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Shopping for windows is a lot like shopping for a car. It
can be tedious, nerve-wracking work that just ends up with a
high-pressure sale and a low quality product. That's why a lot
of people put it off just as long as possible.
Thankfully, there is one place they can go that's different-Vinyl-Lite
Window Factory in Lorton. No one there will high-pressure you
into anything. They don't have to. The product speaks for itself.
Mike, one of the owners of Vinyl-Lite, figures that 25 to 40
percent of the people in the market for windows have already
sought an estimate, but were put off by the pushy salespeople
and way-out-of-line prices.
"It's not that way at Vinyl-Lite," he says. "Since
we are a MANUFACTURER of vinyl windows and doors, we cater to
the customer." "In fact," he adds, "the customer
is the boss."
He says, "Although there are a lot of window companies
out there, most of them are so high-pressure that they are actually
asked to leave the customers' homes. Some have even had the police
called on them, because they were too insistent to "make
the sale."
"That just doesn't happen at Vinyl-Lite. In the 25 years
we have been doing business, we have never once been asked to
leave someone's home." The bottom line is Vinyl-Lite respects
the customers.
And a lot of customers there are! Vinyl-Lite has done apartment
complexes with 4,500 windows, an air traffic control tower at
Fort Belvoir and multiple churches, along with their sanctuaries
and schools.
Vinyl-Lite's prices are reasonable, too. Generally they are 30
percent less than what you would pay at a famous national retailer
that also does windows. And for your money you get the same or
better quality product, with none of the hassle.
Financing can also be arranged, as hundreds of people already
know. Again, it's another way to provide for the customer.
Some people think a window is a window is a window. But it's
not. It is the material that window is made of and the way that
it is put together that make the difference in longevity and
maintenance. Vinyl-Lite uses a special General Electric composite
material known as Cycolac. It's the same material used to make
the hoods of 18-wheeler trucks and NFL football helmets. Windows
made of Cycolac are twice as strong as regular windows, and have
tough durable frames that withstand the harsh weather and resist
fading, chalking and distortion.
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Mike likens it to buying a lawn chair. Bring one home from
the discount store and it's fine . . . for a little
while. But then the sun beats down on it, deteriorating the composition
and, before you know it, the chair breaks, cracks or loses a
leg! That won't happen with Vinyl-Lite windows because of the
special chemical composition of the GE composition vinyl.
And Vinyl-Lite windows come with a product warranty second
to none in the industry. They even offer a $1,000 reward if you
can show them a factory warranty that is better than what Vinyl-Lite
offers. They've offered this reward for over 10 years now and
have never had to pay anyone the money yet. That's because there
IS no better warranty around.
You won't find that kind of commitment from other companies,
especially those fly-by-nighters that twist your arm, promise
you the world, but fail to deliver, or, worse yet, disappear
completely.
Vinyl-Lite has been around for over 25 years right here in our
own community. And instead of disappearing, it's growing and
expanding by leaps and bounds. It's building a new factory four
times it's current size and is already in the process of building
lots of new automated equipment. When you do business with Vinyl-Lite,
you know it's there today AND tomorrow.
Vinyl-Lite also only employs full-time installers. It doesn't
subcontract out the work to other people.
Why? Mike says the reason is simple: "There's no way
we get as good a job from a contractor as from a full-time employee,
especially one as well trained as our own." Not only are
installers trained to put the windows in your property the right
way, but they know everything about the product. They actually
work in the factory themselves!
Vinyl-Lite sells the best in casement, double hung, bay, bow,
picture and all other kinds of windows, as well as those special
garden windows, skylights, patio, French, entrance and storm
doors, and shutters for residential and commercial buildings.
They also will repair your windows if you bring them in.
Stop by the showroom for a firsthand look or call for an estimate.
And remember: The other guys may sell what is cheapest. Vinyl-Lite
sells what is best.
Vinyl-Lite Window Factory
8815 Telegraph Rd.
Lorton, Virginia
Phone: 703-550-7766
Hours: Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Evenings by appointment only
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