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Message: [QUOTE="CL82, post: 4333556, member: 44"] I will say watch on the installation. We had ordered a replacement of the existing windows swapping out the frames and our company bought windows that fit within the existing frames. I wasn’t willing to compromise or take a credit on it because one of the things we love about our home is the floor ceiling windows. Especially on the northside, I feel like it makes a material difference in the amount of natural light we get. The one place I did compromise was in the swap out of the large custom window above the kitchen sink. My contractor did the work quickly enough that there was no way for me to look and verify that he pulled out the frame and replaced it with a full-size window. I guess I could’ve had him pull off the trim and verified it, but he “gave me his word“ that he had done it according to the contract spec. He had corrected the other stuff and was giving me a lifetime labor and material warranty, so I have an ongoing relationship with him. It’s on the south side of the house so the slight reduction in dimension didn’t matter to me as much. I looked at him and told him your word is good enough for me. Fast-forward a couple years later when we did a kitchen renovation and sure enough I could see the old window frame in place. As it turned out, the larger window would have been problematic for cabinet placement, so everything worked out for the best. [B]TL;DR: [/B] If you are paying a premium for full replacement, make sure you’re there to verify what they put in. [B]Post script:[/B] The triple paned, UV screening, double sash, divided light windows we got have been everything we hoped for. I suppose that’s not a surprise since we were upgrading over from 40 something-year-old single pane double sash windows. It is expensive, but well worth the money. [/QUOTE]

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