4 years ago
I had all the windows in my 1950 vintage house rep...
I had all the windows in my 1950 vintage house replaced, ten of them with the exception of those involving the front and back doors, they will get done later by Renewal by Andersen. All the shades were also of the same vintage and were also replaced. I had gone through the process of talking with the Renewal by Andersen s very knowledgeable design consultant Taylor Smith, set up the appointment, yes there were a few seconds of should I do this? but I knew I would regret not having the windows updated. There were some events that arose creating a conflict with the first dates Dawn Nielsen, the Renewal by Andersen Project Manager, and I had set and she was wonderful in moving the install date only two weeks away. Dawn called later to let me know there was an opening in the Renewal by Andersen install schedule which was very nice of her. I declined due to scheduled events but it made me think the entire Renewal by Andersen team is truly looking out for my best interests.
Their return the next morning was 06:45 to get set up to start at 07:00, and when they were ready they asked me where I wanted them to start. In the master bedroom, which can enable chasing the shade around the house during the day. July is hot and chasing the shade is important. The ancient steel framed windows came out. Every time a window was removed I was surprised to see what was out there. The original windows were so riddled with small panes and bracing and in combination with the storm windows that had been added in the 1960's or 70's the windows functioned as heat sinks and let light in but visually, not much there. The windows all had an old, white, opaque film on the panes inside and out. Then the Renewal by Andersen windows went into the opening. Astonished, amazed, and gleefully joyous, this visual treat was what I had been missing since I moved in to this old house. When the windows in the master bedroom were installed Jeremiah and Jeff were on to the other windows and as Jeremiah left the room he said I would notice that it will be quieter too. I hadn t thought about that. And as if the universe knew, a large truck rolled by at 40 MPH and it was significantly quieter. A huge grin grew on my face and I felt like a kid in a candy store with a thousand dollars! I followed Jeremiah and Jeff around the house and after they were complete installing the windows I would hang the hardware for the shades and when the caulking had set enough, I simply clicked the shades in place. Perfect! Every single window had the same kind of realizations as the old was replaced by the new Renewal by Andersen windows. The bedroom in the southwest corner has always been the sauna even with the old windows closed, shades drawn it was extremely hot. It was so effective I used it as a heat source in the winter months, it worked well. After the new windows were in, I noticed immediately a reduction in the temperature. The astonished, amazed, and gleefully joyous feelings I was having were coming in waves with each new window replaced.
In the next 24 hours I have come to appreciate the ability of these windows to repel heat even more. The second night at about 9:30 pm I thought I would open the windows to get the gentle breeze flowing to reduce the temperature inside as I usually did. When I opened the first window I felt the heat pour in from outside, it was actually significantly cooler inside than outside without having run the air conditioning at all during the day. Again, I was extremely impressed and that astonished, amazed, and gleefully joyous sensation returned with a big smile. Thank you everyone from Renewal by Andersen that helped in my project and thank you Renewal by Andersen for having such an incredible product. The next house I have built will have Andersen windows.
It has now been a month since installation and I am so impressed with the Anderson windows as time goes on Without using the air conditioning the house stays 20 degrees cooler than outside.