I can tell you not to use "McVey Brothers" vinyl windows...
I installed them about 10 year's ago...13 of them. The 3 largest (4'x6') have cracked glass. The reason they cracked is the vinyl has apparently stated to shrink. The shrinking has caused the frame's channel around the window -- the channel the dual-pane, low-E, argon-filled window sits in -- to widen. Because the frame no longer has a snug fit to the window, in windy conditions it rattles in the channel, causing it to crack. The house is located up Mt. Rose Hwy in a high wind exposure. The rattling and gaps (wind) are very noisy, as well. Also, wind-driven rain is pushed through the gaps causing moisture to penetrate "the envelope".
McVey offers a "lifetime" warranty, but I still have to pay for the labor to pull the oak interior trim, exterior trim, cut the calking out, pull the nails, drop the old window out and put the replacement in, and trim everything back up. As they are installed in the upper half of the second story, two people on scaffolding will be required. And, McVey won't replace them without a licensed contractor doing the measuring and labor.
Right. I won't use McVey Windows again.
