Comments on: Planning the Right Windows for Your Home http://www.calfinder.com/blog/windows/planning-the-right-windows-for-your-home/ CalFinder Remodeling / Home Improvement Blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:05:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: KJ http://www.calfinder.com/blog/windows/planning-the-right-windows-for-your-home/comment-page-1/#comment-4025 KJ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:18:33 +0000 http://www.calfinder.com/blog/windows/planning-the-right-windows-for-your-home/#comment-4025 Whatever materials you choose, read the fine print on the warranty. Advises Schepps, “Try not to compromise value for cost. Not all windows are created equal just because they are ‘double pane’! Look at the warranty to make sure it is transferable if you sell the home, and that it covers the actual installation, not just the window itself. This is lost on many customers, who see a lifetime warranty on the window, not realizing that it does not cover the installation, which is where 95% of the window complaints come from.” FYI, HomeWorks (and their parent company KitchenWorks) stopped taking orders in April 2009 closed their doors in June. They did not notify the people they had contracts with about this. Lance Schepps was "let go" prior to that. Andersen is covering the product warranty and 2 year installation warranty but people are out of luck for the extended 5 year labor warranty they were sold on. Be careful if he opens up another buisness. Whatever materials you choose, read the fine print on the warranty. Advises Schepps, “Try not to compromise value for cost. Not all windows are created equal just because they are ‘double pane’! Look at the warranty to make sure it is transferable if you sell the home, and that it covers the actual installation, not just the window itself. This is lost on many customers, who see a lifetime warranty on the window, not realizing that it does not cover the installation, which is where 95% of the window complaints come from.”

FYI, HomeWorks (and their parent company KitchenWorks) stopped taking orders in April 2009 closed their doors in June. They did not notify the people they had contracts with about this. Lance Schepps was “let go” prior to that. Andersen is covering the product warranty and 2 year installation warranty but people are out of luck for the extended 5 year labor warranty they were sold on. Be careful if he opens up another buisness.

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