Pella

I just built a new house with 27 windows. 26 were Pella windows. I purchased these because of Pella’s reputation of being a quality window and the performance rating for these windows had a U factor of 0.30 or better. I felt cold drafts coming from all 26 windows, so I used an IR thermal scanner to see where drafts were coming from. They were leaking around the glass and the window frames and frames to the jams.

Ordered windows and installation from Pella. Some measurements were wrong. Final installation was delayed for four months, neighbors garage access were blocked for days. Work was done poorly (not according to agreement). Two months after final installation two windows are leaking, damaging ceiling and walls. Called for repair, two weeks later appointment given (installation problems were acknowledged by tech) then complete silence from Pella Service. Five weeks later no attempt to address the issues were made, customer service unable to help, non-responsive. Stuck with leaking windows and water damage. Need to move forward hiring help to prevent massive structural and property damage. My recommendation; don't deal with Pella, they project a reliable company image. Nothing backs the customer, no one to turn to.

My wife & I don't have much bad to say about the front door that Pella installed. Then again for the money it costs we better not. The issue is we had a storm door that was not even 2 yrs. old and costs us $1900.00. Pella had two people measure the existing storm door, including the project manager/Pella Specialist. Both of them knew we wanted to keep this storm door. It was even written up on the work order to replace the existing storm door. The installers came, replace my encasement and front door, however this is where everything goes south. He tells me when he tried to install the storm door that it's about 1/4" too wide! Old carpenters rule of thumb, measure 2 times, cut once? NOT!!!

I had to have the locks changed on my Pella Patio Doors. There is apparently an adjustment to the lock mechanism that controls height and it is now sitting too low. However, there is no longer a sales and service office in our area and the office 1-1/2 hours away referred the call to an office 3 hours away and that took nearly two weeks, though their voicemail says 48 hours. So I was told it would cost almost $300 for someone to come here and fix it. They were supposed to call me "right back" and here we are over a week later.

Bought windows from Pella. Windows were incorrectly installed, metal capping is too high and the caulking is allowing water to come inside and ruin the wall. I was informed that I had a ten year warranty. Upon review, I was informed there is nothing they can do since I am outside of my two year warranty. This is the worse service ever. I would never use or recommend this company to anyone.

Bought my front door unit from Pella. The door has popped out on both inside and outside and rotten wood is falling out from behind the laminate/fake wood exterior panel. I received a discount on the unit when I purchased it, because it was sized wrong and didn't fit the home it was intended for. They will not honor the 10 year warranty because I received it at a discounted rate. Are you kidding me?? Brand new unit not guaranteed because I bought it at a reduced rate. Their people sized it wrong for someone else and would have had to trash it. If I would have known it was not covered under the warranty I can assure you I would have never bought it. Never ever use Pella Windows and Doors!

14 of my Pella Proline windows rotted. All had to be replaced. Cost $22000. 5 Proline Casement Windows did not rot. Pella just announced settling class action but only on casement windows. Smart Pella lawyers put maneuvered Clifford law who did receive $9,000,000 for not representing us! Don't buy Pella.

Had 2 large sliding Pella Impervia Series 2 yrs/3 months ago installed in my family room. I just saw that there is mold growing in the lower glazing bead on the fixed window. I am 71 yr old woman who lost husband 3 years ago, Pella said my labor warranty expired and this glazing bed defect is not covered anyway! They told me to go outside and pop the glazing bead off and clean it and pop it back on! Option pay 150.00 for a tech to come out and clean it. Quality terrible on brand new windows... and could happen with other window! Sorry I chose this company.

We installed Pella windows with the blinds and shades in the glass. They immediately showed that they were worth the investment. Very weathertight and kept my children's rooms dark with the room darkening shades while they were sleeping in the morning. I had Pella install the windows and have had no problems at all. Very impressed.

We originally called Pella and they sent a commission based representative out who was great, knowledgeable and easy to work with. We ended up buying 2 doors. One for about $11k and the other for about $3.5k. One of the doors was apparently going to need to have the jam reframed and I was told I could pay the installation contractor cash, which would be cheaper than through Pella. They were going to have to demo the existing, reframe and move electrical. I agreed to pay the $400 cash for such work.

