Andersen 100 Series vs. Marvin Essential Series - 2022 Review
Andersen and Marvin are arguably the two biggest manufactures of windows and doors in the US. They both offer a wide variety of products to meet the demands of all homeowners, designers and contractors. Today I will be doing a side by side comparison of Andersen’s 100 Series and Marvin’s Essential Series . We will look at what each frame material is made out of, color and design options, warranties and more. Andersen 100 Series Window Frame Material & Durability: Andersen 100 Series frame material is called "Fibrex" which is a composite material comprised of wood and vinyl fibers. It is twice as strong as a plain vinyl window. The whole window frame, interior and exterior, is made up of this fibrex material. The darker framed colors that they offer (explained later) are an extruded fibrex rather than painted which makes it a high quality product. Marvin Essential Series frame material is a called "Ultrex" which is a pultruded fiberglass product. It is EIGH...