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(in no particular order)

posted by: Justin Tyler on April 27, 2011

Use our quick guide to help you shop for your next windows. There are some simple things you should know when looking for quality windows, such as: Knowing your product, familiarizing yourself with the brands that are available, learn the technical speak and what it means - so that you aren't paying for features that you may think you need, because an "expert" sold them to you, but you may not need at all...

1. Make sure you are happy with the manufacturer’s track record of producing reliable product. (We sell Polaris windows: 50 years of quality)
2. Familiarize yourself with the multitude of options that are available on modern windows and decide which ones are worth paying for in your climate, and which are a bunch of hot air.  (We will “straight talk” about these features. The staff at Floyd Glass & Window will happily explain the benefits and features of our products, without any un-needed fluff or “marketing speak.” We are selling windows, not magic.)
3. Familiarize yourself with the importance of proper installation and insist on quality. This is one of the most often overlooked aspects of window purchase and is one of the many things that allows rip-off companies to sucker people every day. You can have the world’s most energy efficient window…and it won’t do you a bit of good if it’s sitting in your driveway. To say, if the air is creeping in around it…all that fancy high-tech jargon is meaningless.  Quality caulk, quality coil (metal wrap that looks nice and prevents water intrusion) - basically a quality job really, really matters. It’s hard to pitch because there are no high-tech terms to make it sound sexy.. but it’s vitally important. You need a company who will install it properly and who will stand by that installation. (Floyd has a company commitment to quality installation and a warranty that we will stand behind. We vet our installers carefully and do not go with the lowest bid installation like some companies).
4. Familiarize yourself with the reputation of the company they are purchasing from. That point of purchase company is responsible for their long-term satisfaction with the product. It coordinates between the manufacturer and the installer and is in many ways the customer’s representative in this transaction. This is the one area where big, vertically-integrated companies like Champion have a selling advantage since they are their own manufacturer and installer. This is a nice selling point, but irrelevant so long as you’ve picked a good company to broker the complexities. (Floyd Glass & Window has is 30 years in business, and we are a local company that stands by it’s reputation, we’ll also get customer quotes as quickly as we can.)