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Weathershield's new Premium Line ok?

bridget helm
10 years ago

I know that Marvin is the best, but I can't afford Marvin Ultimates and the Integrity Ultrex don't come in gray blue. WeatherShield released a new line of Aluminum Clad windows that are a great price and look really nice and come in 3 lovely blues. Has anyone had experience with this particular window? I know there are bad WS reviews, but is this Premium Line by WS bad too?

Here's a link to the technical data. I don't know what any of it means.
http://www.weathershield.com/Product/Weather-Shield-Premium-Series/Double-Hung.aspx

Comments (8)

  • millworkman
    10 years ago

    From my perspective there is nothing Premium about Weathershield. Now I have not seen this product line but from my past experience with Weathershield, SNE Enterprises and their vast product lines I would not use anything offered by them. And I do not sell wood residential products nor residential much at all so I have not dog in this hunt only passing on my experience and perspective!

  • millworkman
    10 years ago

    From my perspective there is nothing Premium about Weathershield. Now I have not seen this product line but from my past experience with Weathershield, SNE Enterprises and their vast product lines I would not use anything offered by them. And I do not sell wood residential products nor residential much at all so I have not dog in this hunt only passing on my experience and perspective!

  • bridget helm
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    i know millworkman that you have experience with their past products and customer service, but i've heard that a new owner took over and revamped 3 of their product lines and is trying extremely hard to right all of the wrongs made by the customer service. some people that had problems with windows from 2006 had no luck with help until last year when the new owners took over.

    i'm hoping someone has experience with the new products

  • millworkman
    10 years ago

    It is not a new owner, the same family has owned them for at least 15 years from what I remember. And IF they were sold it would have been to an investment firm and they seldom if ever improve the products if anything they are only looking to maximize profits while investing as little money as possible. Do what you want it is your home but myself and everyone else has basically been giving you these same answers for 6 weeks that the companies your asking about because you want a "blue" window are not quality companies. I am done and will not respond again so you don't have to worry about having "heard" anything from me.

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    Out of the Woods Inc.- Window & Door Specialists
    10 years ago

    Try Kolbe Ultra Series. They have a few different blue colors available. Their price can be a little less than Marvin some times and the quality (my opinion) is the same.

  • bridget helm
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    millworkman,i do appreciate your input, and you aren't the only person I "heard" from about WS not being a good product. i did not mean to be snarky. trust me, i'm frustrated with myself for wanting blue. i wish i had never seen the house in birmingham that made want blue. my husband is baffled. he says of all things that a woman can go over budget on, windows is not usually one of them!

    i thought maybe the "new" WS product was better, so i thought i'd ask. i was hopefu land wanting to believe in them. guess the "new" product is too new to for anyone to say for certain if it is truly better. i shouldn't be their guinea pig.

    fenestration, the kolbe's came in 6000 over our allowance for Jeldwen's, but i think i'll have to go over budget and use either Kolbe in blue or go with the Marvin integrity wood and ultrex window in gray or cashmere. i'm getting a quote on those today on the ultrex clad today. the all ultrex window doesn't have grilles on the outside of the glass, so I don't want those for sure.

    a friend of mine told me about some vinyl windows made in hendersonville, tennessee that come in blue or any custom color that we could use on the sides and back with kolbe or marvins blue aluminum clads on the front. but i think i'd be a guinea pig with these too.

    http://www.mgmindustries.com/painted-vinyl.htm

    http://www.mgmindustries.com/Paint_colors.html

  • millworkman
    10 years ago

    Picking a window because they come in "blue" is being a penny wise and a pound foolish. MGM vinyl from what I know and remember are not a quality window at all and would never into any of my thoughts.

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    Out of the Woods Inc.- Window & Door Specialists
    10 years ago

    There are several vinyl companies that offer to paint their product. In my experience this puts the price of the window almost at the same cost as an aluminum clad window. At least from some of the nicer vinyl companies.