - 52 x 62 Weather Shield: Premium Coastal Windows & Doors. It's a coin flip from my perspective, I would need to see more specifics in the quotes to tip it one way of the other. Your prompt response will be helpful because I only have 3 days to break the contract. $8800. Stormbreaker plus quote: $9100 I would suggest getting a couple more bids and seeing how it compares to the Storm Tight quote. Along with quality installation, you will be well served. Is the price reasonable? The other affordable hurricane window that is available throughout Florida is the StormBreaker Plus from Simonton, if you google "StormBreaker Plus Jacksonville Florida", or whatever city you live in, you should be able to quickly and easily find a contractor who carries this brand.