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ConsumerReportsRanksReplacement
Windows
ConsumerReportsrankedreplacementwindowsinitsOctober2007
issue.Theconsumergroupbaseditsratingsonwindandrain
resistance,durabilityandconvenience.
Followingisalistingofhowthewindowsratedstackedup.
Ranking
Window
Manufacturer
Material
1
CladUltimate
MarvinWindowsandDoors
Wood
2
WoodUltrexIntegrity
MarvinWindowsandDoors
Wood
3
400SeriesTiltWash
AndersenWindows
Wood
4
ProLine
PellaCorp.
Wood
5
200SeriesTiltWash
AndersenWindows
Wood
6
DesignerSeriesPrecisionFit
PellaCorp.
Wood
7
500Series
PeachtreeWindowsandDoors
Wood
8
SelectClad
CrestlineWindows&PatioDoors
Wood
9
WeatherShieldCustomShield
WeatherShieldWindows&Doors
Wood
10
PremiumWoodTraditionPlus
Jeld-WenWindowsandDoors
Wood
11
5600Series
Reliabilt/SurvivorWindows
Vinyl
12
UltraMaxxReplacement
Alside
Vinyl
13
9500Series
AmericanCraftsman
Vinyl
14
BryanMawrII
CertainTeedCorp.
Vinyl
15
CrestFitVinyl
Crestline
Vinyl
16
ThermaStar25Series
PellaCorp.
Vinyl
17
Impervia
PellaCorp.
Fiberglass
Vinylwindowsareinexpensive,durable,andrelatively
energyefficient.Theyoftenlookchunkierthanwoodormetalwindows
becausevinylisn'tstrongenoughtobemadeintoultra-thinparts.The
otherproblemisthatthetextureisunmistakablyplastic.Ontheother
hand,exceptforwashingtheglass,vinylwindowsare...more
Doublehungwindowshaveamuchmoretraditionaldesign
thancasementwindows.Doublehungwindowsarecommoninolderhomesalong
theeasterncoastoftheUnitedStates.They'reagreatchoiceifyouwant
toenhancethelookoftheinteriorofyour.homewithwoodaccents...more