The Home Craftsman Windows – 8100 Series Window is this manufacturers flagship product. This product is generally offered to the Dallas / Ft. Worth area but is regularly trucked to the largest markets of Texas and Oklahoma. If purchased locally, the Home Craftsman Windows 8100 Series is a mid-grade window with a budget window price tag.
The Alside UltraMaxx window is exactly what it might sound like… Ultra Maxx. This is a “heavy duty” window in almost all respects. The frame is designed with strength in mind during a time when vinyl windows still had a well earned reputation for warping. Rest assured, those issues have been solved but the giant frame of the UltraMaxx window remains. This is probably not the window that we would recommend to our customers for the replacement of average sized windows. However, for any large window that might demand triple-pane glass or any other especially heavy glass package, this is the beast to carry it. The UltraMaxx frame is bulkier than almost all other windows of its kind…
Alside Mezzo Windows are the newest in a wide variety of window offerings by Alside. The Mezzo window is a redesign andalside-mezzo-cross-section upgrade from the Alside Excalibur window which is no longer being produced. To say that the Mezzo window is a vast improvement over the Excalibur would be an understatement. Actually, the Alside Mezzo window more closely resembles the higher grade and more expensive Alside Sheffield or Alside UltraMaxx window but with a true sloped sill (which I personally think is a better design) and narrow profile.