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About Kolbe Windows and Doors

Kolbe Windows & Doors manufactures custom windows and doors. It produces high-performance windows and doors, focusing on custom craftmanship, energy efficiency and pleasing designs. Kolbe provides tailored products for residential and commercial use in various architectural styles.

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  • Durable and long-lasting performance
  • Good customer service experiences
Cons
  • Poor quality control in manufacturing
  • Inadequate warranty support

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    Reviewed May 19, 2025

    Bought our new home in 2001. As early as seven years later, we noticed that the bottom wood rails on the casement windows were rotting in multiple windows. This has continued on many of the casement windows over the years. Kolbe and its retail sellers charge an enormous amount for replacement windows and labor to replace them. As an example, to replace one radius window that is about 24” w by 54” tall - $4,000! So your faulty window is rewarded with a vastly overpriced replacement window. They don’t work with you and then take advantage of you. Although they tell you that they will work with you, but don’t get back to you. Shameful.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & Setup

    Reviewed May 14, 2025

    Would have given a zero if it was an option. Bought several high end double doors. Had them installed only to learn there was a manufacturer's defect with the locking mechanism and internal hardware. For months the doors wouldn’t lock, would blow open and trip the alarm. Police would come. Disaster of epic proportions. Took literally MONTHS and pulling teeth to get a response let alone replacements, took numerous days threatening legal action before any of these were replaced. And then, the audacity to offer no remuneration for all the additional construction, the days of missed work to babysit the install crew. The fight it took to borders on criminal. I would never, ever, ever buy anything from them and suggest you run fast another direction and don’t look back. In no way did the customer experience match their story. Email me before you buy and I’ll tell you all about it.

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      Reviewed April 4, 2025

      I have a older home and replaced all the windows back in 2009. I went down to local hardware store and ordered Kolbe vinyl windows and had a local handyman install for me. My windows still function and look like new. I could not have asked for anything more.

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      Reviewed Dec. 30, 2024

      We bought a home they had Kolbe double hung windows installed around 2000. We have 1-2 windows explode from the inside every late Fall Oct-Dec. Apparently the gas is leaking out and created a negative press ore and they spontaneously explode showing glass everywhere in my home. We have to replace the glass and repaint as they break. I've called, emailed, etc and no one has ever returned my calls. The widows are now out of warranty. I would NEVER use this company for any reason.

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      Reviewed Dec. 11, 2024

      I am a builder and have built over 100 homes. I decided to use Kolbe Forgent on my personal house. It was the biggest mistake I have ever made. These windows and doors are absolute garbage. The tolerances for hot and cold are an absolute failure. I would imagine it would cost a fortune to retool mfr for Kolbe so they will never do it. Do not use Kolbe for windows or doors. You will regret it.

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      Installation & Setup

      Reviewed Sept. 24, 2024

      Swinging patio doors are becoming nonfunctional, lock sets not available, rate all my door window sets 1. Installed when house built in 1998, doors started failing 5 years ago. Need new lock sets which are no longer available. Here I sit with 3 absolutely terrible doors which are very difficult to open and close.

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      Reviewed Aug. 9, 2024

      We had our new Kolbe windows installed in 1999 after selecting based upon comparing the quality & workmanship of other popular brands. We have had 2 windows replaced due to gases inside the panes leaking. Kolbe honored their warranty without question & sent their own installer out right away to order the custom-made windows & replace them in a timely manner. We chose casement windows & they have remained beautiful & fully functional over the past 25 years without fail. They still make that suctioning sound when we close them & they block out noise almost completely. Best choice we made without question.

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      Reviewed Oct. 30, 2023

      Just got our all wood door and wow the prime cost was a mess, they forgot the plug holes and the door wasn’t even sanded… I should have gotten an Andersen front door like all my other doors. Kolbe used to be soo good.

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      Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

      Reviewed Sept. 7, 2023

      Kolbe Windows does not have warranty regardless what they claim, new House more than 60 windows and glass doors, finished in 2021, a few windows started leaking the first winter. They send people to look, later came back, look again and then do some repairs, next rain leaking again, some can't close completely. Since then they promised to come and fix and change some failed parts in the mechanism. Today is two years later and I am still waiting. There is no warranty or customer service, just excuses. Very different experience what I had with Marvin Windows. I am sorry I chose Kolbe this time, huge mistake.

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      Reviewed April 30, 2023

      Kolbe conducts deceptive business practices. They deliberately misinformed me about delivery timelines for over 6 months. They began having glass shortages in April 2022. The issue worsened by the summer of 2022 but they allowed me to enter into a contract with a 16 week delivery date knowing they could not deliver product.

      When the delivery date passed and I had no product, they provided me with false deadlines week after week. In total it took 10 months for my order to be completed. They hide behind not being responsible for material delays that they source for their products. I understand supply chain issues. Knowingly misleading customers about timelines and making deliberate false statements in NOT a supply chain issue. It is Deceptive Business Practices! The retailer that I utilized to purchase from Kolbe will no longer sell their product. They are not alone in this decision. Do Not Buy from Kolbe. Deception is not related to supply chain issues. Deception is simply greed.

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      Kolbe Windows and Doors author review by Morgan Cutolo

      Kolbe Windows and Doors was founded in 1946 by brothers Herb and Ervin Kolbe, who were Wisconsin dairy farmers. Working out of their mother’s washhouse, they began repairing broken window frames and building new window sashes. Today, the company has grown into an international window and door company with seven locations in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Colorado.

      • Varied offering: Kolbe manufacturers six different window lines in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and styles. The company also offers a line of high-quality, low-maintenance fiberglass entry doors that feature a realistic wood-grain texture with stained finish.

      • Energy-efficient windows: Energy-efficient windows meet government specifications that may qualify for tax rebates. Kolbe offers windows in every imaginable shape and size, including all-wood windows, all vinyl windows and aluminum-clad wood windows in a choice of nine different wood species.

      • Customizable accessories: Consumers who want to emulate a specific architectural style can choose from a wide range of stylish handles, grills and seal types to help create the look they want.

      by Morgan Cutolo Updates Editor

      Morgan is a seasoned freelance writer and editor residing in Maine. As a contributor to ConsumerAffairs, she tackles a diverse range of topics, leaving no stone unturned to deliver comprehensive and easily digestible content to readers. Her work has been featured on reputable platforms such as Reader's Digest, Taste of Home, Family Handyman, The Healthy and Hunker. She holds a degree in journalism from the University of New Hampshire.

      Kolbe Windows and Doors Company Information

      Company Name:
      Kolbe Windows and Doors
      Year Founded:
      1946
      Address:
      1211 Depot St.
      City:
      Manawa
      State/Province:
      WI
      Postal Code:
      54949
      Country:
      United States
      Website:
      www.kolbewindows.com