All these companies make different types & styles. What type are you looking for? Wood, fiberglass, vinyl, aluminum...?What style? Dbl hung, casement, awning...? Some offer options others don't. What options do you want?

Sorry, I thought they all had simular options. I want a high end casement wood window with aluminum clad exterior. Divided lites, dual glazed. Looking for quality. Thanks

PollyL

If you are looking for aluminum clad you can erase Andersen from your list. They are a vinyl-clad product. I'm not sure if you are the same poster from the GardenWeb forums. If not go to the link below where there is a large discussion on many of the windows you are investigating including my posts on matters relating to Kolbe & Kolbe and some of the defect and leaking problems relating to their Ultra Clad series.

This is a link to the discussion inside the forum:

http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/build/msg0619241823851.html?20

Or just search the Garden Web under Building a Home Forum. The subject is: Kolbe Eagle Marvin Pozzi Andersen Pella.

Good Luck with your search,

Regards

I would put Marvin and Kolbe at the top of that list

Excellence is its own reward!

I think your going to find they are all pretty comparable if you are going for the high end. I would stay away from the Kolbe's. I think Fighter is right on about them. I used them in my last remodel and I think it was a mistake. I'm doing another addition and will probably go with the Pella or Marvin, whichever bid comes in lower.

I'm going to throw out a name that has not been mentioned yet. Sierra Pacific Industries has a great window division. I have used them in various projects working directly with the distributor. The window quality was absolutely top notch and I received excellent service from the submittal of a competitive bid, delivery of the materials to follow-up on the sale. You never heard of them, but the parent company is the largest timber company in California, and their windows are worth considering.

http://www.sierrapacificwindows.com/

lelaqnd, If it comes to a price comparison between Marvin and Pella, I can gaurantee you that Pella will come in lower, but the frustration level of using them will be higher. I have never had a Pella ordeer that has leeft me fully satisfied, only marginally competant. On a $38,000 order right now, I am waiting to see if the promised June 29 date will resolve all the many prohblems they sent me .

Excellence is its own reward!

Pozzi: crap
Marvin: excellent
Kolbe: crap
Pella: possible crap
Eagle: crap
Andersen: ok