I've decided to replace the windows on my house myself this summer. I've got a carpenter friend that has empowered me and will be helping me do the work. I went to Home Depot to check out their windows (Jeld Wen/ Anderson) and they seem fine. My question is to someone who has done the research or has experience in the matter. Which is the best brand of window to buy for the DIY group? My idea is to use the money I save by doing it myself and buying an upgraded window. Any advice on buying windows would be appreciated.

My fiberglass entrance door is a few years old now. The door faces a lot of sun, so we have to keep up on the finish. We purchased the door finished from the home center, they stained it and urethaned it before we installed it. A few years went by and it looked great, last year it was looking weathered. My wife reapplied the urethane and it looked like new again, now a year later it looks bad already. It has light spots that kind of look like the new urethane is peeling as shown in the picture. Any tips or advice on making it look good again? [IMG]http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s276/hotrod53/door.jpg[/IMG]