• Each installer must submit a application
  
  
• Each installer must have trade experience
  
  
• Each installer will be given the AWDI Installation Standards and the
  Installation Manual for Replacement Windows
  
  
• Each installer must complete a 120 question written test
  
  
• Upon return of the completed test, the installers who pass will be issued:
  • a Certificate designating them, as a Certified Installer of Universal Windows, for Universal Windows company.

What's Special about the installation of Replacement windows?

It's Simple - "...No window will work right if it's not installed right" and too many windows are being installed incorrectly resulting in poor operation, premature window failures, higher heating and air conditioning bills , and an increasingly bad reputation for the replacement window industry in general.

And custom installation is one of the most important reasons why homeowners choose to buy their window and door products from us.

While many dealers spend elaborate time and money perfecting their in-home presentations, the beautiful pitch book and prepared selling presentation often have shortchanged the importance of installation or overlooked it altogether.

That's a mistake.

Homeowners are taking a gamble by not understanding and demanding top-notch installation from certified installers and the savvy homeowner wouldn't risk buying from anyone but us.

Who is AWDI?

AWDI, LLC (The Association of Window Dealers & Installers) was founded in 1988 to accomplish these tasks:

• Define installation as inseparable from the performance of the window and door product
  
  
• Create a method of comparison and impartial aid and information to the manufacturer, dealer/installer, and consumer for window and door installation
  
  
• Industry Accepted guidelines for the installation of windows and doors used for retro-fit, replacement or remodeling. These guidelines are designed to be used by professional installers and provide an installation that compliments the quality and life expectancy of the product being used.
  
  
• Enhanced consumer confidence when doing business with an AWDI member firm using AWDI accepted products and procedures
  
  
• Provide a means for manufacturers to publicize and enforce their preferred installation methods in with subsection 2-315 of the Uniform Commercial Code
  
  
• Provide an industry forum for the evaluation, testing and refinement of installation guidelines for all window and door products
  
  
• Provide a resource and training center for the Window and Door industry.
  
  

With the aid of representatives of D.O.E., the NWWDA, and general industry consensus, AWDI succeeded in establishing Installation recommended Guidelines and Standards for the Installation of Residential Windows. These Standards have been recommended to architects, manufacturers, dealers, and installers through industry media and association recognition.
In 1989, AWDI established the industry's first Residential Installation Certification program. ADWI created a manual for replacement products and established a written test.
The result is a successful program where experienced and qualified installers can be certified bringing with the certification recognition, pride, and quality in the installation of residential replacement windows.