Today, with so many retail window companies,
it’s amazing anyone knows where to buy the right ones. Because windows are an expensive investment for your home, it’s important to purchase ones that are perfect for your home’s style, yours needs and budget.
Tashman offers you a variety of high quality window brands—all custom made to fit your existing window spaces and architecture; manufactured by the best window companies in the U.S. You can choose from a variety of materials and designs. Added to that is our excellent installation services. In fact, we believe in the unmatched quality of our installations so much, we guarantee our work for one year.
If you can find what we offer for less, let us know. We’ll do our best to match the published price of
a local competitor.
Because you have so many choices in windows materials and styles, we’ve summarized each window
type for you below. Each type of window offers unique and special benefits. There are differences in energy usage, price, durability, design, function and ease of maintenance. We hope this will be helpful for when choosing what’s right for your home. Of course, the Tashman experts are always available to assist you. Call, email or visit our showroom.
To go directly to our catalogue of windows, click on the picture of the type you like to see your choices. To learn more about the characteristics of each type of window, click on the type below.
Since you don’t purchase new or replacement
windows very often, chances are you aren’t an
expert in the variety offered today. To assist you,
we briefly discuss each type of window and its
benefits, advantages and disadvantages.
Click on the category below to learn more about
each. To see your choices within window type,
click on the picture on the scroll bar. It will take you
to our catalog so you can review your design choices.
Energy EfficientWoodWood Clad VinylAluminumFiberglass
To see our online catalogues by type of window, click on the link below.
According to government sources, between 25% to 40% of a household’s energy bills are due to inefficient windows and doors. Those that leak, let air in and heat out. That’s why the majority of homeowners who are replacing their windows are considering energy efficient ones, available in Vinyl and Aluminum. Here are some of the benefits they offer:
Energy and Cost Savings: Depending on the type of window
you can save up to 35% in cooling costs annually.
Improved Comfort. These high performing windows keep you warmer in
cool/cold weather and cooler in the warm/hot weather. Quite simply, they
are designed to keep in warmth and shut out heat.
Increased light & View. New glass with low-solar-gain Low-E coatings means views can be clearer and unobstructed.
Reduced Fading Coatings on glass can reduce the UV transmitted by up to
75 percent. UV is the culprit behind fading of carpets, fabrics, paper, artwork
and wood.
Increase the value of your home. In today’s competitive housing market,
having energy efficient windows, will increase the value of your home as well
as increase its curb appeal.
The traditional window frame material still remains wood. It has survived for year because of its availability and ease of milling into the complex shapes required to make windows. Wood is favored in many residential applications because of its appearance and traditional place in house design. Wood is not intrinsically the most durable window frame material because of its susceptibility to rot. But well-built and well-maintained wood windows can have a very long life. Paint protects the exterior surface and allows an easy change in color schemes.
A variation of the wood-framed window is the wood clad. The exterior
face of the frame is either vinyl or aluminum, creating a permanent weather-resistant surface. Clad frames thus have lower maintenance requirements, while retaining the attractive wood finish on the interior. While vinyl and enameled metal claddings offer much longer protection to wood frames, they are generally available in a limited number of colors.
Vinyl, also known as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), is a very versatile plastic with good insulating value. Vinyl window frames do not require painting and have good moisture resistance. Because the color goes all the way through, there is no finish coat that can be damaged ordeteriorate over time -- the surface is happily maintenance-free.
Some vinyl window manufacturers are now offering surface treatments like laminates (wood veneer, paintable/stainable, maintenance free) and coatings. These products increase color selection and surface appearance options. Recent advances have improved dimensional stability and resistance to degradation from sunlight and temperature extremes.
Aluminum window frames are light, strong, durable, and easily made into the complex shapes required for window parts.Aluminum frames are available in anodized and factory-baked enamel finishes that are extremely durable and low-maintenance.
In cold climates, a simple aluminum frame can easily become cold enough to condense moisture or frost on the inside surfaces of window frames. Even more than the problem of heat loss, the condensation problem has spurred the development of better insulating aluminum frames. The most common solution to the heat conduction problem of aluminum frames is to provide a "thermal break" by splitting the frame components into interior and exterior pieces and use a less conductive material to join them.
In hot climates, where solar gain is often more important than conductive heat transfer, improving the insulating value of the frame can be much less important than using a higher-performance glazing system.
Today, with so many retail window companies,
it’s amazing anyone knows where to buy the right ones. Because windows are an expensive investment for your home, it’s important to purchase ones that are perfect for your home’s style, yours needs and budget. 
