Andersen Windows & Doors’s earns a 1.6-star rating from 108 reviews, showing that the majority of homeowners are dissatisfied with products and installation service.
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Poor customer service
Andersen Windows care nothing for it's customers. As far as they are concerned our role relative to them is to give them as much money as we can in order to have the experience of being thoroughly ripped off by their combination of corporate arrogance and disdain for their customers. Before you consider buying Andersen products read my horror story at http://andersonwindows.blogspot.com/ Thanks, Que Bronson
Read full review of Andersen Windows & Doors and 6 commentsPoor installation
I paid for tile, Cathy Andersen provided a sub-contractor named Benny to lay the tile. Three different times I requested her inspection of poor installation, Three time she set an appointment and three times she failed to show up. I paid for additional tile that she ordered and found that even though we had to wait for a matching color lot, the tile did not match what had already been installed. The tile, when finished, is not level and the corners stick up, making it easy to stumble. I was also overcharged one or two cases on the additional purchase. I would never recommend Andersen for tile work, even though the carpet was installed by a different sub-contractor and done properly.
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scam and cheating
I recently installed a special order Andersen storm door of the vented type and after the first rain it leaks. Funny how that works it let the water in around the glass, but after it ran down the inside of the door, the door sweep wouldn't let it out. I had almost an inch of water built up between my entry door and my storm door. When I email Andersen customer service they replied that their vented doors do leak! Had I known what crap they sell, I would have stuck with a Larsen vented storm door it has not leaked yet in 3 yrs. Although I must admit the Larsen door with its double closers is hard for little children to open, but at least it acts like the STORM door it is.
Learn from my mistake and do not buy Andersen, and at least consider Larsen at a comparable price there is no comparable quality!
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Defective windows
As homeowner I purchased 41 Andersen windows and 16 Frenchwood patio doors for a new home that was completed in mid 1999. Within a month of occupancy, I informed Andersen that some of the windows were out of tolerance so that the Andersen screens could not be installed. I also informed Andersen that the method for fastneing the hardwood grilles to the patio doors was faulty. Andersen representative, Lance Chevalier, inspected these defects and agreed to pay the replacement costs for new windows, and refund the cost of the patio door grilles. These promises were never kept.
In early 2004 Andersen was informed that the exterior vinyl was delaminating from the patio doors, and spots had developed between the glass of an octagon window. Mr.Chevalier sent Andersen workmen to replace the vinyl with aluminum on 6 of the doors, and applied caulking to the delaminated vinyl seams of the other 10 doors by running it high on the glass with his finger.
The repair was considered crude and unprofessional.
Subsequently a verbal agreement was reached wherein Andersen would replace the defective windows, refund the cost of the grilles, and replace the delainated vinyl with aluminum on 12 of the 16 doors. Mr. Chevalier sent a release which was not in accordance with the verbal agrement. Andersen sent a revised release in mid August 2005.
In mid Spetember 2005 Andersen changed the terms of the revised release and delivered 12 new patio doors to be installed by Andersen workers the following day. Andersen was advised that the installation of the doors prior to applying interior finish and replacing only 12 ofthe 16 defective doors was unacceptable. Andersen's installation instructions are for finishing patio doors prior to installation.
After Andersen's change of the terms of the release concerning the patio doors, their posiiton has been that I should sign the revised release even though it is factually untrue.
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I live in Iowa and the right hand corner of all of my 400 series windows are rotting. If there is a class action suit please let me know who to contact.
-Vince E.
I live in Northern Virginia and bought a house built in 1986 that has two (6 feet tall) Andersen sliding patio windows. The weatherstripping running vertical along the jambs in both of them (three pieces) is worn so I wanted to replace them. That is, three pieces of vinyl adhesive strips for each window. I started this back in July and after multiple phone calls over a period of three months, trying to provide them with all required part identification numbers, dimensions, etc., here we are in November and I still don't have the parts. Their parts people have no clue of their product parts lists. And they toss you around on the phone to others who know even less.
