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We went with Milgard a number of years ago. Whole house plus the family room slider door. Went with Low e glass all around and we were surprised how cool the house was during the winter. We didn't realize just how much solar heating we were picking up from the old windows. Central heating/A/C has cured that problem as the old wall heaters weren't up to the task.
The thing I like about the windows is you can actually open/close them with one hand now. The old aluminum framed ones were not easy. When we moved in I had a screen company come out and rescreen the old ones. The new screens are great on the Milgard's as they are easy to remove for washing, both the windows and screens. We are 7 miles from the beach in two directions so they are open a lot, except when it's 90+degrees out.
When we ordered the slider for the family room they said they'd only do it if they took the old frame out and re-framed it. Glad they did as it is really nice to know all is square and you can't tell the stucco was ever touched outside. Kind of wish we'd been able to do it sooner than we did, but life is what it is.
This window upgrade and replacing the old tilt-up garage door are two of the three best improvements we've made to our house, the third being the HVAC system. Life is pretty comfortable now.
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Scott
'78 SC mit Sportomatic - Sold
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