ABSOLUTELY Garbage! D0 NOT Buy! Supposed to be Energy Star Rated. That’s a joke. Had three service calls since 2023. Side draft from chimney effect, windows are sweating, can ACTUALLY see dayl... See more
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Very happy with the installation of our new windows! Crew leader Marvin did an awesome job along with Nate! Very professional, friendly, respectful, they did an awesome job! They arrived right on time... See more
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Second go round with Universal and pretty much a good experience. Installers did a fantastic job. They even answered some additional questions I had. The window order itself didn’t take long either. O... See more
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The process was pretty easy , chose the doors we wanted , measurements were taken and verified. We were updated on a regular basis during the manufacture process and when the doors were ready we were... See more
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Since its inception by co founders William Barr and Michael Strmac in 2002, Universal Windows Direct has lived by the philosophy of CANEI - "Constant and Never Ending Improvement". This philosophy holds true in all aspects of our business, from sales and marketing to installation and service and has catapulted UWD from a small, local home improvement company to one of the largest exterior remodeling companies in the country. Every one of our employees strives continuously to be the best in the business at what they do and provide our customers with only the highest levels of sales, service, and support. We think our company's history speaks to this goal and to the power of what we can accomplish by never settling.
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24801 Rockside Rd, 44146, Bedford Heights, Ohio, United States
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Proactive follow up appreciation
Because of a follow up customer experience call, a service call for a minor issue was scheduled. The problem was immediately identified and corrected.
Duncan was prompt, polite and professional!!

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Simply Beautiful
My home looks like a brand new home. Ryan Lily did a beautiful job. He was very courteous and cleaned up thoroughly. If I could give him more than 5 stars, I would thank you

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Could get very little information …
Could get very little information from either installer. One spoke no English and the other either spoke little and was hard to understand at times. One window fit right in the other is about two inches short and about 1.5 inches to narrow. The installers did a good job of making them fit and looking good. It remains to be seen how weathering will be.

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From consultation to installation
From consultation to installation, it was a pleasant and easy experience! The staff was very kind and products are great!

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I felt valued
I had Josh Walczuk as my sales rep. I initially contacted other places for quotes, for windows and decided on Universal Direct. Quite a large difference in cost and my sales rep was not only nice, he was quite knowledgeable. Everything I asked for is what I got, nothing more and nothing less.
I kind of felt bad for my installers, because whoever put up my siding obviously was clueless and went a good 6 inches over the previous windows. So these poor guys, Jake & Merrit had to come back the next day with new j channel to finish the job. Everything opens and closes with ease and they cleaned up every little thing.
Although I have nothing to compare to, since I never bought windows before, they made me feel valuable to them and walked me through, why and what they were doing. Any little question asked, they responded without attitude and utmost courtesy.

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Great Salesman
The representative(Josiah Oetjen) that came to my home was totally awesome and informative. My husband was very pleased with the information we received and getting ready to place his order.

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first time window buyer
This was my first time buying something like this for my house and I was very nervous and wanted to make sure I was getting a good product that will last, everything went great. Calling to get scheduled for a quote was fast and easy. Frank Mangano was who came over to quote me and he brought in a demo window and helped me get the right financing for me.
Then the gentleman came over to do some measurements and photos about a week later he was in and out in about 15 minutes.
The windows took about 5-6 weeks to be made and ready to go.
The installer Ryan Lilly was shockingly fast. I was told it could be up to four hours for my windows to be installed. I want to say he got both windows installed in one hour and was on his way. He was super quick but also very nice and explained my new windows to me.
I’m slowly replacing all my windows and I will definitely be using Universal again! 10/10

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Company vs product vs install vs cost
I called the company and setup an appointment.The day of my appointment the sales rep called to see if I was available earlier and that was great with me. He was very professional from start to end. I had made several other appointments but after hearing him and his due dilligent to have shopped other window companies it made it very easy to make my choice.
Yes I probably could have saved a little but the product sold me.
My windows actually came in early than expected and was installed 5 days later.
The day of install they showed up on time. The workers walked thru house for windows to be replaced and explained the process. They worked from start to finish. The two negative thing I had was they never went thru each window with me if their was any issues. I did have to stop and show them one damaged screen. And they never said anything about leaving windows closed for 24 hours to let things setup until I stopped them. Also they never showed me anything on the features of the windows.The windows look great and I am very happy with my choice.
I would differently recommend Universal Windows Direct.

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All around awesome good and service!!!

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Seamless Experience
From consultation to installation, it was a pleasant and easy experience! The staff was very kind and products are great!

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Duncan was both professional and polite…
Duncan was both professional and polite when he was replacing the window strips that were cracked. I love these windows and would recommend your company to anyone else who needs replacement windows

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Dan W
Dan W. is GREAT! He could identify the problem (and show me) where the problem was located on the crank handle and quickly fix the problem! Dan did an excellent job clauking around the window.
Thank you, Dan.

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Excellent experience from start to…
Excellent experience from start to finish. Informative, non pressure sales. Extremely knowledgeable and talented installation team. Can’t recommend highly enough.

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They were on time
They were on time, got right to it, had a great system, all worked together as a team. Polite and professional, seemed very knowledgeable.

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Windows are nice
Windows are nice, the price was great and our installer was AMAZING, but it is very irritating that windows showed up with a hard to get off sticky sticker on them, and the company says it’s up to the buyer to remove. For the money we paid it sucks to have to deal with sticker residue on our beautiful new windows. As a bust mom I haven’t had time to get the stickers off and they just look terrible. Service would be better if installers were encouraged to remove these stickers.

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The experience was professional from…
The experience was professional from the start My
windows arrived in 5 weeks The installers were vert organized and worked well together to get my windows installed quickly I would definitely recommend using your company to any of my friends who are looking to install new windows.

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Great job on warranty replacement
Great job on warranty replacement. Dan and Chuck did it fast and clean work. Highly recommend these installers

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Great window products & company!
Great window products! This was my third purchase. Extremely happy with the company, all their sales and customer services. This was the second time with my installer Mr. Ryan Lilly. He is VERY customer oriented and has been very efficient with high quality workmanship for my jobs! Reviewed by Mr. Jeffrey Leist of Mentor OH

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Exceptional experience, wonderful company
From the very beginning of the process, Universal Windows Direct was wonderful. The consultation was great - the sales rep explained and demonstrated everything so that it was easy to understand and make a decision. Throughout the process, everything was extremely well communicated which made things very easy to be able to know what the next step was. When the windows were installed, the installers were friendly, efficient, and respectful of my time and my residence. I could not be happier with my experience with Universal Windows Direct and I will definitely be recommending them to friends and family in the future.

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