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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t get the big hate in non wood windows. 
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It's a mix of snobbery and a lack of understanding that there's a massive difference between a prewar wavy glass window and a modern, overpriced wood window. [/quote]

What’s snobby about preferring the product with greater longevity that also looks nicer?[/quote]

Cause it is stupid. My old house I sold had wood windows. However the  porch extension put in Back I’m 1991 had basic vinyl windows. I sold home in 2019. I noticed inspectors said windows are good by budget in 5-10 years possible replacement.

So that is 35 years life span.  Wood costs double. So at 70 years maybe I have to replace vinyl a second time while wood still good. But at that point wood equals save price if vinyl since wood costs double. Now at year 105 I have to replace vinyl again so here is savings on wood.

But wait the wood would require painting, glazing, staining etc over these years the vinyl does not.

The average American lived in a home only 7 years. My last home I lived in 19 years.

But wood cause you like wood.

My mechanic used to say most new Honda  buyers will pay more cause car will last 160k mikes vs a cheap Chevy that falls apart at 100k mikes. Yet trade them in every three years. They are paying more cause they like them, they ride better. But the cost benefit does not work.

I just relaxed all the old wood windows left with vinyl. I bought house and the five basement windows in well were switched to vinyl as well as all the bathrooms already. The wood crapped out after 40 years in those rooms and prior owner replaced. The ones left by 2019 were acting up [/quote]

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