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Posted by kptwin (My Page) on Wed, Feb 15, 06 at 22:38
| We are in the process of starting the footwork for a major remodel..ok a teardown on our coastal home. We want the look of wood window and cant afford Marvins. Our contractor recommended Norco by Jeld Wen. We are thinking about the wood double hung with clad exterior. Anybody have any good or bad experiences they care to share. Also..any book suggestions on educating oneself on the remodeling process. |
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| Can't comment on Norco, but also look at their Caradco line... they are awning, casement and double-hung and are sold through Home Depot. They purchased Caradco from the previous (lousy) owner a number of years back and have totally cleaned it up. They have one of the best wood rot/mold warranties in the business today. Look for 'auralast pine.' We love ours on our new home and spent about 12k with them. |
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| kptwin - were you able to find any information on the Norco windows? Our contractor is also suggesting them. Joan |
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My experience with them has not been positive. We've replaced many houses with Norco units in them. BUT...a window is only as good as it's installation, and maintenance. Many people ignore maintenance. There is no such thing as a maintenance free window. Low maintenance yes, but not no maintenance. And many builders don't follow proper installation and flashing instructions. This has caused many premature failures. Unfortunately, most rot/mold issues are blamed on improper installation, or lack of required maintenance and therefore not covered by warranty. Read the warranties and installation and maintenance instructions before you buy, to know exactly what will be required of you.
Compare this info to some other companies, and see what works best for you. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Jeld-Wen
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| Norco is in the middle of the Jeld-Wen lineup with Caradco at the bottom and Pozzi at the top. They have renamed all three lines as Custom, Siteline and Tradition from highest to lowest. The name Jeld-Wen is difficult enough to learn without adding 3 new meaningless names. Regarding Norco, I have used their all-wood window and found it to be fine. I suspect the lowest model has few choices for mullion design, colors, etc. like most windows in that price range but Jeld-Wen also makes an even lower level window called the "Builder" which I suspect is appropriately named since no one other than a builder is likely to be interested in it. |
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We're also considering Norco. Apparently, within the Norco "brand", there are two lines:
- Teton, which is alum clad wood and
- Siteline, which is just wood
The Teton is more expensive. My question: why would you need to have alum cladding on wood that has their Auralast treatment? It seems to be oversell. Also, it sounds like Caradco has the same general benefits of Norco Siteline (the auralast treatment), but comes in fewer sizes, colors, options, etc. So if you don't need anything out of the ordinary, maybe Caradco would work as well as Norco even though it is the "lower" line. |
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OK, after further reading, to clarify:
Norco is now called Siteline. Siteline offers 3 different products: all-wood, alum wood clad and Teton which is alum wood clad with "increased wood content for greater visual appeal" |
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I feel the need to make some clarifications:
Norco is now the Jeld-Wen Premium Collection.
Siteline, Teton and Traditions Plus are the 3 product lines within the Premium Collection.
The lines are wood and use Jeld-Wen's AuraLast Wood for all exterior parts. They can be ordered with either wood or aluminum clad exterior.
AuraLast Wood (Jeld-Wen's exclusive treated pine) has a 20 yr warranty against rot, insect damage and water absorption. Auralast is used even if it is aluminum clad because wood rot, termites and water do not just come from the exterior, they can come through the wall framing also.
Jeld-Wen's 2 other window lines are Custom Collection (formerly Pozzi) and Builder Clad (a new product line). In the logic of good-better-best: Builders Clad is a excellent entry level wood window that can compete higher end vinyl windows; The Premium Collection is a midrange price that can be ordered with many hardware and glass options and special sizes; The Custom Collection is option rich and is meant for the top end projects where a architecturally correct window is desired. Since the three lines share from 4 to 6 of the same clad color options, you can mix the lines to achieve a certian look while staying within a budget.
Remember all 3 use Jeld-Wen's exclusive AuraLast Wood.
And they built in some of the shortest leadtimes in the wood window industry and with the best overall warranties. |
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| On a slightly different tack, I'm looking for a replacement sash insert for the Craftline casement windows in my wife's 40-year old house. I've been told that Craftline was bought out by Norco, who in turn was bought out by Jeld-Wen, as noted by others in this forum. If that be true, which of Jeld-Wen's current products, if any, could serve as a "donor" of replacement sash for our slowly but persistently rotting Craftlines? |
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| I have installed norco and coradco for many years and used them on my own home. I tried several years back when they were 10-15 years old to get parts and replace glazing and they were NOT helpfull in procuring materials to do repairs even though I was a former installer. They do not cater to the home owner or small contractor to back up their product. The product is good and has withstood the first years well though the lifecycle should be greater than they lasted. Now I am faced with a great expense since the exterior of my home is masonry to do a major remodel to replace windows since they are flanged or put in crappy replacement windows. I am was a big fan of the aluminum clad windows I installed until I needed repair parts, weartherstripping, casement hardware, replacement of failed glazing. They still wont service my area or my repair needs. They could supply parts on their website that would be a great secondary income stream but choose to protect their territories instead of serviceing the consumer. Sad! |
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| We have used Norco replacement windows and are currently trying replace most of them due to numerous failures. Many are permanently fogged, others are rotting/molding and falling apart between the panes of glass, and others have completely rusted out between the glass panes. They looked great when they were installed, and our contractor highly recommended them, but needless to say, we are extremely unhappy with the quality. Once again, you get what you pay for. |
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| I have been in the business for 20 odd years and the next good thing i hear from a homeowner on these 3 lines will be the first !!! |
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