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One comparison places JELD-WEN Custom Wood Series at $2,100 per window versus Andersen Architectural at $2,550 (-6)."},{"fit":"best_suited","scenario":"Historic-retrofit or unusual-shape projects where Custom Wood's configuration range is valuable (, -3)."},{"fit":"not_best_suited","scenario":"Buyers requiring transparent online pricing, a nationally standardized installation package, or a clearly included labor warranty ."},{"fit":"not_best_suited","scenario":"Homeowners prioritizing the broadest standard selection of premium interior wood species, since standard Siteline and W-5500 lines list only AuraLast pine ."},{"fit":"not_best_suited","scenario":"Buyers unwilling to manage dealer-specific lead times, installation responsibility, and warranty administration ."},{"fit":"not_best_suited","scenario":"Projects where independently documented long-term service performance is more important than customization breadth (, -12)."}],"citations":{"source_mix":{"company_owned":27,"independent":33,"unclear":0},"sources_referenced_by_questions":0,"support_mix":{"direct":53,"partial":7},"total_sources":60,"unique_domain_count":28},"claims":[{"claim_id":"claim-001","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-10-02","platform_support":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"predicate":"platforms_analyzed","qualifier":"valid included platform responses","subject":"Best Wood and Clad-Wood Window Manufacturers","unit":"platforms","value":7},{"claim_id":"claim-002","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-10-02","platform_support":["deepseek","google","perplexity"],"predicate":"final_consensus_rank","qualifier":"wood window purchase","subject":"JELD-WEN","unit":"rank","value":9},{"claim_id":"claim-003","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-10-02","platform_support":["deepseek","google","perplexity"],"predicate":"platform_mentions","qualifier":"out of 7","subject":"JELD-WEN","unit":"platforms","value":3},{"claim_id":"claim-004","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-10-02","platform_support":["deepseek"],"predicate":"fit_rating_count","qualifier":"good","subject":"JELD-WEN","unit":"platforms","value":1},{"claim_id":"claim-005","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-10-02","platform_support":["openai","anthropic","grok","perplexity","kimi","google"],"predicate":"fit_rating_count","qualifier":"mixed","subject":"JELD-WEN","unit":"platforms","value":6}],"content_scope":"aggregated facts, computed metrics, and retrieval summaries","entities":[{"average_rank":7.666666666666667,"best_rank":7,"entity_id":"entity-001","entity_type":"company","final_rank":9,"name":"JELD-WEN","platform_mentions":3,"platform_share":0.42857142857142855}],"identity":{"dataset_url":"https://homeimprovementconsensusindex.com/datasets/window-and-door-replacement/wood-window-purchase/jeld-wen.json","page_url":"https://homeimprovementconsensusindex.com/window-and-door-replacement/wood-window-purchase/jeld-wen","report_type":"fit_review","study_id":"HICI-STUDY-EFB4A2B590C7","title":"JELD-WEN Review for wood window purchase"},"limitations":["Use the run researchdate as the study date. Platform-reported dates are provenance metadata and do not independently prove freshness.","All included platforms evaluated fit, but platformmentions counts only platforms that named the entity during ranking discovery.","Do not resolve conflicting product names, pricing, or capabilities by guessing; describe the conflict and tell buyers what to verify.","The supplied URLs were collected from platform responses and were not independently validated by the writer stage.","Platform-reported research dates differ from the authoritative run date; disclose this as a methodology limitation.","Citations are platform-reported evidence, not independently verified facts. No-search model claims require explicit verification before being described as current facts."],"methodology":{"fit_rating_contract":["strong","good","mixed","weak","uncertain"],"included_valid_platform_count":7,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"Home Improvement Consensus Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"platforms_queried":["openai","anthropic","deepseek","grok","perplexity","kimi","google"],"stages":["ranking_discovery","fit_assessment","normalization","editorial_synthesis"],"version":"alias-table-1"},"provenance":{"generated_at":"2026-10-02 21:16:47.068789+00","research_date":"2026-10-02","source_snapshot_sha256":"9c7aec672b16ab7857af1d665d91c66640401de286d346e8856e1ea847597055","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":16,"qualified_finalists":10,"ranking_unit":"Window and door manufacturer, dealer, or installation company"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"JELD-WEN is a mixed fit for a homeowner who wants real wood interiors with low-maintenance exterior cladding. Three of seven platforms named JELD-WEN during the ranking stage (deepseek, google, perplexity), and it finished ninth overall. The strongest reason to consider it is the Custom Wood and Siteline Clad-Wood lines: real AuraLast pine interiors, aluminum cladding, broad configuration range, and published energy options. 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