About Window Warranties Arlington Heights IL

Mathis recommends choosing a window with a minimum 20-year warranty on the insulated glass, which most of the big window companies offer.

Local Companies

Landmark Exteriors, Inc.
847-281-9890
753 N Milwaukee Ave
Libertyville, IL
Landmark Exteriors, Inc.
847-281-9890
753 N Milwaukee Ave
Libertyville, IL
KS By Design
847-251-8052
748 Lawler
Wilmette, IL
fixawindow.com
773-777-4537
782 Brookstone Rd
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Innovative Home Concepts
888-356-9020
4410 IL. Route 176, suite 8
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Sahara Company
(847) 545-1172
1520 E Algonquin Rd
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Windows Doors & More Design Center
(708) 544-3000
4103 Saint Charles Rd
Bellwood, IL
Window City Inc
(773) 777-9200
5056 W Lawrence Ave
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L D S Renovations
(847) 548-9100
782 Brookstone Rd
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Window Liquidators
(773) 313-0095
4025 N Elston Ave
Chicago, IL


"So much about selecting a good window comes down to the warranty,” says Chris Mathis, of MC Squared, a building-science consulting company based in Asheville, N.C. Mathis focuses on windows, doors, and skylights, serves on the ASHRAE and ASTM code committees as well as the International Energy Conservation Code Committee of the ICC, and was a founding board member and the former director of the National Fenestration Rating Council. He insists that regardless of window materials and features, the warranty should be one of the first window-selection criteria to consider. “If a window fails in a few years, it doesn't matter how good or strong or energy efficient it started out to be,” Mathis says. “About 30% of the replacement windows installed are replacing windows that are only about seven years old. This speaks to how poor many of the units out there are.”

The most common window failure is the seal on an insulated glass unit. Once the seal blows, the window fogs up between the panes. This can cause a drastic reduction in window R-value and may oxidize the low-E coating, turning it into a high-E coating that absorbs heat rather than reflecting it. In the worst cases, the pane actually deforms, bowing inward, as a gas fill, such as argon, escapes.

Mathis recommends choosing a window with a minimum 20-year warranty on the insulated glass, which most of the big window companies offer. “There's a reason some of the big companies have been in business a long time.

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Featured Local Company

Landmark Exteriors, Inc.

847-281-9890
753 N Milwaukee Ave
Libertyville, IL
http://www.landmarkext.com/


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