When you own one of Puget Sound’s beautiful historic homes, you’re always navigating the tension between preserving the original beauty of the home and bringing in the benefits of modern engineering.
Windows are often a key part of that tension, since they’re both a focal point of architectural beauty and a crucial element of a home's energy efficiency and durability. Marvin Ultimate windows stand out as a top-recommended solution for homeowners who refuse to compromise—offering historically accurate designs with the efficiency and durability of modern technology.
Designed for Historical Accuracy and Preservation
Historical accuracy and preservation is the cornerstone of Marvin Ultimate windows. The windows are crafted to match the design and architectural nuances of your home, with a nearly limitless array of design and color combinations to get it just right.
Design touches like simulated divided light mean that you get all the charm of historic architecture without losing efficiency. And the push-out casement removes the need for an ahistorical rotary handle while still making the window easy to open and close.
But you also want to preserve the historical details around the window. So Marvin Ultimates offer an insert application that allows us to replace the frame without damaging your windows’ original trim details.
Plus Marvin Ultimates are highly customizable, so we can do custom builds and finishes to give you the perfect match.
Top-Class Modern Durability and Efficiency
Marvin Ultimates are aluminum-clad wood windows, which means the window’s exterior is protected from the elements by high-quality aluminum while maintaining the character of a wood interior.
That aluminum is then painted with what’s called an AAMA 2605 Kynar finish. This is the same finish used on metal roofing to help it stand up to the toughest elements. It’s designed to withstand the sort of salty, wet climate that you find around the Puget Sound.
Plus, Marvin Ultimates bring huge efficiency benefits to historical homes. With dual-pane Cardinal glass and Low-E coatings, these windows provide superior insulation, reducing energy costs and improving interior comfort throughout the seasons.
And the same simulated divided light that helps you match your home’s aesthetic also erases the climate leakage you often get between panes in multi-pane windows, further improving your home’s insulation.
You Don’t Have to Compromise Your Historical Home’s Windows
With the Marvin Ultimate you maintain all the beauty and tradition of your home’s original design. Plus you take huge leaps forward in the durability and efficiency of your windows.
When we work with historical homeowners we get to know their needs and desires intimately before we start work. That way we can make all the improvements you want while matching and preserving what’s most important to you in your home.
If you want to learn what it would look like to get Marvin Ultimates in your home, come visit us at our Puget Sound Window and Door showroom in Puyallup, or fill out the quick form on our website today.