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My house has old wooden windows that I'd like to replace. The west side of the house get pretty hot (yesterday at 65F the front door measured at 220F -- we don't touch the door handle in the summer time)
On that side I plan to put fiberglass windows, as from what I read that would be the way to go.
Can anyone share their experience with fiberglass windows mentioned in the subject line or any other?
Did anyone get a quote recently? Would be nice to get rough estimate. Seem to me the rule-of-thumb is 1k per window. Say ~30k for 30 windows.
I'm struggling to understand how the door knob can reach 220. Is something focusing the sun directly on it? It also sounds like a completely separate issue than windows. You might need to add some shade in that area.
Why not go with a wood window that clad with aluminum or vinyl, like Andersen or Pella?
These are reasonably priced quality windows with a great warranty, however if it’s just price over quality, vinyl replacement windows will be the least expensive. Wood core units obviously are more expensive but perform much better than just all vinyl windows.
We have replaced a few windows and a sliding glass door with Marvin Integrity, and they have been great.
The Integrity are fiberglass with wood interiors, either stained or primed for paint.
Apparently Marvin has changed the names on their line-up. Integrity (ultrex with wood interior) is now "elevate", and the old all ultra line (I think it is infinity) is now "essential".
Even with installation, I don't think we were near $1000 per window.
We have had no issues and are very happy with them, and are slowly doing the rest of the house. I feel the wood interior is definitely worth the difference in cost vs. the all ultrex.
@K'ledgeBldr they are impossible to open and has noticeable gaps. I think they are original to the house and 25 years old.
@JonahWicky, that side of the house is facing SW. I measured at 5pm with outdoor temp. being 65F. The front door is black and has a glass storm door in front of it. You are correct that this is a separate issue. I was just mentioning it to draw parallel that windows on that side need to be made of of something tough like fiberglass, but now I'm not sure if that parallel is accurate. Perhaps even vinyl windows will do fine?
@k350 I can only cite my previous estimates from Andersen and what I found on the Internet. Of course each situation is different, type of windows, ease of access, etc. But it does seem that it ends up being 1k per window (including installation)
@Rickcin Pella I watched some YouTube videos explaining that the clad type of windows don't have enough seal (or it fails with time) causing the wood inside to rot. I'm no expert, but it does seem plausible to me.
We have 54 windows in our house. I cannot imagine paying 54K for windows (is that with installation?)
Years ago mine were $800 a window installed (including the stucco patching but not paint, that was on me), impact glass, and prices for impact glass have only gone down since then.
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