Well, let’s start with the obvious. We all love a deal, however, in the home improvement industry as well as many other industries, there’s a famous saying: “Buy cheap, buy twice.”

New replacement windows ranging from $150 - $350 will leave you with what is called a rental window. A "rental window" means that you put a band-aid on your home and in the near future you will be replacing your window again. There are many reasons for this and they range from it being an inferior product to a poor or severely lacking window installation/warranty. These are readily available at home centers, don‘t be fooled by the “Big Name“ that everyone recognizes and has high ratings in the industry (usually on their other “premium” products). The “cheap” ones that the home centers sell are their “generic” version.

Now let’s talk about some good news. A new $1500-window is the same as a new $500-window. How can that be? The answer is simple. In the home improvement industry, there are many replacement window companies just out to make a quick buck, selling as many window replacement jobs as quickly as they can to as many people who are unfamiliar with their product., and beware of any company offering a “full rebate”. In this model they capitalize on un-savvy replacement window shoppers, and the company makes a lot of money very quickly and is gone in a flash. The windows they sell may turn out to be good, the installation may be good, but the company may not be in existence for a long time with this type of care for their customer, and there is really no guarantee on the Rebates.