Silverline Windows are owned by Cornerstone Building Brands and the company has been in the window and door business since 1947. Truthfully, the company manufactures and sells low quality vinyl windows – best suited used for rentals and house flips. Today, Silverline markets three vinyl window series, which includes the V1 (base model), V3 (slightly upgraded), and Stormforce series (impact window). Browse below for all of our Silverline Windows reviews and consumer price quotes.
Company Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Price Point: 5.0 out of 10
Bottom Line: Silverline is a hard pass for me. Sorry, but that’s just the truth in my opinion.
(Always collect 3 to 4 project bids)
Bill — Site Editor
Silverline Windows Reviews And Prices
Silverline was once owned by Andersen Windows And Doors (who also owned American Craftsman). Andersen eventually sold both of these companies to Ply Gem for a considerable profit. Today, Silverline is owned by Cornerstone Building Brands, who bought up Ply Gem in 2018 – this trend of large holding companies buying up smaller brands does not seem to be letting up anytime soon.
Silverline (and American Craftsman) are primarily solid in big stores like Home Depot and Lowes. Consumers should be aware that “big box stores” subcontract out their installation. Unfortunately, many of these subcontractors are paid on a per window basis, which often incentivizes them to install the windows as quickly as possible. The bottom line is this approach is not a great recipe for long term viability.
V3 Series Review
Just got a bid on the Silverline V3 model — I’ve heard of Silver Line — are they good? They were well priced and they are part of Andersen Windows, right? A buddy had told me back sometime back, but I wanted to get the 411 from someone who actually knows. LOL.
Bobby – Homeowner – from 2023
Site Editor’s Reply
Bobby, Silverline was once owned by the Andersen Corporation, but no longer. For most industry insiders, Silverline is considered a builder grade window, best saved for house flippers in my opinion. If you are buying from the big box stores, I’d stick to the best series from Reliabilt and/or Simonton. Those are going to offer the best long term bang for your buck.
Bill – Site Editor – from 2023
Silverline Windows Cost
V1 Series: $500 installed
v3 Series: $575 installed
Stormforce Series: $1250 installed
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Silverline Windows Lawsuit
We replaced our windows back in 2012 with Silverline brand and some of them are going foggy inside. I called the number and got the run around – it pissed me off if I’m being honest. So, I was wondering if you’ve ever heard of a Silverline Windows lawsuit on these. They aren’t a good product.
Ann – Homeowner – from 2023
Editor Reply
Ann, I have not heard of a lawsuit per se. Back in 2014, there was a patent issue involving j channels with Home Depot and Silverline. However, it was product related and not a suit brought by consumers over the quality of the replacement window units themselves. Unfortunately, there are quite a few poorly made products out there and SL tends to be included in this list. I would suggest you take a read through our Silverline windows reviews page to see what other homeowners have to say.
Bill – Site Editor – from 2023
V3 Series vs ProVia Endure
We need to replace 7 double hungs and have 3 bids going. We’re only gonna stay in this home for 5 years. We’ve looked at MI, Silverline, Okna, and Sunrise — our bids are all over the board!
Marvin Infinity Price Quote: $10700
Silverline V3 Price Quote: $3595
Provia Endure Price Quote: $5595
David – Homeowner – from 2023
Site Editor’s Reply
I’m not a huge fan of Silverline, but for your timeline I think the V3 option makes the most sense. In my opinion, you won’t see much of a return on investment with the other two options.
Bill – Site Editor – from 2023
8500 Series Question
My wife and I bought 15 SilverLine Series S-200 DH windows the 8700, 8500, & 1300 all with argon fills and low-e glass. The sales pitch and material seemed to all indicate that we were buying great windows — there are now large streaks on the inside pane of three of the double hungs and significant streaking one the interior pane of our picture window.
As well, one simply won’t open anymore. The streaking is most evident when the light hits the windows during certain parts of the day and initially we assumed that they were dirty and just needed to be cleaned. After this didn’t work, we finally realized that it was inside the panes of glass.
All of this after having 3 sashes replaced due to shipping damage and then having them installed this way because the installer didn’t notice. At the end of the day, it was obvious to us as soon as we saw them installed. I think some of this is on the installer but I feel like products are subpar as well.
Yasmin – Homeowner – from 2019
Silverline Windows Complaints
Silverline is basically Andersen’s builder grade or even a step down from this, avoid them if possible. I always advice homeowners to read through our Silverline Windows reviews page for additional consumer opinions on this product. Since you are in Texas, you might want to look at Don Young windows, they have a good reputation and carry some affordable, quality brands. They can recommend good local contractors to install the windows, which is is 60% of the equation right there.
Instead, I would recommend (Simonton, Gorell, Sunrise and OKNA to name a few) and a knowledgeable installer and you shouldn’t have anything to worry about.
In addition, one other recommendation if you do go with Silverline I would make is to spring for the glass package upgrade on whatever model you do end up going with. It is usually less than $50 a window but can have significant impact on the performance ratings and overall effectiveness.
Andy – Window Installer – from 2018
Opinion From One Installer
I hear alot of Silverline windows complaints but I disagree with most of them. Over the years, I have sold tons of their 9500 Series and I will concede that they aren’t a flagship window. From 1992 to 1996, they had lots of issues – mostly due to glass strength. They moved to a double pane glass and constant force balancing system and that has helped a lot. Before you go buying these, I would recommend checking out lots of Silverline Windows reviews sites – just to know what you are getting yourself into.
As a budget window, I think they are now much improved. I put them into a friend’s home a decade ago and he hasn’t had any issues to date. Selfishly, I like to think part of that was the installation 🙂 but that line turned into their 9500 Series. I will say that whenever I install them I use foam to shore up the frame — making them warmer and quieter. Basically, at $275 installed or thereabouts, it’s a decent window for a lower budget homeowner. They have an air test value of .14 and a U-value of .32 – not too bad in this price range.
John – Window Installer – from 2016
Silverline Installer Review
I would say 30% of my business comes from replacing builder grade replacements and of those maybe 15-20% are Silverlines less than ten years old. As an example, I see poor frames, bad welds and failed seals a lot. Silverline probably sells 4 out of 5 of these windows to builders who slap them into tract homes and then tell the homeowners that it is an Andersen product (which most have heard of) that is an energy star window with argon fills and low-e glass and it’s a “win win” …until a few years later after the warranty has run out and the builder has too…
Steve – Contractor – from 2016
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