We put Pella replacement windows in our home about 10 years ago and have had a lot of trouble with moisture collecting on inside and mold. Whenever we have asked about it, we are always given an excuse about humidity. Yet our old windows never did this. You can feel the cold coming through. Mold grows from condensation. These were a grade above the standard windows and have the blinds inside the windows which also is a problem...because when the string holding blinds together breaks, we have found out that can’t be fixed either. I don’t understand why they don’t stand behind their product! Such a shame. We used to think it was one of the best but not true. Will probably be replacing them again with something else.

Ice around all windows cold air coming in. I have tried everything. No humidifiers going even though it's below zero. We have contacted pella 3 times to no avail for the 10 years we have lived here since we bought this new $800,000 house. Never ever use Pella. Very bad company, and to think they are Iowan company.

I received a house full of defective windows and Pella replace 7 of them due to mold attaching to the glazing putty. Now the rest of the original windows are having the same problem but Pella will not stand behind their product. Do yourself a favor and buy Marvin or Anderson windows. Don’t trust this company.

I have been through one year of trying to work with Pella now. They keep you on the hook as long as they can, working hard to accommodate you. Then you get passed from salesperson to salesperson due to high turnover and volatility within the company. The prices change constantly and at the end you have no idea how you got there. I've dealt with three associates and one manager and each one tells me how the "past employee" did something wrong and now I have to pay for it. Talk about a "scapegoat" scheme.

Water leaks, wind leaks and this product failure ruined all the finish and wood moldings and saddle. Took over 1 yr for a response to the original complaint. Came back and put silicone caulking on the glazed panel to stop that. Then replaced the operating panel. Took three times to get one that fit. Now it's cold and windy and I'm watching my winter drapes being blown in the wind entering through the door seals. Four days now trying to contact Pella, and no response. Spent a lot of extra money for architectural triple pane so I would save on heating bills. Now I have at least 800 cfm leaking in from door like having the AC on. COSTING ME A FORTUNE TO HEAT because of my window and door choice. Had other issues with other items in the window and door pkg received. Some were resolved by Pella. Problems that didn't they ignored.

Before you purchase a Pella Product, Please Read. Both Pella Full View Storm Doors, during the Winter Season, stay dripping wet on inside all day & all night. I squeegee at least a cup+ of water from each daily. Basically I told more air needs to circulate around doors-to open a window for more air flow! Also gold tone French door handles are tarnished-or losing the gold tone & look like an old dirty iron pipe. I am to receive a new handle-could not find mfg. # on older front door, so it will continue to look ugly. I will never again purchase any product from Pella.

I purchased a 9x7, 2 layers insulated garage door. The hinges have failed. Instantly. One snapped in half. As I research Pella is using under grade hinges. I assume to save Pella $$. No matter if doors fails or screws over consumer. I was able to get 3 middle hinges so far. They're universal. And stronger. Now the 6 side hinges able to hold roller. And right fit and size. Sick. You buy a garage door and last thing you want is to have to replace their parts.

In order to get a replacement from Pella they expect me a 72 year old to; Pay $30.00 for shipping charge to get the door delivered, take off the hardware from the old door and put it on the delivered door, take the old door off the hinges and put the new door with the old hardware up. If I have to pay for installation they will reimburse me for a grand total of $25.00. To me this is ridiculous!

In June I ordered Pella patio doors - in August they installed 4 panel pocket doors in my home. They were delivered, installed and then they called and told me the glass thickness did not meet Sumter County standards. They said they would replace at their expense (additional $6,000 cost). On 10/26 they replaced the doors that do not fit in the tracks (they rock back and forth and slam into each other and the handle are so loose that you can still move them back and forth when they are locked). The installer told me they were wrong and someone would contact me. The last correspondence I received was "I am very sorry for the inconvenience with the recovery. My manager already contacted our vendor to find out what happened with the panel. I should have an update for you soon." I have heard nothing.

