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One Andersen quote lists a series, a price for each window, and an installer’s labor. The other comes from Renewal by Andersen with the windows and the installation priced together. Both carry the Andersen name, so it’s fair to wonder whether you’re looking at one product sold two ways. Mostly you aren’t, and the differences decide which one suits your project.

The short answer: Andersen and Renewal by Andersen both belong to Andersen Corporation, but they sell different windows in different ways. Andersen makes five window series, from all-Fibrex to wood with vinyl, composite or aluminum cladding, sold through dealers and The Home Depot and installed by a contractor. Renewal by Andersen sells one custom replacement window, Acclaim, made of Fibrex, and handles the consultation, measuring, manufacturing and installation itself.

Neither one is ours to sell. Forshaw of St. Louis is a Marvin dealer, so we come to this as the third quote on your kitchen table, and we’ll say so again when we get to Marvin. Andersen builds good windows through both businesses. The choice between them is mostly about how you want your project run.

Holding an Andersen quote and a Renewal quote? Bring both to our Frontenac or Ellisville showroom. We’ll price Marvin windows for the same openings, so you have three to compare. Call (314) 993-5570.

Andersen vs Renewal by Andersen at a glance

The biggest difference is who sells the windows and who installs them. Here are the two side by side, from Andersen’s and Renewal by Andersen’s own comparison pages:

	Andersen	Renewal by Andersen
Where you buy	Independent retailers, dealers and The Home Depot, mostly through contractors and builders	Renewal by Andersen retail locations
Who installs	A contractor you hire, including Andersen Certified Contractors	Renewal by Andersen’s own installers
Windows	Five series: 100, 200, 400, A-Series and E-Series	One line: Acclaim (plus Acclaim Impact for coastal areas)
Frame material	Fibrex, or wood with vinyl, composite or aluminum cladding, depending on the series	Fibrex composite inside and out
Project types	New construction, remodeling and replacement	Replacement only
Sizing	Standard sizes, or custom to 1/8″	Made to fit your existing opening to 1/16″
Installation warranty	2 years when an Andersen Certified Contractor installs	2 years, included
Product warranty	20 years on glass, 10 years on other parts (non-coastal)	20 years on glass and Fibrex parts, 10 years on other parts

Both come standard with dual-pane Low-E glass, and triple pane is available on some products from each. Both sell entry doors and patio doors as well as windows.

One company, two businesses

The difference between Renewal by Andersen and Andersen isn’t the company behind them. Renewal by Andersen is Andersen’s own replacement business, not a separate company borrowing the name. Andersen dates to 1903, when Hans Andersen started a window company in Hudson, Wisconsin. Renewal by Andersen was founded in 1995, and its own site calls it “the full-service window and door replacement division of Andersen Corporation.”

The two businesses meet homeowners in opposite ways. Andersen says it “does not sell directly to homeowners or offer installation services.” It sells through retailers and dealers, and the person who installs your windows is usually an independent contractor. Andersen Certified Contractors are part of that group: independent businesses that Andersen vets and trains.

Renewal sells straight to homeowners and runs the whole job. The local Renewal office may be a business of its own, though. A job posting on Renewal’s site says it has seven company-owned locations and more than 100 independently owned affiliates across the United States.

How buying from each one works

With Renewal, one company handles every step. With Andersen, you choose the installer, and the installer handles the job. Andersen describes Renewal’s process, which Renewal calls Signature Service, like this:

1. A design consultant visits your home and helps you choose windows and doors.
2. A project technician checks your existing windows and takes the measurements for your custom windows.
3. The windows are built to order in Minnesota.
4. A Renewal installer puts them in, and the installation is warrantied for 2 years.

The Andersen path has fewer fixed steps. You find a contractor or dealer, often through Andersen’s Certified Contractor network. They recommend the product, order it through an independent retailer or The Home Depot, and install it. The contractor prices the job, which is why Andersen’s own pricing page says product pricing “is determined by others” and that installation is not included.

Each company says who its path suits. Andersen’s page says that if “a seamless experience with one company” matters most to you, “Renewal by Andersen is probably your best option.” It points the other way if you’d like a contractor with deep local roots, or if your project “will include related work, like replacing siding, roofing, and more.” Renewal’s page, for its part, sends people building a new home or planning a major renovation toward Andersen.

The windows: five Andersen series or one Renewal line

Andersen offers more windows to choose from, and Renewal gives you one window built only for replacement, with a long list of options. Andersen’s page puts it this way: “if you want the most design freedom, Andersen is probably your best option.”

