Posted by Pops1532 on March 17, 2011 at 11:35:11 from (71.239.11.176):
In Reply to: OT new house windows? posted by 55 50 Ron on March 17, 2011 at 09:42:35:
I've installed over 1000 windows and replacement windows. You have allot of options when it comes to windows! I removed the original windows in my house and replaced them with new construction Premiere windows because we wanted real wood interiors. If I had it to do over again I would have gone with new construction Hurd windows, or Simonton replacement windows.
You'll be money ahead to buy better windows, but that doesn't mean the most expensive. Andersen spends their money on advertising instead of R&D. You can get better windows than Andersen for the same or less money.
Most brands have several levels on energy efficiency. A good quality replacement window is the Simonton 5500 series, low E, argon filled, full screens.... Simonton has a 5300 series that would save you about $300 compared to the 5500 series on a typical ranch house. I recommend the 5500 series. Of the several hundred Simonton windows I've installed I've only had one problem with them, and they took care of it in a timely manner.
If you do your own installation I suggest buying a Tech Foam insulating gun ($55+ the cans of foam insulation) to insulate between the replacement window and the existing window frames. DO NOT use expanding foam like great stuff!!!!!!
If you're hiring the job done and you live in a house built before 1979 they will have to test for lead paint. If your existing windows test positive for lead paint you can expect to pay $150-$200 per window more for installation because of the US EPA RRP (lead paint) regulations. The EPA regs are national and have been in effect since April of last year but there are still contractors that don't know about it.
Someone mentioned changing just the sash. "Sash kits" are quick and easy to install but usually don't meet the energy efficiency of replacement windows.
How much energy you save will depend on how bad your existing windows are, the efficiency of the replacement windows, and the quality of the installation. It's not unheard of for the payback to be 3-5 years.
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