3 Things They Don't Tell You About Vinyl Windows (SHOCKING Truth)

hey guys Sean with American Window Concepts let's talk about the three things they do not tell you about vinyl windows let's go so the first thing I want to talk about is or they don't tell you the maintenance so while vinyl windows are very easy on the maintenance side of things like wood you have to repaint every few years or so with vinyl you really don't have any of that to deal with but there are still things that you have to do with your brand new vinyl windows first of all is you got to make sure that the tracks are staying clean a lot of people they just let it go well as time progresses that dirt gets worse and worse the ability to slide your window back and forth becomes hindered and it's unsightly this is years and years of service technician information I'm giving you the other is you know keeping your window clean take the screen out and you're washing the window with Dawn dish soap little bucket and you're washing these things like you're washing your car the second thing thing I want to talk about that they do not tell you is going to be your limited options for paint color you've heard me say before you can do white Tans you know Adobe colors different manufacturers will have different names for their different blends of vinyl usually it's about two to three that you're going to get that's an extruded color now you have options for manufacturers to paint them different colors with anlin it's 12 with Milgard I don't know how many it is but I think it's about 12 to 16 colors as well that's what we're going to find most often and the the third thing that I want to talk about limited size while you can get an aluminum frame to be 16 ft wide by 10 12T tall with vinyl you're going to be limited to that because they have to maintain structure Integrity don't misconstrue what I'm saying the vinyl has reinforcement in it so it's not like well the weight of the window and the strength of the window is all based on glass because that's incorrect it's not but the larger the window gets the less ability the less structural Integrity that that vinyl is going to be able to offer like for instance if I wanted to do a patio door I can go 16 ft wide I can only go 8 ft tall that's it that's as far as we can go now for most houses that's wonderful but there are certain places that require well hey they want to go like 50 ft wide and oh by the way they want to go maybe 14 ft tall you're going to need something that's steel maybe aluminum and then that will take care of the that type of need so if you're looking for massive style Windows chances are vyl is going to be out the window for you no pun intended okay guys hopefully this answers your questions hopefully you like this video there's going to be a lot more to come for 2024 you guys make it a great day hey guys if you live in the Ventura or Long Beach area and are interested in a free in home estimate go to our website American window concepts.com and we'll reach back out to you as soon as possible if you guys find this information valuable and you want to continue to learn more about windows and doors subscribe to our Channel thank you so much