| The average person driving down the street | | | | weather stripping properly. |
| seeing sign after sign littering the telephone poles | | | | The life span of a cheap window is around 3-5 |
| promoting $200 windows could only conclude that | | | | years before they fail. But wait, the sales guy said |
| a new window cost $200. After seeing several | | | | that they have a lifetime warranty. A warranty is |
| signs of different colors and with different phone | | | | only as good as the company that stands behind |
| numbers, all new windows must cost $200. Let's | | | | the warranty. There are over 600 names brands |
| explore what a $200 window really cost. | | | | of windows in the US today, how many can you |
| A $200 window is a base model that is used to | | | | name? Companies make a ton of money making |
| attract price shoppers in order to get a | | | | cheap products and changing their names every |
| salesperson in their home. Generally the | | | | few years in order to avoid warranty issues. |
| salesperson is honest enough to inform you that | | | | In case you have not put the pieces together |
| the window is a piece of garbage and that a good | | | | yet, a $200 window is actually a $400 window |
| window will cost at least $400+. | | | | and it will fail in a few years. Once you replace the |
| Let's assume that the sales person is not honest. | | | | $400 windows you are at $800 per window. |
| When you add on Argon gas and a single layer of | | | | The question now is how long do you want your |
| Low E to meet the energy codes the price jumps | | | | windows to last before you need to replace them |
| to a little over $300. When the sales person finds | | | | again? Hopefully you will only want to replace |
| that your install is not a "basic install" your price | | | | them once in your lifetime. So, how about asking |
| will generally jump another $50-$75 which brings | | | | the "$200 window company" for some really |
| your total to a little under $400. So now we can | | | | good windows? |
| conclude that a $200 window cost a little under | | | | Let's take a look at the integrity of a company |
| $400. | | | | that sells crappy products. Their marketing is illegal |
| At this point my article should end, I answered | | | | in most areas, they litter telephone poles, place |
| the question correct? Well not really, cheap | | | | flyers under your windshield and call your home |
| windows are just cheap windows and are made | | | | even if you are on the do not call list. |
| by companies that make cheap windows. Cheap | | | | They offer prices that are low in order to pull a |
| "vinyl" windows are made of vinyl that is mixed | | | | "bait and switch" once they get in your home. |
| with used plastic. | | | | They generally have not been in business in one |
| These windows will always began to fade and | | | | area long enough to answer any warranty |
| discolor, the surface begins to chalk like cheap | | | | complaints. Is this the type of company that you |
| plastic lawn chairs and the material falls apart. The | | | | want to buy your product from? |
| glass is generally a single strength glass which | | | | You might need to reread this again to |
| cracks very easily letting cold air in and creating a | | | | understand how a $200 window turned into an |
| hazard. The frames are never sturdy and they | | | | $800 window, it's hard to stomach! If you are |
| will sag due to the weight of the glass this | | | | going to spend $800 on a window, please only |
| prevents the frames from contacting the | | | | spend it once in your life! |