Here’s what each Andersen series is made of, as Andersen lists them:

• 100 Series: Fibrex inside and out.
• 200 Series: wood interior, vinyl-clad exterior.
• 400 Series: wood interior, vinyl-clad exterior. Renewal’s page calls it Andersen’s most popular series.
• A-Series: wood interior, composite exterior.
• E-Series: wood interior, aluminum-clad exterior.

Every one of these series is priced, window type by window type, in our guide to Andersen windows cost.

Renewal’s Acclaim window is Fibrex inside and out, the composite Andersen describes as “twice as strong as vinyl.” Renewal makes it as double-hung, casement, awning, sliding, picture, bay and bow, and specialty windows. The choices go further than the single line suggests. Renewal’s options page lists real pine, oak and maple interiors, grilles between the glass, full divided light grilles, and 13 hardware finishes.

The 100 Series and Acclaim share a material, not a product line. Andersen lists them as separate products. Acclaim is custom-made to fit an existing opening and comes only with Renewal’s installation. The 100 Series is sold through dealers and stores and can go into new construction as well as replacement. If you like the idea of a Fibrex window but want to choose your own installer, the 100 Series is the Andersen line built from that material. Our guide to Fibrex covers the material itself.

Insert or full-frame: both can do either

Both Andersen and Renewal can replace a window either way, and in both cases the condition of your frames should decide. An insert goes inside your existing frame. Full-frame means the whole old window comes out, frame and all.

Renewal’s own guide to the two methods says its design consultant “can help determine which option is right for your home,” and that Renewal does “not recommend using an insert in the case of damaged frames.” On the Andersen side, the method depends on your contractor and the product. Andersen sells both replacement and new construction windows, and it names 100 Series insert replacement windows and 400 Series Woodwright and Tilt-Wash double-hung windows among its popular replacement choices.

Whoever quotes you, ask which method they’re pricing for each opening and why. To work out which one your home needs, see our guide to insert vs. full-frame replacement.

Andersen and Renewal warranties side by side

Both companies give a transferable limited warranty that covers glass for 20 years and most other parts for 10. The differences are in the frame, the exterior color and the installation. Here’s how they compare, with Marvin’s January 2026 warranty in the third column since Marvin is what we sell:

What’s covered	Renewal by Andersen Acclaim	Andersen, non-coastal	Marvin
Glass	20 years	20 years	20 years on the insulating glass seal, up to 60 sq ft
Frame and sash	20 years on Fibrex parts	10 years, with other non-glass parts	10 years, with other non-glass parts
Hardware and other parts	10 years	10 years	10 years
Exterior color	10 years against fading	Varies by series	10 years on fiberglass exteriors (Essential, Elevate, Vivid)
Installation	2 years, by Renewal’s installers	2 years when an Andersen Certified Contractor installs	Not part of Marvin’s warranty; covered by your installer
Transfers to the next owner	Yes	Yes	Yes

The terms come from each maker’s current limited warranty documents. A few lines in them matter when you compare:

• Renewal fixes, and installs the fix. For glass, Fibrex and other parts, Renewal’s warranty says it will “provide and install” the replacement or arrange a factory-authorized repair. If the exterior color fades past the warranty’s limit, Renewal may refinish it, and the document says “labor is included.”
• Andersen backs certified installations itself. When an Andersen Certified Contractor or Certified Installer puts windows into an existing home, the 2-year installation warranty comes from Andersen, which says it “will bring the workmanship up to our professional standards at no cost to you.” With an installer outside that program, labor coverage is whatever that installer offers.
• Marvin covers the product, not the labor. We install the Marvin windows we sell and cover labor and installation through our own workmanship coverage.

What each one costs

Renewal usually costs more per window, and much of the gap is what the price includes. HomeGuide puts Renewal by Andersen at $1,500 to $5,000 per window installed, sold as a package with installation and a 2-year installation warranty. It puts Andersen at $400 to $4,000 per window installed across its series, with the 100 Series at $400 to $1,500 and the 400 Series at $500 to $3,000.

Renewal says much the same in its own words. Because its price includes professional installation, “pricing is often more than purchasing windows through a retailer or contractor,” and it asks homeowners to weigh “the services included in the project.”

To compare fairly, total the Andersen side the way Renewal prices its side: the windows, the installer’s labor, trim and haul-away, and the installation warranty. Then compare opening by opening, with the same window style and glass on both. If you’re working through a Renewal quote, our article on why Renewal by Andersen windows cost what they do goes through it line by line.

Which one fits your project

Decide how you want the job run first, then pick the window. Going by what each company says it’s built for:

Renewal by Andersen fits when:

• You’re replacing windows in a house you already live in and want one company from the first visit to service years later.
• You’d rather not find, hire or manage an installer.
• You want a Fibrex window made to your exact openings, and an in-home consultation suits you.