I put up an office building 30 years ago. There must be about 60 windows in this building. What the architect didn't tell us is that he got a commission from Pella for each window he put in. That's on top of what we paid the architect! The screws to the hardware are short and the hardware keeps falling out. The insulation on the windows comes apart and you can't get a hold of the parts department to get parts. They keep disconnecting you when you call. And if you leave a message, they never get back to you! THERE ARE SO MANY BETTER WINDOWS OUT THERE, DON'T BUY PELLA WINDOWS!

Pella installed new windows in our house but the window can't open. Why?? You might ask... No handle. And it is going to take 6 WEEKS after the installation to get a handle. They are very quick to do the deal, promise you the earth but CANNOT deliver. The salesperson has got his commission - have not heard from him (Jason **). The company have got their money - what do they care?

I bought $35,000.00 worth of Pella Windows and Doors when my house was built. The exterior vinyl clad skin on an entry door has separated from the insulation. I hadn't noticed it, however it was pointed out to me by a painter when I was having the door painted, so I don't know how long it has been like this. I called customer service today and was informed that it was not covered under the warranty. I didn't move in to this house until April of 2008, however the builder had purchased the windows in March of 06. Consequently the door is not covered. I've had numerous problems over the years with windows and doors and I strongly advise everyone to buy another brand. I'm 68 years old and this is the seventh house we've had built over the years and the first time we ever used Pella.

We bought our new windows and front door 11 years ago. The guy who we worked with was awesome, the installation and everything since has been an absolute nightmare. They didn't insulate the windows AT ALL, so they were very drafty, and when my husband hosed off the front of the house the water came in through the kitchen window and soaked the floor. I lost count as to how many times they came back to correct problems. Then our front door... again, back too many times to count.

Hello, My husband and I are building a house and have put Pella windows in on the advice of our Contractor. We ended up being over budget by $9,000.00. When looking at the cost of each window we noticed that the builder's name was listed on the Pella sheet as the salesman. I would think that this would be a conflict of interest. We were told we could save a lot of money on the windows as the contractor would pass on the savings to us. I have not been able to find out online the cost to the contractor for the windows so have no idea if any of this so-called savings is being passed on to us.

Don't trust these people when they feed you the line about getting your job installed. The sales guy Jacob does his closing job and then it falls apart. I've now had a second install date canceled having organized my work week around them. They say the door handles are not it. They've had 10 weeks to get these in. Maybe other window companies are as bad but Pella leaves a lot to be desired.

My screen to the sliding glass doors was completely off track. This is the wind up type screen. Called for appointment on Wednesday and the repair was done on Friday. The service tech's name was John. He called to confirm the appointment the day before and texted me on his way to my house. He was very polite and cordial introducing himself with very good representation for Pella. He was very knowledgeable and efficient in the repair. I highly recommend John. It was also good news to find out that my repair service was covered under warranty.

A Bunch of Scammers! I purchased Pella windows for my new home in 2002. Two of the window's sashes have crumbled into a pile of rotted wood. Several of the other windows are showing signs of rotting out. Pella sent a rep to my house and he recommended 7 windows should be replaced. A week later I get an estimate in the mail from Pella offering to replace the sashes of all 7 windows at MY expense! They said the 10 yr warranty had expired, but they will give me 25% off the replacement windows. Wow! How thoughtful of them! I read the class action lawsuits against Pella & they have thousands of people who's window sashes have rotted out from a faulty window design. Do Not buy Pella windows! They take your money and run!

I ordered a $9000.00 Pella double french door from Lowe's in Cotati Ca. After a long wait time to set up the install Pella sent the wrong size door to Lowe's and I had to wait another 2 weeks for the correct doors to arrive. The installation crew was great. No problems with them. At the end of the installation they couldn't find the locks for the door because they didn't send any. The crew notified Lowe's to overnight me the locks.

We built our home in 1997 and put used Pella Windows for all windows and doors. We were told by our builder that they were the best. In 5-8 years, several of the casement windows needed to be replaced - We contacted the builder and they coordinated with Pella to do the replacements under warranty. We were told the windows were under warranty for 10 years. In the ensuing years, we saw several of the windows that had been replaced, rot and require replacement again. There was a class action suit against Pella a few years ago - while we were working with the local Pella store to get our windows replaced (Again!), we were told that Pella could not honor the warranty and that our claims had to be filed as part of the class action suit.