Vinyl replacement windows, which first appeared in the American marketplace in the 1960’s, currently enjoy close to 60% of the replacement window market. On average, six out of ten homeowners who opt for home replacement windows choose to install vinyl home replacement windows, rather than wood replacement windows or fiberglass home replacement windows.
The question is why? What is it about vinyl replacement windows that make most homeowners opt for them when considering home window replacement?
The quick and easy answer is price. Vinyl home replacement window prices are consistently far lower than wood home replacement window prices. Prices for fiberglass home replacement windows are closer to those to vinyl home replacement windows, but in most markets, vinyl home replacement windows are far more available and easier for the homeowner to consider. Price and availability are two important points of differentiation between vinyl home replacement windows and all other types of replacement window.
Yet consumer research, from industries ranging from apparel to home electronics tell us that price is seldom the single most important factor customers consider when making purchases. Other factors are considered just as, if not more, important than the bottom line.
When it comes to home replacement windows, the factors that make vinyl replacement windows so appealing include:
Easy maintenance
Vinyl replacement windows never need to be painted or stained. Their composition offers uniform color, consistent throughout the product. That means that if your window sills are scratched, nicked, or otherwise damaged, the marks won’t show! Additionally, the color in vinyl replacement windows is durable — not prone to fading in the sun, nor being ‘washed out’ in humid, moist environments.
Cleaning vinyl replacement windows is as simple as can be. Tilt in design features allow homeowners to enjoy sparkling windows without having to drag out the ladder, bucket, and hose! Vinyl replacement windows feature smooth surfaces, which easily wipe clean and don’t ‘trap’ dirt and debris the way older wooden windows often do.
Durability
Nothing bothers modern vinyl replacement windows. They’re impervious to weather: rain, snow, sleet, ice, fog, and wind can do their worst without damaging the integrity of vinyl replacement windows. They don’t rust, they don’t rot, and with the addition of ultraviolet inhibitors, they don’t warp, blister, and crack in the sun. Termites, carpenter ants, and other destructive insects don’t find anything appealing about vinyl windows — great news for the homeowner!
Quality vinyl home replacement windows can last for decades, offering the homeowner enhanced energy efficiency, comfort, and an improved home appearance for as long as they own their home.
Energy Efficiency
Vinyl home replacement windows are masterpieces of thermal window technology. Vinyl acts as a natural insulating material in the window framing, augmented by the energy efficiency offered by double or triple pane glass windows, insulated by invisible pockets of inert gas and low e coatings.
Customization
Vinyl offers homeowners the ultimate in design flexibility. Every shape, style, and size of window can be made with vinyl framing, from the standard double-hung to the one-of-a-kind unique design. That flexibility extends to the window grids and panes, all of which can be altered to best reflect the home’s style and the homeowner’s vision. Vinyl home replacement windows can be delivered in any of a whole rainbow of custom colors.
When quality and economy come together, that is heaven!
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