Andersen fits when:

• You’re building, adding on or remodeling, since Renewal’s windows are replacement only.
• You want a wood interior with vinyl, composite or aluminum cladding, or the design range of the A-Series and E-Series.
• You want to choose your own contractor, or the windows are part of a bigger job that includes siding or roofing.
• You want a Fibrex window from a contractor you pick. That’s the 100 Series.

If neither list fits your project cleanly, that’s a good reason to get a third price.

The third quote: what to price beside Andersen and Renewal

Whichever way you lean, a Marvin quote for the same openings shows you what the alternative costs. Marvin makes fiberglass and wood-interior windows sold through dealers such as Forshaw. Here’s how its collections line up with the windows you’re comparing:

If your quote is for	Price this Marvin collection beside it	Why they match
Renewal casement, awning or picture windows	Marvin Vivid	No wood anywhere: Ultrex fiberglass outside, fiberglass-reinforced composite inside
Renewal double-hung or sliding windows	Marvin Essential	Ultrex fiberglass inside and out, in double hung and glider styles, which Vivid doesn’t make yet
A Renewal quote with a real-wood interior	Marvin Elevate	Pine inside, Ultrex fiberglass outside
Andersen 100 Series	Marvin Essential	One material inside and out
Andersen 200 or 400 Series	Marvin Elevate	Real wood inside, a low-maintenance exterior outside

For the A-Series and E-Series, our Andersen cost guide has the matching Marvin collection for every series.

Vivid is the closest match to a Renewal window. It’s Marvin’s newest collection, it has no wood inside or out, and we carry it. It comes as casement, awning, direct-glaze and specialty-shape windows, so for double-hung openings we’d price Essential or Elevate instead.

On price, Marvin’s representatives told This Old House its windows typically run $400 to $1,500 per unit. That range moves with size, style and options, just like Andersen’s, so the number that settles it is a written quote for your openings. Marvin’s warranty is one document for all five of its collections, and Marvin calls it “fully transferable.” For more on the collections, see are Marvin windows worth it?

Compare all three at Forshaw

We’re a St. Louis family business, here since 1871, and Marvin windows and doors are what we sell and install.

• Your quotes, side by side. We’ll set your Andersen and Renewal quotes next to a Marvin price for the same openings, so every line matches up.
• Working windows to try. Our Frontenac showroom at 825 S. Lindbergh Blvd and our Ellisville showroom at 15977 Manchester Rd have Marvin windows on display that open and close.
• Vivid on request. Ask about Marvin’s newest collection when you call or stop by.
• Our own installers, either method. Insert or full-frame, chosen by what your frames need.

Put a third price beside your Andersen and Renewal quotes. Stop by Frontenac or Ellisville, or call (314) 993-5570 to set up a free consultation. Learn more about Marvin windows in St. Louis.

Frequently asked questions

Does Renewal by Andersen actually use Andersen windows?

It uses its own. Renewal’s windows are the Acclaim line, built at Renewal’s plant in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, from Andersen’s Fibrex composite. Andersen’s own page notes that the label on your new windows will read either “Renewal by Andersen” or “Andersen.” Renewal does install Andersen-brand patio doors, so a Renewal project can include Andersen products.

Are the Andersen windows at The Home Depot the same as Renewal by Andersen windows?

No. The Andersen windows at The Home Depot carry the Andersen brand label. Renewal windows are made to order for each house, so you won’t find them stocked in any store.

Can I buy Renewal by Andersen windows and have my own contractor install them?

No. Renewal doesn’t sell its windows on their own; they come as part of a project Renewal installs. Its warranty also doesn’t cover problems caused by installation from anyone other than an authorized Renewal by Andersen installer. Its 2-year installation coverage applies only to Renewal’s original installer or a contractor Renewal has authorized.

What happens to the warranty if I sell my house?

It goes with the house for both companies. Renewal says no action is needed from you when you sell. Andersen asks owners to register their windows, which takes the product type, quantity and installation date, and its certified-installation warranty passes to later owners too.

How long does Renewal by Andersen take from measuring to installation?

Andersen’s page puts installation about 6 to 8 weeks after the project technician measures, since every window is built to order. Ask each company that quotes you for its timeline in writing.

How do I make a warranty claim with Renewal or Andersen?

For Renewal, contact the nearest Renewal location or its warranty service line. Renewal says it will contact you within about two weeks, and it asks for the serial number from the label on the top or side of the window frame. For an installation problem on an Andersen job, start with the Andersen Certified Installer who did the work or contact Andersen directly. Andersen may choose to do the repair itself.

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