Anlin Window Systems

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We had a strange 3-panel sliding door where the center panel is the one that slid open; the two outer panels were stationary (I think this is termed OXO). We wanted to replace this with a two-part door (one stationary panel, one slider) but we wanted it to fit within the same "hole". As it turned out, the Anlin Malibu line included a door that would fit without having to resort to special ordering. The door has the same brick molding on the outside as the Anlin Catalina windows we also installed, so it looks very nice. The inside has a very nice molding which hides the original door frame. The installer was able to remove the original sole plate, so the new sole plate goes right on the floor, reducing the height of the threshold. The door feels very well built, solid and looks very nice. The only downside I can speak to is that when you close the door, it wants to bounce back open (ever so slightly) and then the lock cannot engage. You need to be careful when going that last fraction of an inch so it doesn't "smack" against the frame and bounce back a little. It would be nice if the latch mechanism could reach a little bit and then pull the door closed. I'm only talking about a fraction of an inch here - no more than 1/8" for example.

We were dead-set against retrofit windows for our house, mostly because of what we thought they would look like. However, the installer showed us Anlin Catalina windows which had two things which changed our minds: 1. Exterior brick molding. This looks much better than the simple flat plastic molding we've seen on other windows; and 2. An interior molding strip which hides the original aluminum window frame. We were also worried about how much smaller the windows would be, now that they will have a thicker frame, but even if we went with new-construction windows, they would still have a thicker frame, so it wouldn't be that different. In the end, the difference in window size is not a factor at all. Overall, we've very happy with the Windows. They look very, very nice - both from the inside and out. I'm also very happy with the new True Action locks. Once these are adjusted properly (which is very easy to do, as it turns out) they work very well. With regard to the Manufacture, we have problems with the True Action locks after installation of the windows and the installer was not able to resolve it (they just didn't know how). We called Anlin and they sent a representative out within just a few days. The gentleman that came out was very nice and not only adjusted all the locks, but showed me how to do it (even let me do some of them) so I would know how to do it if ever needed again.