Anlin Windows & Malibu Patio Doors, Built for California

Core vinyl, glass, hardware, and screens are covered for the original owner's lifetime, plus lifetime for one subsequent owner — no proration, and accidental glass breakage is included, which most window brands don't offer. The real caveats: transfer is a one-time event requiring notification within 90 days of a sale, and there are real exclusions worth knowing before you buy — hardware function isn't covered within 2 miles of salt water, and salt-air corrosion is explicitly excluded. That matters directly if your property is near the Bay Area coast, Marin, or Monterey.

The Malibu Series — sliding patio doors, swinging French doors (in-swing or out-swing), and an in-glass pet door in four sizes. Sliders use a sealed-bearing roller system on a one-piece stainless track. Anlin doesn't make entry/front doors — windows and patio doors only.

SunMatrix (4-layer Low-E, ~99% UV block) for Sacramento and Central Valley heat. Infinit-e Plus is the solid all-climate standard. QuadraTherm, an add-on heat-retention coating, is the pick for Tahoe and foothill cold. We specify per window based on orientation and elevation, not one blanket choice for the whole house.

For most Northern California homeowners, yes — and the warranty is a big part of why. Anlin's double-lifetime coverage includes accidental glass breakage, which most brands don't offer, and it's built specifically for California's climate range rather than a national average. The trade-off is the coastal warranty exclusion on hardware within 2 miles of salt water — worth knowing before you buy if you're near the coast.

The warranty tells the story: lifetime coverage for the original owner plus one transfer, with no proration on the core coverage. Real-world service life typically meets or exceeds the warranty term when the windows are installed correctly. The fusion-welded vinyl frames and titanium-dioxide-infused exterior are built for decades of California sun without the degradation cheaper vinyl shows.

They share a parent company now — both are part of MITER Brands. We mention that plainly rather than treating them as fully unrelated competitors when you're comparing our window brands. They remain distinct product lines with different construction, different warranties, and different strengths.

Anlin is a premium vinyl brand — roughly $700–1,250+ per window installed, with Del Mar running above Catalina and the other mid-tier lines. These are directional industry figures; we'll price your actual project with a free estimate.