Tom Kraeutler : Welcome to this edition of the Money Pits Top Products podcast, I’m Tom Kraeutler reporting from the 2015 International Builders Show. If you are shopping for windows or doors for your new home or your existing home, one brand that you should consider is Marvin. Marvin Windows and Doors is a company that has been around for many, many generations and I’m pleased to have Christine Marvin with me right now to talk about that and Christine I understand you are 4th generation in this company. Is that correct?
Christine Marvin : That is correct. I am one of eleven 4th generation working family members in the business.
Tom Kraeutler : It’s amazing that a company can last 2 generations, let alone 4 generations, what’s made this possible for the Marvin Family?
Christine Marvin : I think part of it is we all come together and we share similar values and we make sure that those values are passed on where in those values tend around doing the right thing, taking care of our customers, our employees and the communities in which we do business and we have a long term perspective and keep that at the forefront of everything we do.
Tom Kraeutler : That is a lesson a lot of folks could learn. You’ve got some new innovations that are coming on here at the Builder Show. I understand that you have created what it has got to be one of the biggest possibly sliding doors imaginable for some really large custom homes. Let’s talk about that.
Christine Marvin : Yes. At the show we are debuting our new multi slide door, ultimate multi slide door and it goes up to 50 feet wide, 12 feet tall, you can get up to 10 panels. I mean this thing is definitely a wall factor. It allows that indoor, outdoor transition which is something that customers, homeowners are looking for today and wanting today.
Tom Kraeutler : Now you also have a really interesting product. It’s sort of a hidden door I think in the sense that it’s a corner of a building that opens up, it becomes a door. What’s that called?
Christine Marvin : That is our corner lift and slide door and it’s a wonderful application for again bringing those outdoors in and vice versa but at the same time it has a unique functionality where it is coming together in a corner unit for wall factor.
Tom Kraeutler : That’s really cool. What’s next for Marvin beyond this? You come up with neat stuff every single year. What are you hoping to accomplish in 2015?
Christine Marvin : I think one thing you’ll see from us is a continuation of the momentum around contemporary things, modern, bigger windows, bigger doors. Stay tune. There is a lot to come.
Tom Kraeutler : Terrific and among your brands is the Integrity Brand and that’s new now with replacement windows and with us to talk about that is Breanna Walke. Hi, Breanna.
Breanna Welke : Hi.
Tom Kraeutler : What makes the replacement window market so attractive to Integrity?
Breanna Welke : I think home owners have come to know and understand Integrity Brand and our Ultrex material which is a pultruded fiber glass that’s stronger than steel, 8 times stronger than vinyl windows, it has, it’s tough and it’s beautiful and now Integrity has brought that same toughness and beauty to replacement window and we have a new replacement double hang window, casement and an awning window, giving home owners and builders that flexibility and the remodelor replace situation.
Tom Kraeutler : As you said this are fiber glass windows but inside they are wood. I haven’t seen that many replacement windows that are wood. These are beautiful.
Breanna Welke : Yeah, yeah. One of the Ultrex Brands. We have an all Ultrex window but we replacement windows, I do have the beautiful wood interiors. Again those interiors can be plain wood or you can stain or paint them to match the other finishes in your home. Again it is really about getting that look and feel that you want in your home as well.
Tom Kraeutler : If you wanted to order Integrity windows by Marvin, how long will that process take? There are somewhat custom made, correct?
Breanna Welke : Yeah, that’s what great about Integrity windows. What we have is a 10 day delivery to a dealer. Once you order the windows, you can expect them to be delivered to your dealer within the 10 day as which helps with your project planning.
Tom Kraeutler : Plenty of time to plan now for that spring project then.
Breanna Welke : Yes. absolutely.
Tom Kraeutler : Breanna Welke and Christine Marvin. Thank you so much for being apart of the Money Pit Top Products podcast.
Breanna Welke : Thank you very much.
Christine Marvin : Thank you.
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