Andersen lost the information given them in August and it was given to them again in Sept. I was charged $570 for six pieces of vinyl strips that I would have guessed cost no more than $10-20 to manufacture. When they arrived, two pieces were not even my order or for my windows. The remainder were defective and were cut too short despite me providing them with the exact lengths needed. Those were returned. Even though I paid for parts that don't apply to my door, they would not issue me a credit for those items. I was charged for them anyway for their mistake. I wrote two letters to the President and CEO of Andersen and sent a copy to their Customer Relations Manager. They completely ignored my letters. I'm still waiting for a response to my letters of complaint. They have no ethics when it comes to pricing of spare parts and appear to have no quality control and the worst product support I've ever encountered.
Like any large corporation I figured the upper management was not aware of what's going on in the trenches but they didn't make any attempt at all to investigate this and just swept it under the rug.
They don't seem to have anyone in the customer service department that knows anything about the products or how to treat a customer. I feel I've been ripped off with excessive price gouging. I could have replaced one whole window set with a new one for the cost of these vinyl strips. I'll never buy an Andersen product and would encourage anyone thinking about it to look for a more reputable supplier. Anyone contemplating having Andersen products in their home should think twice about what's coming down the road when they need service or parts.
Me? I'll never use them again or recommend them to anyone.
Do not honor warranty!
During the late 1980’s and early 1990s Andersen had a factory quality problem. The vinyl sash frames cracked on some of their windows. Last June an Andersen Window technician did warranty work at my home. Andersen provided 13 new sashes which he installed. During a subsequent storm with wind and rain, several of the new sashes leaked water. The water...
Read full review of Andersen Windows & Doors and 65 commentsDo not operate properly!
Andersen Windows makes some fine products, but electric-powered, venting roof windows is not one of them. I bought four such windows in 1994. The gears of the roto-operators (both the pre- and post-1998) become stripped/dislocated within 5-10 years. In addition, the electric power operators don’t fit well onto the roto-operators and need adjusting every year or two. After twelve years of problems with these windows, I have now given up trying to make them operate properly.
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12/23/2022 @0908 in the morning.
I went to open the door to let my dog out but the door is frozen shut. Noticed the ice buildup on the inside of the patio doors . It looks like the doors are not sealed very tight. The doors were just installed last summer.
Double -Hung window installed in July of last year is stuck in an open position as of today 12.20.2022. Called Tempe and they cannot do anything until January 17th of next year. This is winter and the window is accessible from the street, making my home vulnerable to unforced entry
I will start with communications is everything in our world today. If product was perfect which its not, Customer service is dead on arrival. How can you talk to one with poor English skills. People that appear to care less about your door with there less then satisfactory customer service. Im still waiting on a call back from supervisor.
On July 5 I ordered a lock for my Anderson patio door, it did not work
Called for return and was told to mail it and they will charge 20 percent restocking fee.
I already have spend over 40,000 in doors and windows this year with this company and now I see their integrity
Our house was built in 1996. I always thought that Anderson and Pella windows are the best windows on the market, but apparently that is not the case.
This door has 2 closures and requires considerable effort to open and maintain. Why do these closures have so much resistance? What modifications or changes can be offered? I consider this to be an engineering problem and needs to be addressed. The door was purchased in August 2018 from HD.
Many of my Anderson windows, only 16 years old, are rotting at the bottom sashes.
Being a Realtor, I've shown homes with windows 100 years old that are still in better shape!
I'm was told the bottom window wood sashes cannot be replaced, that I would need all new windows.
I shouldn't be buying new windows after only 16 years.
Some of my Anderson double-hung windows have rotten wood in the exterior vinyl-clad sills. I plan to pull out as much rotten muck as I can. Then I'll cram as much plumbers putty in the "tube" as possible, leaving about a 1/2" gap at the ends. Finally, I'll seal the ends with Bondo. Comments, please.
Many of my Andersen 200/400 doubled hung windows rotting on bottom window sash.
I've noticed that the last few years my Andersen windows have been rotting on the bottom window sashes some from the inside and most from the outside.
There should be no reason these windows are rotting after only 14 years of use with regular yearly care.
I agree, they are worthless. Min open on their own or will not close.
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I have used Andersen Flooring in my home and in my parents home and have had nothing but a wonderful experience!
We also, 2 years later, had tile installed in our Master bath which again, was WONDERFUL. They answered all our questions and meet us where we needed to be in our budget. Would highly recommend!
Roland Tabor
Haslet, Texas