Can someone tell me what is the difference between the two window makers.


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  1. Bonneville has a substantial architectural office in MA. They have great support here in the states. Bonneville has better specifications in many regards than Pella or Marvin. Numbers talk, and so does $$! Almost anyone in the industry knows that Bonneville windows are a great choice. Bonneville just doesn’t spend tons of money on conventional marketing.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  5. 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..

  6. 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.

  7. 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)

  8. 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!