Bad To The Bone.....Marvin Windows......

Here at Mathews we have one guy Craig, he handles 90% of all the window and door orders. I help 8% and the rest of this crowd might make a mistake and help the other 2%. My specialty would be the decking and exterior railing products. I write this blog so I can tell this story any way I want! Of course I am gonna make it seem like I am the main wheel with a small supporting cast....

Now to the main subject. Marvin Windows.. We have a sales meeting every Tuesday and about every other week we have a rep from one company or another in here telling us how great their products are. Most of the time we sit there and listen and enjoy the wings or sandwiches they bring and that's about it. If they didn't bring the snacks they would really be hurting for our attention....

Yesterday we had Marvin in here, what they had to say was the real deal. I don't always pay attention in these meetings but they had my attention. They are the Cadillac of the window industry. Don't get me wrong we have other lines that are very high quality and are well worth the money. You know what I mean, a Chevy is nice but if you have the money a Ford is better. Marvin ain't cheap! They don't pretend to be either, what you get from them is an absolute top of the line window.

notice the space between the wood and cladding

I know its hard to tell in this picture, but the cladding they use is the thickest I have ever seen. They don't apply it directly to the wood ( because it is so thick it doesn't need the wood for strength) and by doing it their way, if water ever did get in there, it has its own weep holes to drain. That's bad a##, never seen that before. Most window company's use a thin cladding applied directly to the wood without the wood it is very flimsy.

The best for last! Checkout this casement window they brought in, it is the bomb. Of course this is the display so they are showing you how they can make it look like a double hung and what the grills would look like. Yes they have all the bells and whistles, but the inside of the window is the ticket.

You can get it with a built in retractable screen that you pull from one side to the other and it holds by a magnet. Sweet!!!! Not many people open there windows anymore and everybody wants the screens? I haven't figured that out yet, but that's another post all together. If you had a retractable screen you would be inclined to use it more often. Besides exterior screens are a pain in the ass when it comes to cleaning a window.

Now the best for last!!! Drum roll please..........All theses little dots are a sign for the drum playing.........

Have you ever seen a window turn inside out!!!! Now you have! Imagine being on the second floor and your husband is a klutz. Do you really want him to climb a ladder and risk life and limb to get the windows clean. Didn't think so! This my friends is the only window you can buy in a casement form that will almost turn inside out for cleaning.....Sweet................