<p>I put in replacement triple-paned Pellas, probably about eight years ago. Used their installer. Also very leaky and parts of the latching system are always falling off. I’d never buy them again. One of our local high-end contractors is building a home for his family on my street; I noticed he used Anderson windows. (It is our first “teardown” and I am happy to say he stuck with the footprint of the original house and the new place fits right in with our old neighborhood. :))</p>
<p>I* noticed he used Anderson windows. (It is our first “teardown” and I am happy to say he stuck with the footprint of the original house and the new place fits right in with our old neighborhood*</p>
<p>I see Andersen windows used often here- never have noticed Pella- could be a regional distribution thing.</p>
<p>Oh how i wish my neighbor took the neighborhood into acct- he is adding a 2nd story , all modern sharp flat roof lines and large picture windows to his 1920s bungalow with original double hung windows in a neighborhood of bungalows next door!</p>
<p>I agree that the vinyl windows don’t last as long as good quality wood/metal clad windows. My parents installed vinyl windows back in 1995 (granted quality may have improved since) and they’ve had nothing but problems with the vinyl cracking and pully mechanisms malfunctioning (double hung).</p>
<p>They had Pella come out and give an estimate…replacement French doors were going to be ~$13k…it was just too expensive.</p>
<p>I like the look of true divided light versus the cheaper grids between the glass. I’d pay more for the front windows than the rear windows to save some costs.</p>
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A lot of people have zero taste.</p>
<p>As I mentioned last year on this thread, we are in the process of replacing the original Pellas in our home, doing some each year. We have just finished this year’s phase and, again, have had an excellent experience with Pella and their installer. The job was timely, efficient, and the daily clean-up was excellent, and the product, clearly, is of quality. It surprises me that some here have had issues with Pella windows leaking. We’ve had Pella windows in two houses over a period of 30+ years, big houses with dozens and dozens of windows, and have never once had even one of them leak, even a little.</p>
<p>We have Pella in an addition. Very nice. I’m no expert. We have another brand (Hurd) in another room (beautiful big tall windows in a room with very high ceilings) and they seem great too. People who enter the room often comment on the windows. I’m no experts but we’ve had the Hurd for 15 years and the Pella for 4 or 5 with no problems. I doubt that helps, but it looks like the Hurd company filed for bankruptcy in 2008, though they’ve been reorganized and are still in business.</p>