This is the review you need to read if you are considering replacing all of your home windows.
Back in January, my wife and I finally said enough is enough, and we decided to take the plunge of investing into replacing all of the drafty windows in our 25 year old home. We spent weeks considering Home Depot, Pella, and Feldco. In many ways they are the same, but I'll explain exactly why choosing Feldco was the best decision we made, as well as our overall satisfaction after having the windows now for almost two months.
We let all 3 vendors come to our home to give their sales pitch, and I have to say, Pella's sales pitch was about the best, and they stood pretty firm and close to the first price they gave. Home Depot, was probably our second choice off the sales pitch, but we were skeptical of the "quality" of the window options they provided in our price range. Feldco fell a bit short here on the first visit, and we almost ruled them out after the first sales pitch (but I'm glad we didn't!). Feldco gave us some crazy high price, but as everyone says in their reviews, they come back with a much lower price a few days later.
Let me explain why we didn't let the reviews sway our decision. The main reason is we visited ALL of the showrooms/stores, but let me say something about what we noticed regarding negative reviews. Most of the negative reviews against Feldco were a lot of cheap people who were just upset, and probably uneducated about the cost of what replacing home windows actually is. Home Depot and Pella also have their fair share of negative reviews, but the ones that we did see about Feldco, initially, almost turned us away.
Let me explain why we chose Feldco. Taking the initiative to visit the showroom really instilled the confidence we needed that the craftsmanship in Feldco's single model window (well for their lower tier), appeared to have significantly more engineering benefits when comparing apples to apples. When I say that, I'm saying, take all of the "economy" cost double pane windows, and compare the final cost. Then evaluate the installation process of each of the vendors. Which initially, we though Pella may have done better than all 3, but the more we researched, they were all the same. Based off pricing, and the superior quality we were getting with the Feldco "Sophia" series window, and the same price grouping we were going to get with the competitors, we knew we were making the right choice.
The only unknown variable after choosing Feldco at this point, was regarding the actual installation and the crew who they sent to do the job. The 3 guys we had on the job were extremely professional, and showed extreme care when entering and leaving our home to install all 13 windows. They arrived at 8am and completed our job a little later than expected, it may have been close to 8-9pm, but I was honestly surprised at how careful they were to get every window just right. I would know, I previously worked in construction, and watched as frequently as I could as they completed each room. Maybe the crew was a guy short, and I did feel bad they were here as long as they were, but I never felt for a second, they were trying to rush the job to get out of there.
We couldn't believe it, that next night it poured pretty hard after the installation, and one of the bedroom windows clearly wasn't draining properly. We called Feldco that morning, they had a guy out in about 2-3 hours, he was able to determine some PVC flakes were clogging the weeping system causing the window not to drain properly. we haven't had an issue since.
Our entire home is noticeably warmer in colder weather, and we're excited to see the cost savings of having the energy efficiency of the argon filled windows that block out the heat.
My wife and I spent a ton of time researching companies to make a decision on the windows that were right for our home and our budget. I'm not benefiting in any way from writing this review. Just giving credit where it is due.
Thank you Feldco. read more