Andersen Windows and Doors

March 20th, 2009 | Posted in Storm Doors Manufacturers

When I first heard about Andersen doors and windows, I was a bit confused. That’s because many people call them Anderson doors. I was sure that was the correct name, and I was surprised to discover that Anderson is a garage door manufacturer, while Andersen is the storm doors and windows brand belonging to EMCO Enterprises.

Andersen Doors Series

Andersen doors are grouped in three product lines, as it follows:

Andersen Contemporary Deluxe: these doors have an aluminum frame of 1-1/2″ and they offer several choices of handset finish, from brass to nickel and oil rubbed bronze. The patented handle release mechanism makes it very easy to switch between the glass and the screen. This line includes three products: two interchangeable and one fixed door

Andersen Contemporary: this includes four door models, two of them interchangeable (Fullview Clear and Fullview Etched) and two Single Vent Full-Lite (Clear and Decorative)

Andersen Contemporary Trim: these doors have an aluminum frame of 1-1/4″ and two of them are interchangeable, while the third one is a Single Vent Full-Lite clear model.

All Andersen doors have a height of 80″, unless specified otherwise. The window / insect screen benefits from a patented retainer system, so it can’t pull out of frame.

Anderson doors can be designed by the clients themselves: on their storm doors website, there is a facility to design your storm and screen door in three steps:

• First you choose the color of the frame. There are 8 colors: white, almond, sandtone, forest green, wineberry, black, terratone and bronze.
• Then you choose the glass: nine models are there for you
• Select the handle and matching sweep: six types of handles are available. The sweep can either match the handle, or it can match the door color, if so you wish.
• The next step is to select the mounting kit. Here Andersen offers you two options: the standard and the narrow mounting kit.

After you finish, you can see and print your storm door to go to the closest local Andersen dealer to order it. Within three weeks from your order, your door will be available. They don’t display a price estimate with your door, but this is probably because dealers have a certain flexibility for setting the prices, therefore you’ll have to ask at your Andersen doors dealer about it.