Window Rama By Paul

Replaced 16 original wood windows with 16 Sunrise Restorations double hung windows. Windows were white inside and sandstone outside with fiberglass reinforced frames, double pane low E glass and argon filled. The outside colour is coloured vinyl that is fused with the white inside vinyl rather than painted at the factory. They trimmed the outside of windows with matching aluminum coil and caulked. Contoured grids between glass. Also replaced patio door with Masonite fiberglass door with raise/tilt blinds between glass.
Our old wood frame windows were from the 1950's when our house was built. They were "double paned" but the outer pane was not sealed and was held on by clips. A past owner had installed aluminum storm windows on the outside which looked bad and were impossible to operate. The wood windows did not seal well. Several had broken counterweight mechanisms and would not stay open. When the bottom sash of the window in our family room fell out at my wife's feet when she tried to open it we decided to replace all the windows with vinyl. We looked at the windows at the Windowrama showroom in Vaughan to get an idea of what the windows would look like. Paul, our salesman, came out to the house and counted and rough measured the windows. He spent a lot of time going over the numerous options for brand of window, colour, type of glass, grids, screens and gave pros and cons for the two higher end lines of vinyl windows they mostly sell: Sunrise Restorations and Windowcity. He was willing to cut us a deal on some of the options on the door because we combined it with the windows. He was slightly "high pressure" as it was the end of the month but he was still very nice to work with. Once we decided on the windows the installer came out and did the final measuring which took ~30 minutes. They estimated 6 weeks for delivery of the windows from the mfg and were right on. The installation took 2 days for the windows and 1/2 day for the door with two installers. The installers are full time employees of Windowrama, and have tons of experience. They are very fast. One installer got stung in the face by a bee and needed first aid. He then just kept right on working!!! Most people would have gone home for the day. Paul stopped by while they were working to check on things. The installers left things clean and left all the original interior trim in place. The new windows fit inside the original frames so we lost an inch on the top and bottom and 1.5 inches on the sides. Since our windows are quite big to start with this is not a problem. The new windows are a breeze to clean, smooth opening, and look great. The door is also a huge improvement over our old wood door. Our house looks much nicer from the outside, and we can see outside so much better.