Mad City Windows & Baths Columbus Ohio Review
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Our first demonstration and introduction to the process of shopping and purchasing replacement windows was with Mad City Windows & Baths. Looking back, they were probably the worst company we could have started with because they really hounded us to make a decision that day.
We held to our guns and didn't make a decision the day they did their window demo and presented us with pricing. What we later realized is that the reason they continued to hit on us so hard was because they knew they would be more expensive than the others and they needed to get us to say yes before we realized this.
See the Wacky Window Woman Price Comparison Chart to see how the larger, well-known Replacement Window Companies in central Ohio stack up when they are compared one against the other.
How much does it cost to replace Windows in Columbus Ohio
We have lived in our home for almost ten years. We built with Schottenstein Homes and of course, like many builders, the windows they use at time of new construction are decent, but not usually great.
We are the type who like to have the windows open if the weather is conducive to it. As a result, we open and close our windows many, many times per season. At about year nine in our home, we started to experience them being harder and harder to get up and down.
It was time for us to start looking for replacement windows in Columbus, Ohio but where to start? In our capital city we are in no shortage for window replacement companies. We have several local companies, Rosati, McCloud and Hegg for example, but we also have access to the larger, national companies like Window World, Window Nation, Mad City, Champion and Renewal by Andersen.
Mad City Windows & Baths has a location just down the street from us on Wilson Road. I drive by it every day on my way to work, so their name was fresh on my mind. Rosati is also close to where we live, so we decided to start with the two of them. Then right after I scheduled our time with Mad City, I saw a McCloud Window commercial on TV during the local news, so I had them come in right after Mad City, but before we met with Rosati Windows.
Cheap Window Replacement Columbus Ohio
Replacement Windows are not cheap, but also they don't need to break the bank. As you begin to shop around use the Wacky Window Comparison Chart to see how the quotes came in for my 1600 square foot home with 12 windows. Your project will likely be different, but you can use the chart to gauge the differences from one company to the next.
As you'll note on the chart, Mad City of Madison, WI came in more towards the higher end of the quotes we received. They are ranked #7 out of the nine companies we've had out thus far.
Mad City Window and Baths Columbus Ohio
"Murray" of Mad City arrived at our home on time, and I assume he had packed a lunch in his car as his plan all along was to stay as long as needed to get the deal done today. Initially he walked in, greeted our dog and waited for him to calm down, then sat himself at our kitchen table. I noticed that he didn't have a window sample with him.
He began to ask us questions around why were wanted to replace our windows. "Murray" asked us to show him the windows we wanted to replace so he could count and measure. When he returned back to the kitchen table, he placed his clipboard aside and indicated that he was going to go out to his car to get his window sample.
When he returned, he did a full presentation on his Soft-lite window. I was impressed by all the features he pointed out. He then pulled out his glass samples and heat lamp so he could demonstrate how the heat gets through easily on the samples with no low E or Argon Gas and how it doesn't get through when the low E and Argon Gas are part of the insulated window unit.
As we got close to the 2nd hour of him being in our home, I was starting to feel fatigued. There wasn't anything wrong, I was just ready for him to be gone. They were the first company in the door, and we had already decided that were not going to make a decision today.
When he presented his price of $21,575 with all the discounts, we had no clue if that was a good price or not? It took my husband a full 30 minutes to convince Murray that we would not be making a decision today and we wanted to get a few more quotes.
He finally conceded and left our home. We felt that his window was good quality, and he did a great job of presenting the features, but after 2 hours and 14 minutes we were ready to not be talking about windows anymore.
Replacement Window Companies Columbus Ohio
Mad City was first in the door, then McCloud Windows and then Rosati Windows. We really liked Joe from McCloud Windows, but we stuck to our plan and shared with him that we were not ready to make a decision until we talked to number 3, Rosati Windows.
Joe inquired as to who had been the first company in and we told him Mad City and he made some comment about them being super expensive. McCloud's price was $10,800 compared to Mad City's price of $21,575. It seemed unrealistic that the quotes could be so far apart. Once Joe left, we were anxious to get a price from Rosati Windows so we can better judge if Mad City was overpriced and McCloud was more in line?
Rosati came in at $11,300 which further solidified that the $10K-$12K price range was likely more in line with what we should expect. We liked "Ralph" from Rosati, but looking back, he didn't bring a window sample into our home and that left a sour taste in my mouth. How were we to evaluate who had the best window, if he didn't take the time to talk through its features.
Joe from McCloud was able to demonstrate in 40 minutes the same items that Murray from Mad City took 2 hours and 14 minutes to do. Joe gave us just the right amount of information without outstaying his welcome.
How much does it cost to replace windows in Columbus Ohio?
After getting quotes from Mad City, Rosati Windows and McCloud Windows we opted to go with McCloud and not just because they were the most affordable. We went with McCloud because their window meets the 2023, 7.0 Energy Star Certification, they have very favorable U-Factor and Air Infiltration numbers and also because Joe was a great representative of his company.
Joe made us feel comfortable and didn't 'act' like a typical Window Salesman, we appreciated that. He did ask us to buy on the day he was there, but we expected that of him. The guy from Rosati didn't ask us to buy, which I thought was a bit odd.
Use the Wacky Window Woman Price Comparison Chart to start your Window-Shopping journey. And regardless of who you choose to purchase from, tell them the Wacky Window Woman sent you.
