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The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

Sponsored FHB Podcast: Window Expert Travis Eisenbarth of Pella

The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

Fine Homebuilding Magazine

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4.6756 Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In this sponsored episode of the FHB podcast, Patrick talks to Pella Product Manager Travis Eisenbarth about wood windows, improvements in glazing, customization options, and delivering on customer expectations.

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0:00.0

A repeatable and a quality process for our windows to go in so that the contractors don't experience headaches and our distribution partners don't experience headaches.

0:14.0

So we do invest a lot in making sure that we have some of the best materials.

0:18.0

We provide proprietary flashing tape and other products.

0:27.6

Welcome to this special edition of the Fine Home Building podcast sponsored by Pella, Windows, and Doors.

0:33.8

The Fine Home Building podcast is a regular discussion of building, remodeling, and design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on houses.

0:42.9

This is senior editor Patrick McComb.

0:45.2

Today I'm joined by producer Jeff Rose and Travis Eisenbarth of Pella Windows and Doors.

0:51.5

Please email your questions to FHB podcast at taunton.com. You can find previous

0:56.0

podcast and check out the show notes at findhomebuilding.com slash podcast. Travis, it's a pleasure

1:02.4

to meet you. Thank you for being on the show. Thank you for having me. Can you please tell me what you

1:06.9

do for Pella? Sure. I'm the architect series and reserve product manager.

1:12.9

And these are pretty high-end custom products.

1:15.3

Am I correct in that assumption?

1:17.3

Yeah, we would consider them our premium wood product line.

1:20.7

Can you talk about how they fit into your Pella's wood windows and door lineup?

1:26.6

I suspect you guys have several different lines of

1:29.9

product. Yeah, of course. We have three primary wood brands being the lifestyle brand,

1:37.7

which is basically our flagship. And that's our brand that spans anywhere from really a very cost competitive opening price point all the way up.

1:48.5

And that's in a dual glaze. I'm familiar with that term.

1:51.5

And then up to our triple glaze within lifestyle that offers our most competitive energy performance, sound performance.

2:00.0

You can get blinds between the glass,

2:02.1

things like that. That's really all within that flagship lifestyle brand. And then moving up from

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