Sunrise Windows are based out of Michigan, although they are sold in most of the mid western and northern states via local window companies. The company manufactures five vinyl window series (and two patio door series) that are considered by many industry experts to be some of the best on the market. Scroll down for Sunrise Windows reviews on all of their most popular series.
Please note: Sunrise was purchased back in 2020 to MI Windows. While there was concern that this would lower the quality of their products, it certainly doesn’t seem to. MI has left the manufacturing facility alone, allowing Sunrise to continue to produce high quality windows and doors.
Window Basics: Sunrise manufactures the following: the Essentials (entry level), Sunrise (no series name), Verde (upgraded series), Vanguard (upgraded series), and Restorations (premium series).
Company Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Overall Price Point: 7.5 out of 10
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Sunrise Windows Reviews | V4500
Hi. I just got an estimate for 19 Sunrise v4500 windows and a sliding glass door, with ultra U plus glass. 12 of the windows are oversized. With 4 having to have tempered glass. I live in upstate NY. I got a quote for just over $23,000. I’m trying to figure out what the v4500 window is. Is it the Vangard, Verde or Restorations series. I know the company was bought out. And if this is a good price.
Barry – Homeowner – from 2024
[Editor Reply]
Debbie, the v4500 series is the Sunrise – no series name other than that – it’s essentially their standard window frame. It’s quite a good series. The Vanguard (V4000), Verde (V3000) and Restorations series (V5000) use the exact same frame, but come bundled with several very nice upgrades.
Yes, the company was bought out by MI back in 2020, but there seems to be no changes to the manufacturing process – which is fantastic! Still one of the best “brands” in the vinyl window space.
The price quote seems fair to me, maybe a touch high, but on the whole it is the ballpark of what I would consider market fair. Happy to send you my list of recommended brands if you wanted to collect two or three more bids to do some comparison shopping — bids can be soooo all over the board. It blows my mind sometimes. 🙂
Bill – Homeowner – from 2023
Sunrise Windows Reviews | Vanguard
Bill, just got a bid on the Sunrise Vanguard, which they are now calling the V2500 series I believe. The price per window was $1050. I also have another bid for the Polaris UltraWeld and this came in at $950 per window. I have 21 windows total and one patio sliding door. The difference between these two bids was the sunrise is approximately $3500 more. I was curious what you thought of these two options?
Debbie – Homeowner – from 2023
[Editor Reply]
Debbie, I really like both of these options. Very high-quality and each company makes a very good patio door as well. I think on the face of it, I would probably go with the Polaris UltraWeld only because it’s a fantastic window and you save yourself $3500. This makes sense to me.
However, I think you have to factor in whoever is doing the installation on the work. So I would suggest taking an hour and doing some research on the two different companies. You’re looking for the best overall reviews/ratings on the companies themselves. The installation is half the job, and the windows themselves are the other half. I hope this answers your question, and thanks for the question.
Bill – Homeowner – from 2023
Sunrise Windows Reviews | Restorations
I currently have Pella Impervia windows on the back part of my house and the Sunrise Restorations on the font. The Restorations look much nicer and have more features on them – I would have put the Restorations throughout the entire house except there wasn’t alot of color choices, whereas the Impervia had a brown interior and exterior finish color. I’m happy with both windows though, they don’t leak and they do a great job.
Bill – Homeowner – from 2022
Sunrise Window Complaint
Sunrise makes a very good casement window, the engineering and quality is as good as I’ve seen. They also uses a solid glass package (Cardinal glass). There are a number of good casements in that mid range price, but they are one of the companies on my “good” list. I’ve probably installed over 100 jobs since 2004 using Sunrise and have only ever had 2 service issues. Back in 04 and 05 I was a bit mixed on the quality of their windows, it has REALLY improved over the years.
The first issue was a hardware defect with a small bathroom window that I never could seem to get right. Sunrise eventually shipped out a new frame, complete with the hardware and I swapped it out. This was fine for a couple of years, but now there is a little issue – so maybe it was a bad install on my part. The only other issue was a bad handle – but I have some extra ones from over the years so I swapped that out myself.
I install other brands that I trust (and like the customer service). At this point, I lay out Sunrise and my other “favorites” and let the homeowners choose based on seeing different models. But, in general, I feel comfortable recommending Sunrise to homeowners looking for a solid vinyl window (obviously given correct and complete installation).
Mike – Window Installer – from 2020
Customer Satisfaction
We recently had 30 Sunrise windows put into our home. We went with the tilt in sliders because of how easy it is to clean. I have to say that sliding them takes some effort with the weatherstripping, but it’s not that big a deal. We also had some issues with the grids on several of the windows, which was really the fault of the salesperson — in fact, the company I bought the windows from have been absolutely no help. When they installed the windows, they didn’t catch the fact that several of them didn’t have the self-cleaning glass. So they are now installed and the company won’t do anything about it.
Sunrise has actually been great. They said they would replace or swap out the 3 windows that were incorrectly installed, even though I’m pretty sure it was a screw up on the ordering end. I feel like they have really stood behind their work. Now if they could just drop the company I bought the windows from. Bottom line: Manufacturer was good – distributor kind of blew it.
Del – Homeowner in Denver – from 2020
Target Sunrise Prices
Essentials Series: $600 installed
Standard Frame: $750 installed
Verde Series: $850 installed
Restorations: $950 installed
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Sunrise Windows Reviews | Essentials
The Essentials is a good “drop” windows. They are one of the easier when it comes to installation, so there are less places for errors. I have installed quite a few. I like the warranty on the Essentials, the company seems to stand behind it for the most part. The recommendations I would make for buyers is to upgrade to the window with the omega12 glass. It looks much better then the Essentials – most customers feel it is a good investment once they see the two side by side.
Max – Installer – from 2019
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