bee_ryan t1_jebr7uj wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:20 PM

Reply to comment by kitwashere in How to stop cold air from coming in through door frame? by jap5531

Like anything else, it boils down to the quality of the manufacturer and installation being done correctly, installation being more important of the 2. I’ve been to many houses with 20+ year old Andersen doors that function perfectly, however, when the 3 point lock does eventually break in an Andersen, it is kinda costly at around $250+ for the part alone.

kitwashere t1_jebt3fx wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:32 PM

I work as a locksmith so I'm biased because I only get called for busted ones. No one calls me when it's working fine. But, when I do get these calls I dread them because it usually boils down to me telling them the parts and labor are going to come very close to the cost of a new door/frame. IMO the mechanism is just too complicated and has too many points of failure