<p>PLEASANTON — When it comes to choosing window frames, most people want to find the most cost-effective options available. However, another important factor to consider is how your choice may affect your home’s resale value. Depending on the home, even a quality window frame product like vinyl can potentially increase or diminish resale value, so be sure to make an informed choice.</p>
<p>Given their affordability and high performance, vinyl window frames are ideal for rental properties or homes valued at less than $800,000. However, while vinyl frames will perform equally well in a high-end residence, they have the potential to negatively affect its resale value. For example, if you install vinyl frames in your high-end home and your neighbors install fiberglass or wood frames, it can simultaneously cause the value of their homes to increase and yours to decrease. So, if you live in a high-end residence, you may want to consider a frame style like fiberglass or wood, as these are likely to bring more long-term value.</p>


Considering Home Value When Choosing Window Frames

Get expert advice on choosing the right window frames to enhance your home’s value, aesthetics and energy efficiency.

Considering Home Value When Choosing Window Frames by Eric Warm

by Eric Warm, a Diamond Certified Expert Contributor

Video: Window Frames and Home Resale Value


when choosing new window and door frames
an important yet often neglected
consideration is how your choice can
affect your home's resale value today
we're in Pleasanton with diamond
certified expert contributor Eric warm
of Quality Windows and Doors to learn
more there's more to purchasing a window
and door than just price and color if
you have a value of a home that is quite
expensive and you probably should look
into a fiberglass or a wood window if
you live in in a track home then vinyl
windows are a preference if you live in
a custom home and you put vinyl windows
in here and your neighbor puts a
fiberglass or a wood window in there the
value of their home increases and yours
decreases so what does that mean it's
the thickness of the frame my suggestion
is is if you have a aluminum patio door
that you're replacing and your value of
your home is in the $800,000 or less
range you could typically put a vinyl
patio door and be fine or if you have a
rental that you just want to replace the
windows because they'll still do a
tremendous difference for Energy
Efficiency but once you get over that
value of the home and you put vinyl
windows in it becomes a deterrent for
the resale of your
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