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October 11, 2007
Bonneville Windows versus Pella Windows
Can someone tell me what is the difference between the two window makers.
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We just replaced all of our windows; all of our research showed that Marvin was the best brand on the market. Marvin is about the same price as Pella; I haven’t heard of Bonneville, but I would recommend looking into Marvin. We love ours!
Posted by: guest at October 12, 2007 7:50 AM
Bonneville is often used as a cheaper alternative to Marvin. I don't think their mullion detailing is nice. In my experience Pella is a bit more costly than Marvin, and has a good reputation. Marvin makes a solid window, and there seem to be a few good Marvin reps in the area. (Bay Ridge Window)
Posted by: Espresso at October 12, 2007 9:21 AM
I put Bonneville windows in a brownstone I rent out. I put Marvin windows in the brownstone I live in. I think that the Bonneville windows are fine. I have had them about 4 years. In my residence, some of the windows have arches and I could only use Marvin. Bonneville were a lot less expensive and I don't see a big difference.
Posted by: guest at October 12, 2007 9:24 AM
Bonneville are a canadian company who do medium to high quality timber windows. They are definitely on a par with Marvin and Pella and indeed many architects and contractors I know prefer them. They may be cheaper because they don't spend millions on advertising. I haven't purchased recently so the free-falling dollar may have put the price up..
Posted by: guest at October 12, 2007 10:20 AM
Look at Lincoln Windows. Dykes Lumber on 6th is the local rep. Good quality and a better price than Marvin or Pella, both of which I looked at.
www.lincolnwindows.com
Posted by: guest at October 14, 2007 9:57 AM
We put in Bonneville windows -- our contractor went through Dykes. Their windows come in a few grades, so you can get top-quality or more value-minded but still good windows. One reason we liked Bonneville over Marvin is because the jamb-liners along the sides look much better than on the Marvins. And the window-tip-in latch is incorporated into the lock, so there's less hardware. Plus we could choose between several grille styles to get the "chunky" look that we wanted. We have wood-interior/clad-exterior, simulated-divided-lite 6-over-1 double-hung windows, and they look and work great. -- LT
Posted by: guest at October 21, 2007 2:43 PM
Buyer beware on Bonneville. They are cheaper for a reason not becasue of advertising. they have zero support here in the states. Something goes wrong you are on your own. I keep track of project that we lost to Bonneville and check in with them every 5 years or so and sure enough i gain that contract to re-do most of those jobs. Stay away.
Posted by: guest at May 2, 2008 10:30 AM
Buyer beware on Bonneville. They are cheaper for a reason not becasue of advertising. they have zero support here in the states. Something goes wrong you are on your own. I keep track of project that we lost to Bonneville and check in with them every 5 years or so and sure enough i gain that contract to re-do most of those jobs. Stay away.
Posted by: guest at May 2, 2008 10:31 AM
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