We love San Deigo because of the 300+ days of sunshine the city sees every year. It makes San Diego a desirable place to live, work, and play (but also contributes to the high cost of living in the city and the surrounding areas).
While the almost constant sunshine is good for a lot of things, it’s not good for everything. The sun’s UV rays can wreak havoc on certain materials, causing fading, cracking, or general disintegration. As such, you need to be mindful when making purchases of products that will see constant exposure to the sun, such as replacement windows for your San Diego home.
If you live in an older home, it likely has windows with aluminum frames. While aluminum is a material that holds up well over time, it isn’t great at keeping the inside of a home insulated from outside temperatures. Because of this, many San Diego homeowners are replacing their old, aluminum windows with newer models that have vinyl frames. Vinyl does a great job of keeping out heat and cold, but unfortunately, cheaper vinyl blends can be negatively affected by the sun’s UV rays.
That doesn’t mean you should automatically discount windows with vinyl frames. It just means you need to be more discerning about which vinyl replacement windows in San Diego you purchase.
You could certainly get into the chemical breakdowns of the vinyl of each of the brands of replacement windows you are considering, if that’s your sort of thing, but this information can sometimes be hard to come by. Instead, what you should look for is a replacement window company that stands behind their products with a lifetime warranty.
A company that offers a lifetime warranty on their replacement windows is essentially telling the world that they trust that their windows will hold up for many years, and if they don’t, the company will repair or replace them at no cost to the homeowner. On the other hand, a company that has little confidence in the long-term performance of their windows will only provide a short-term warranty.
One brand of replacement windows in San Diego to consider is Anlin. Anlin is a regional company that specializes in windows for the West Coast climate. Their vinyl blend is designed to hold up under prolonged exposure to the sun. They also offer a lifetime warranty on their products that they truly stand behind. If the vinyl in their windows starts to crack—even if it’s 20 years from the windows’ installation date—Anlin will take care of the issue.
BM Windows is a San Diego replacement window company that has been selling and installing Anlin windows for many years. BM Windows owner Michal Bohm says, “Anlin is one of the few companies that will not put up a fight when confronted with a warranty claim. If there is an issue with the construction of one of their products, they will take care of it. That being said, not every issue is the result of a manufacturing flaw. Sometimes the problem is one that is related to the installation of the windows. That’s why it’s important to work with a company like ours that guarantees their installation work.”
To conclude, if you want a good, long-term outcome with a replacement window purchase in San Diego, look for vinyl windows that come with a lifetime warranty, and have them installed by a company that guarantees their work as well with a lifetime installation warranty.