Brown Vinyl Windows

skidmark845

Is there a disadvantage to vinyl windows with a brown colored exterior?
Are white or cream a better choice?

doubleaction

The Major disadvantage is brown is ugly.

maj

Dark brown vinyl windows will absorb too much heat causing excessive expansion. That is why white & beige are normally the only color options in vinyl windows. In the early days of vinyl window manufacturing there were too many problems with the dark colors.

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i_plant_art

brown is also going to fade... and not evenly at that on each window and also around the house over time each window will be a different color from that of the next .. it doesnt matter what the sales people tell you they will fade hece why you only see mostly white and beige the fading is minimal and not noticable to the eye.....

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go dart

try getting away from vinyl. leading wood manufactures offer clad exterior w/ lots of exterior colors and many offer sash replacment kits

maj

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Grumpy

Dark colors hold more heat.

Brown doesn't sell much, so few people choose brown. I know of only a few local mfgrs who make/sell brown vinyl. I think I have only sold one job with brown vinyl.

vinylguy

sold a mess of brown windows 10-15 years ago go by the job today and inside weather seals are curled up outside faded just look crappy. they really force the heat under the glass and reck havoc on the spacers and seals stay away just go for a drive look for a brown window job stop go up to it and take a picture or two then go back to t6he custome4r that wanted brown and present the pics that will cure them!

dougchips

maj, 6 words and a dash! all pella non-vinyl products